Whatever the government does, you will pick holes in it. It makes your “views” completely worthless. Most don’t bother even replying to you anymore. I suspect you will now hurl insults to raise a reaction. I pity you.
So we do get Operation Moonshot
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You support this Government blndly like a lapdog. The thing this Government has done well is the vaccine roll out which was essentially done by the NHS.
They have wasted tens of billions - or does that not bother you?
They have wasted tens of billions - or does that not bother you?
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What's the reason for this large difference as both countries are reasonably similar in terms of population etc and economy
No one knows.
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Unless you look at the diagrams posted by JohnD and accept that could be a factor.
You could factor in some influence about the general health of the citizens, and assume that the poorer the general health, the more the need for bed capacity.
UK is doing OK
Two months of Covid-19 lockdown will cost France €120 billion, report says (france24.com)
France’s nearly two-month-long coronavirus lockdown is expected to cost the country some €120 billion in lost revenue while “forced savings” are estimated to reach €55 billion, the state-funded French Economic Observatory said on Monday.
“During the lockdown, the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) was cut by 32 percent, corresponding to five points of GDP for the whole of 2020,” the state-funded French Economic Observatory (OFCE) wrote.
The observatory went on to say that “almost 60 percent of the drop in national income was absorbed by public administrations” and 35 percent by businesses. France's economic recovery depends on how much the French spend once lockdown is lifted, it said.
However, although the French are expected to have shored up €55 billion in so-called forced savings during the planned March 17 to May 11 lockdown period – meaning they will have spent less than they earned – they are not expected to spend these savings "completely or rapidly" once lockdown is lifted given the continuing uncertainties over Covid-19.
The €120 billion gap in lost revenue will therefore not be off-set anytime soon.
Macron misery: UK to ‘surge past France' after Covid as study shows key employment stat (msn.com)
Macron misery: UK to ‘surge past France' after Covid as study shows key employment stat
And Facts4EU's experts have suggested the disparity is likely to have been a factor in persuading Airbus to commit to Brexit Britain, following comments by the aerospace giant's CEO Guillaume Faury last week. The pro-Brexit think tank based its report on figures published by the bloc last week setting out the average wage costs for companies across the bloc.
Specifically, Facts4EU considered non-wage labour costs, in other words the cost to employers on top of the actual money paid to their workers - for example, national insurance and other contributions.
For the UK, these amount to £4.33 (€5.10) an hour - less than half the £10.19 (€12) they add up to in across the English Channel.
Facts4EU's report also highlights the difference between Toulouse-based Airbus's stance prior to Brexit, and the one which the company is apparently adopting now.
In 2018, Tom Williams, chief operating officer of Airbus Commercial Aircraft, warned: "In any scenario, Brexit has severe negative consequences for the UK aerospace industry and Airbus in particular."
However, in an interview with the Daily Telegraph last week, Mr Faury said: "We want to grow in the UK.
"We will be willing to do more than we are doing today, to have a win-win for the UK and Airbus."
UK growth tipped to outstrip US and Europe (msn.com)
Britain's growth will outstrip that of the US and Europe next year, the International Monetary Fund has predicted, as vaccine rollouts and huge stimulus efforts power global growth.
The global recovery will be boosted by jab rollouts, economies adapting to lockdowns and a $1.9 trillion (£1.37 trillion) stimulus package in the US, with the UK set to be the fastest growing advanced economy in 2022, the IMF’s World Economic Outlook revealed.
The IMF expects bumper UK growth of 5.3pc in 2021 and 5.1pc next year as it catches up following one of the biggest GDP hits from the pandemic.
It said UK growth would be 0.8 percentage points greater this year as it declared that a path out of the economic crisis was “increasingly visible”.
The lender of last resort also gave the US a big increase in its latest forecasts, while the eurozone lagged behind in the upgrades.
Global growth will hit 6pc this year with the 0.5 percentage point increase on its January forecast driven by Joe Biden’s stimulus turbocharging the US recovery. World growth will slow to 4.4pc next year.
The US economy is set to return to pre-virus levels in the first half of 2021 while the UK and eurozone will only reach their 2019 peak next year.
America's GDP will surge 6.4pc this year and 3.5pc in 2022, although its Covid hit was smaller drop than other advanced nations.
The eurozone was handed smaller upgrades from the IMF as its vaccine programme stalls but the region is still expected to grow 4.4pc this year, boosted by hard-hit France and Spain.
“Thanks to unprecedented policy response, the Covid-19 recession is likely to leave smaller scars than the 2008 global financial crisis,” it said.
The IMF said economies adapting better to life under lockdown and the huge fiscal support, particularly Mr Biden’s $1.9 trillion package, were behind the upgrades.
However, the Washington-based institution warned that the developing world would lag behind in “multispeed recoveries”, creating “significantly wider gaps in living standards”.
