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[JP_]

Immigration down, economy up, dodgy royals arrested.

Strong and stable. Making Britain great again.

 

[noseall]

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Immigration down, economy up, dodgy royals arrested.

Strong and stable. Making Britain great again.

Inflation down, too.

 

[Munroast]

I want a proper PM

I loved Pritti's smile

 

[John Smith Esq.]

Inflation down, too.

What do you mean, "inflation down"?

The rate of increase is - if we take the published rate at face value - lower than it was a few weeks ago. But prices are still rising too fast, on top of all the previous price rises that have already occurred. Prices are not falling, they are just increasing at a slightly lower rate. Destroying purchasing power and savings slightly less quickly than before.

And the role of the government in this has been to slow down economic growth with their, seemingly unnecessary, taxation policies.

 

[MNW67]

What do you mean, "inflation down"?

The rate of increase is - if we take the published rate at face value - lower than it was a few weeks ago. But prices are still rising too fast, on top of all the previous price rises that have already occurred. Prices are not falling, they are just increasing at a slightly lower rate. Destroying purchasing power and savings slightly less quickly than before.

And the role of the government in this has been to slow down economic growth with their, seemingly unnecessary, taxation policies.

It's a mixed picture.

It shows that we might slowly be moving towards a more productive and higher skilled economy after 14 years of virtual stagnantion. But it is too early to tell.

 

[John Smith Esq.]

What use is a budget surplus that has come at the cost of taking more money from ordinary workers, who have already seen their standard of living stall over the past 20 years, and also crashing economic growth?

 

[MNW67]

What use is a budget surplus that has come at the cost of taking more money from ordinary workers, who have already seen their standard of living stall over the past 20 years, and also crashing economic growth?

There is always a surplus in January. We need to wait for next month's figure to see if things really have improved.

 

[John Smith Esq.]

It's a mixed picture.

It shows that we might slowly be moving towards a more productive and higher skilled economy after 14 years of virtual stagnantion. But it is too early to tell.

It doesn't show that at all. It just shows that the government, if they are to be believed, have now raked in a surplus into their coffers at the expense of other participants in the economy.

It doesn't tell you a single thing about skills or suggest that there is economic growth, which in fact, hovers around zero. Stagnation is ever present... a result, in part, of the taxes that led to this alleged surplus.

 

[noseall]

What do you mean, "inflation down"?

It means it has fallen (significantly).

Glad I could help, victor.

 

[JP_]

I want a proper PM

I loved Pritti's smile

Which one is the drunk landlord?

Good old Her Madge knew the score

 

[noseall]

There is always a surplus in January.

A much higher than anticipated surplus.

Good ole Sir Keir.

 

[MNW67]

A much higher than anticipated surplus.

Good ole Sir Keir.

I realise that. There are often weird one off effects in January, though. I won't believe things have picked up until next month at the earliest.

 

[ellal]

I realise that. There are often weird one off effects in January, though. I won't believe things have picked up until next month at the earliest.

I'd give it longer than that to get a truer picture of the effect of the tax changes...

Whilst the figure are good on the January surplus and inflation, beware a possible hangover after a celebration...

If unemployment keeps rising over the year, then maybe the balance hasn't yet been struck.

 

[MNW67]

It doesn't show that at all. It just shows that the government, if they are to be believed, have now raked in a surplus into their coffers at the expense of other participants in the economy.

It doesn't tell you a single thing about skills or suggest that there is economic growth, which in fact, hovers around zero. Stagnation is ever present... a result, in part, of the taxes that led to this alleged surplus.

I meant taking all the economic indicators together. Although I hoped for the best, I had half expected the economy to have imploded by now.

 

[aveatry]

The 3.0 inflation just means the rate at which inflation is going up has slowed, by 0.4 % ---- its still going up