How many billions in lost VAT, Employers NI and IT for employees has this lunacy cost us? Plus the damage to the housing market, especially in London. Plus the lost investment opportunities. Just bey… (View Post)

Well, that's their problem rather than ours but yes, it weakens the USA and makes them vulnerable to China, for example. I agree with Trump's identification of the problem but I certainly d… (View Post)

Yeah, but he didn't live in the age of social media. (View Post)

Not really. When I was young the trade deficit was a monthly news item, the amount of currency you could take out of the country was restricted and even when nationalised companies were sold the gove… (View Post)

30 years of deficits manifest. But the trade deficit doesn't matter, according to Gordon Brown and all of his successors. (View Post)