The current US deficit is £1.24 trillion, so adjusting for population about £250 billion compared with ours, so nearly twice the stimulus. I am very dry economically and would like to see our deficit… (View Post)

Yep. Massive deficit spending does produce growth in the short term. Not sustainable in the long term obviously, indeed a major problem. (View Post)

It certainly is a bit feeble, but isn't it up on 2024 (1.0%) and 2023 (0.3%)? (View Post)

That is largely a feature of Brexit, shifting our source of immigration from southern and eastern europe to the Middle east, indian sub continent and west africa. (View Post)

My grandfather was an infantry private on the Somme for 3 months and lived to the ripe old age of 87. Which just goes to prove that no one died there. (View Post)