Booming Britain.......

[ToraToraTora]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/12068319/Booming-Britain-to-become-worlds-fourth-largest-economy-as-France-and-Italy-face-G8-exclusion.html
Looks like the "project fear" brigade had it badly wrong.

[jim360]

Ah yes, another totally unbiased source that never twists anything to sell its agenda.

[Gromit]

Your link is from last year, before the referendum.

Since then, Osborne, World Bank, IMF all warned that the UK economy was slowing down.

Younnot produce an 8 month old link to prove that the UK is booming because of Brexit.

[Gromit]

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/george-osborne-warns-uk-economic-risks-read-chancellors-speech-full-1536630

[Garaman]

Oh dear, that was so embarrassing to read. I was tempted to help with today’s Express headline myself :)

[TheChair]

Errrm, that was published in December 2015, before Brexit.
UK already slipped one place down the ladder since then, overtaken by France

[ToraToraTora]

well at least it gave the anti British something to talk the country down with.

[jim360]

Or you could admit your error in citing this report in the first place. And be more careful in future and actually read what you post. This isn't the first time that's happened, though, so I'm not holding my breath.

[mikey4444]

Who is "trying to talk the country down" ?

Is it you perhaps, by posting a link that is 8 months out of date ?

Just why did you post this link ?

[pastafreak]

I do wish some people would stop referring to those who hold different views as "anti-britain" and "lefties". It's tiresome and even childish cheap shots.

[mikey4444]

I agree PastaF, but people who use phrases like that have nothing new or interesting to say, so they just repeat the tired old rubbish. Shows a complete lack of imagination.

[Khandro]

It is becoming a wonderful opportunity for bankers and politicians to blame all forms of their financial and political mismanagement on Brexit.

[Gromit]

Khandro,
Yep.
For 40 years, Governments of both colours have had the "it's the EUs fault" excuse ready to deployed when their policies fail.
In the brave new world of post-Brexit, it is clear the new excuse will subtly change to "it's Brexits fault that" the economy is in tatters, immigration hasn't fallen, recod bankruptcies etc.

[gulliver1]

I see LLOYDS BANK,seem to think that voting out was a big mistake too, Mikey.

[Garaman]

TTT, I live in London which I think is one of the best cities in the world. I am extremely proud of being a UK citizen. I have always voted Tory though New Labour probably wasn’t too far off where I sit. I think that we are better off in the EU than out, but accept that the majority don’t. I think it is far too early to say whether we will be better off out than we are at the moment. Is there anything about that which strikes you as anti British?

[gulliver1]

WHY do people post these articles when the know its Old news. or a pack of lies?.

[mikey4444]

If I may, let me answer for TTT here.....he saw the date at the top of the page in the link, but didn't scroll down to see that the article was a re-hash of an eight-month old report.

Its an easy mistake and I will have done something similar myself before,
so I fail to see any reason why TTT can't simple simply acknowledge that and move on ?

[ToraToraTora]

yes I made an error, I posted the wrong link, should have been this:
http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/691589/Britain-BOOMS-EU-vote-economy-economic-news-Brexit

[jim360]

Not sure how that improves your case because you posted the exact same thing last week...

http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/News/Question1503522.html

[naomi24]

Jim, //Pessimism until then is entirely reasonable//

Pessimism, in my opinion, is never reasonable. It is self-defeating and, hence, destructive.