Advanced economies were harder hit by the financial crisis but a lack of vaccine access and fiscal firepower mean developing countries could fall behind in the post-Covid recovery. It said 95m people had entered the ranks of the ‘extreme poor’ as Covid reversed poverty gains.
“Emerging market economies and low-income developing countries have been hit harder and are expected to suffer more significant medium-term losses,” the IMF warned.
Two months of Covid-19 lockdown will cost France €120 billion, report says (france24.com)
France’s nearly two-month-long coronavirus lockdown is expected to cost the country some €120 billion in lost revenue while “forced savings” are estimated to reach €55 billion, the state-funded French Economic Observatory said on Monday.
“During the lockdown, the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) was cut by 32 percent, corresponding to five points of GDP for the whole of 2020,” the state-funded French Economic Observatory (OFCE) wrote.
The observatory went on to say that “almost 60 percent of the drop in national income was absorbed by public administrations” and 35 percent by businesses. France's economic recovery depends on how much the French spend once lockdown is lifted, it said.
However, although the French are expected to have shored up €55 billion in so-called forced savings during the planned March 17 to May 11 lockdown period – meaning they will have spent less than they earned – they are not expected to spend these savings "completely or rapidly" once lockdown is lifted given the continuing uncertainties over Covid-19.
The €120 billion gap in lost revenue will therefore not be off-set anytime soon.
Macron misery: UK to ‘surge past France' after Covid as study shows key employment stat (msn.com)
Macron misery: UK to ‘surge past France' after Covid as study shows key employment stat
And Facts4EU's experts have suggested the disparity is likely to have been a factor in persuading Airbus to commit to Brexit Britain, following comments by the aerospace giant's CEO Guillaume Faury last week. The pro-Brexit think tank based its report on figures published by the bloc last week setting out the average wage costs for companies across the bloc.
Specifically, Facts4EU considered non-wage labour costs, in other words the cost to employers on top of the actual money paid to their workers - for example, national insurance and other contributions.
For the UK, these amount to £4.33 (€5.10) an hour - less than half the £10.19 (€12) they add up to in across the English Channel.
Facts4EU's report also highlights the difference between Toulouse-based Airbus's stance prior to Brexit, and the one which the company is apparently adopting now.
In 2018, Tom Williams, chief operating officer of Airbus Commercial Aircraft, warned: "In any scenario, Brexit has severe negative consequences for the UK aerospace industry and Airbus in particular."
However, in an interview with the Daily Telegraph last week, Mr Faury said: "We want to grow in the UK.
"We will be willing to do more than we are doing today, to have a win-win for the UK and Airbus."
UK growth tipped to outstrip US and Europe (msn.com)
Britain's growth will outstrip that of the US and Europe next year, the International Monetary Fund has predicted, as vaccine rollouts and huge stimulus efforts power global growth.
The global recovery will be boosted by jab rollouts, economies adapting to lockdowns and a $1.9 trillion (£1.37 trillion) stimulus package in the US, with the UK set to be the fastest growing advanced economy in 2022, the IMF’s World Economic Outlook revealed.
The IMF expects bumper UK growth of 5.3pc in 2021 and 5.1pc next year as it catches up following one of the biggest GDP hits from the pandemic.
It said UK growth would be 0.8 percentage points greater this year as it declared that a path out of the economic crisis was “increasingly visible”.
The lender of last resort also gave the US a big increase in its latest forecasts, while the eurozone lagged behind in the upgrades.
Global growth will hit 6pc this year with the 0.5 percentage point increase on its January forecast driven by Joe Biden’s stimulus turbocharging the US recovery. World growth will slow to 4.4pc next year.
The US economy is set to return to pre-virus levels in the first half of 2021 while the UK and eurozone will only reach their 2019 peak next year.
America's GDP will surge 6.4pc this year and 3.5pc in 2022, although its Covid hit was smaller drop than other advanced nations.
The eurozone was handed smaller upgrades from the IMF as its vaccine programme stalls but the region is still expected to grow 4.4pc this year, boosted by hard-hit France and Spain.
“Thanks to unprecedented policy response, the Covid-19 recession is likely to leave smaller scars than the 2008 global financial crisis,” it said.
The IMF said economies adapting better to life under lockdown and the huge fiscal support, particularly Mr Biden’s $1.9 trillion package, were behind the upgrades.
However, the Washington-based institution warned that the developing world would lag behind in “multispeed recoveries”, creating “significantly wider gaps in living standards”.
Advanced economies were harder hit by the financial crisis but a lack of vaccine access and fiscal firepower mean developing countries could fall behind in the post-Covid recovery. It said 95m people had entered the ranks of the ‘extreme poor’ as Covid reversed poverty gains.
“Emerging market economies and low-income developing countries have been hit harder and are expected to suffer more significant medium-term losses,” the IMF warned.
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Last years figures with no comparison to any other economy, so it's meaningless.
Expected propaganda from the Express and the Telegraph
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And the IMF.
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Cleverly presented by Express and Telegraph, and unrelated to the performance in relation to other countries.
