Not only does such funding not exist in the way you state - much of it wasn't going to be spent for a decade or more. (View Post)

Which other country our size would have the Prime Minister [or equivalent] being in charge of pot holes, and going on local radio to speak about what he is doing about pot holes, whilst refusing to t… (View Post)

“Not fully transparent”. In old money: “He lied” Not fully transparent doesn't necessarily mean he lied. It includes sins of omission. He may not have lied, but should have said something he didn't. (View Post)

You are quoting the numbers at current price - i.e. assuming that inflation is zero. You need to adjust for that - which the ONS does by calculating the GDP deflator as the relevant inflation rate. (View Post)

Only a bigger slice of GDP if the additional "healthcare Inflation" over and above general inflation exceeds growth [given we have had none of the latter in recent years we have the issue]. (View Post)