Economy size has to be viewed based on number of people

Our gdp per capita is nowhere near 6th, Wikipedia (based on other sources) has it in 28th when adjusted for purchasing power.

Taking a look at different countries public revenue per capita and public spend per capita is interesting.

We are way down the list.

Our economy might be a go

Posted By: SimonOTBC on November 20th 2024 at 13:15:41

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Inflation back over 2% and headed for 3% due to the recent budget (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Nov 20, 08:12:15
- Wow, the heady heights of (General Chat) - JimmyHoldem, Nov 20, 10:50:26
- Nice of you to address her personally but I’m pretty confident that she is not a Wrather. (n/m) (General Chat) - Boyer, Nov 20, 09:41:48
- 🚨Tory Tosspot Alert🚨 (General Chat) - TheGrump, Nov 20, 09:34:32
  - Not a Tory old pal (n/m) (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Nov 20, 10:03:09
    - Show us the post where you said the same when Truss had here mini budget then. (n/m) (General Chat) - Pixelman, Nov 20, 12:16:51
    - Yeah sure (General Chat) - TheGrump, Nov 20, 11:02:31
      - Quack! (n/m) (General Chat) - Bristol Graham, Nov 20, 11:23:44
    - Yeah sure (General Chat) - TheGrump, Nov 20, 11:01:38
      - “Crying into your cereal” (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Nov 20, 14:57:36
- Can't fix the gigantic nuclear halocaust the Tories created overnight (n/m) (General Chat) - Lentil Weaver, Nov 20, 08:23:12
  - Exactly. Can't repair 14 years in 4 months. (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Nov 20, 09:08:56
    - Unfortunately Dubs, nothing will be repaired with a tanking economy (n/m) (General Chat) - paulg, Nov 20, 09:42:47
      - It's all an imbalance. What's the point of being the sixth richest economy when... (General Chat) - DrDublin, Nov 20, 10:02:24
        
        Economy size has to be viewed based on number of people (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Nov 20, 13:15:41
        
        way down the list, and going ever downwards (General Chat) - paulg, Nov 20, 13:23:42
        
        …. (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Nov 20, 13:19:25
        
        This is an excellent point Dubs. If we are so rich where the fuck is all the money? (General Chat) - Knitted Jesus, Nov 20, 10:49:00
        
        3 alternatives (General Chat) - paulg, Nov 20, 12:44:57
        
        Doesn't make sense does it. What's the point of a rich country that can't look after.. (General Chat) - DrDublin, Nov 20, 11:01:12
        
        My suspicion is that lots of it is tied up in assets, particularly housing (General Chat) - Knitted Jesus, Nov 20, 11:09:01
        
        like buckingham palace? (General Chat) - Tombs, Nov 20, 12:10:13
        
        My favourite Army chap has been to McDonald's. I've never met you Mr Tombs... (General Chat) - DrDublin, Nov 20, 14:34:40
        
        And still get money in from NHS stations and land. If I was head of the Royal Family... (General Chat) - DrDublin, Nov 20, 14:09:31
  - Ah but Liz Truss etc etc (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Nov 20, 08:42:32
    - Ah The Telegraph (General Chat) - SCC 28, Nov 20, 08:47:46
      - That article isn’t particularly mad, is it? (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Nov 20, 09:00:18
        
        you'd think 3 years making coffee at HBOS would have taught her something (n/m) (General Chat) - paulg, Nov 20, 09:41:13
        
        You don’t need to exaggerate her qualifications and skills Paul (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Nov 20, 10:05:28
        
        They should have reversed the second of the Tories' stupid (General Chat) - jamesward, Nov 20, 09:13:29
        
        Yes. Tax rises to pay for services were a necessity (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Nov 20, 09:34:08
        
        Actually agree on this (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Nov 20, 09:14:59
        
        Easy way to claw it back (General Chat) - SCC 28, Nov 20, 09:10:00
        
        As the only shopkeeper on here, I concur (n/m) (General Chat) - Augustus Pablo, Nov 20, 09:29:31
        
        Actually, sorry there’s tudders as well, but they probably do that already over there, but (General Chat) - Augustus Pablo, Nov 20, 09:58:26
        
        Much harder to shoplift a sofa tbf (n/m) (General Chat) - jamesward, Nov 20, 10:08:20
        
        It is with that kind of attitude. Where's your blitz / can do spirit? (n/m) (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Nov 20, 10:23:00
        
        That’s very harsh (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Nov 20, 09:16:24
        
        Fair enough (General Chat) - SCC 28, Nov 20, 10:02:49
        
        Which subsequently drives inflation in the wider economy (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Nov 20, 09:06:10
        
        Yes, inevitably that’s true (n/m) (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Nov 20, 09:34:40
        
        Although…. (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Nov 20, 09:55:52
- It’s due to energy bills rising not the budget (n/m) (General Chat) - Knitted Jesus, Nov 20, 08:18:05
  - Typical BBC (General Chat) - norwaay, Nov 20, 08:21:00
    - 🤣 (General Chat) - SCC 28, Nov 20, 08:27:47
  - Not mine (General Chat) - SCC 28, Nov 20, 08:20:34
  - Details (n/m) (General Chat) - jamesward, Nov 20, 08:18:31
- Tories still taking the damage they caused well then (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Nov 20, 08:17:26

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