So we do get Operation Moonshot

[sxturbo]

What's thoughts on the waste of money that is / will be the HS2?

 

[fillyboy]

What's thoughts on the waste of money that is / will be the HS2?

I've never understood why anyone would want to get to Birmingham in such a hurry.

 

[Charlie George]

I've never understood why anyone would want to get to Birmingham in such a hurry.

Maybe it's to get out?

 

[John the plumber]

 

[John the plumber]

 

[fillyboy]

Cleverly presented by Express and Telegraph, and unrelated to the performance in relation to other countries.

 

[Dangee]

Yeah but surely the IMF must have a right wing bias.

 

[ellal]

Unfortunately the UK economy suffered far worse than most of it's rivals...

So the odd percentage point won't get it back up there anytime soon...

Do the GDP maths!

 

[fillyboy]

Do the GDP maths!

You do realise that EU countries calculate GDP in a different way in terms of incorporating the public sector so our gdp is always several points lower than a comparison, you did know that didn't you?

 

[noseall]

I've never understood why anyone would want to get to Birmingham in such a hurry.

...says a Cornish dweller.

 

[noseall]

Lots of room for the UK to grow. Only was is up, surely now hopefully?

 

[ellal]

You do realise that EU countries calculate GDP in a different way in terms of incorporating the public sector so our gdp is always several points lower than a comparison, you did know that didn't you?

 

[Scarlet Pimpernel]

Source?
Wherever you get your information from it contradicts IMF data

https://www.imf.org/en/Countries/FRA

https://www.imf.org/en/Countries/GBR

https://www.imf.org/en/Countries/DEU

Evidently, someone felt the need to falsify the data for France, from IMF.
I wonder why they felt the need to do that.