Ok. I'll give you my home town. Where I have a shop. Two commercial properties have closed in the past month. They're both filled already. The takeaways are booming. The pubs are full. If anything, t… (View Post)

It is so utterly different to what I have experienced. I travel a lot for work - small towns, provincial cities, and capitals. I see more every day wealth now than I have done since the mid 00s. I wa… (View Post)

Ok, lets look at the lower end. Costa is full. The sports bars are full. Primark is full. I don't see the doom that others are predicting. I wouldn't want to have bought a house in the last 2 years, … (View Post)

The economy as a whole seems pretty peachy. Otherwise the luxuries wouldn't be in demand.... I'm not sure what part of that is controversial? (View Post)

Yes, but if people have money for the former, they've paid for the latter. The Rishi conceived energy bung is currently paying 70% of my monthly leccie bill. That. Is. A. Disgrace. (View Post)