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[Alistair20000]

The following three things have damaged the UK economy.

The way in which we decided to respond to Covid
The failure of a pusillanimous Tory government to pursue the opportunities of Brexit
Ukraine war. I concur

No-one is sure of the precise size of the damage caused by each of them. Agreed

This is the consensus that most informed commentators and much of the electorate agree on. A few flat earthers, or those too embarrassed to mention the middle one (including R Sunak, J Hunt and K Starmer), will say otherwise.

An alternative take

 

[Mid Devon Grecian]

Albeit an out of date source.

Here’s your bang up to date stats Tavy. Source House of Commons Library 15/03/2024

 

[Mid Devon Grecian]

A source that needs to be treated with some caution.

It’s a bit out of date but generally accurate. Difficult to get up to date figures without registering/paying

Found this just now: bang up to date from HoC Library 15/03/24

 

[Alistair20000]

It’s a bit out of date but generally accurate. Difficult to get up to date figures without registering/paying

Found this just now: bang up to date from HoC Library 15/03/24

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So we are outperforming Germany. Quite remarkable.

 

[Mid Devon Grecian]

So we are outperforming Germany. Quite remarkable.

Global Britain innit

 

[tavyred]

It’s a bit out of date but generally accurate. Difficult to get up to date figures without registering/paying

Found this just now: bang up to date from HoC Library 15/03/24

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What’s the OECD’s ‘real gdp growth’ is that different to the GDP figure that the ONS produces every month and is the measure the Government uses?
Not convinced.

 

[BigBanker]

So we are outperforming Germany. Quite remarkable.

Germany's reliance on Russian gas left them in an unenviable position once the invasion begun.

 

[Alistair20000]

Lies damned lies and statistics

Let us look at a 10 period. Click onto the Europe section

in https://www.worldeconomics.com/Global-Growth-Comparisons/

 

[elginCity]

You blame Brexit for the post COVID food inflation?
The problem with all of the stuff your blame on Brexit, is that we seem to share all those issues with EU countries.

Not totally - Brexit caused around a third of UK food price inflation. Border costs have added some £7 billion to grocery bills that wouldn’t have arisen inside the single market.

 

[Alistair20000]

Not totally - Brexit caused around a third of UK food price inflation. Border costs have added some £7 billion to grocery bills that wouldn’t have arisen inside the single market.

Source please