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We'll be a third world economy by 2009.
I'm moving to Zimbabwe. I'll be a man of substance thereConfusion is a natural state of being -
Where are all those articles telling us how crap France, Germany and Japan are, now? Where's Dodgy with his analysis of how great GB is, now?
Hard Brexit now!
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We don't make fook all and all the services are in India. All we've had is banks printing money and people spending the £100K their house had grown in equity over the last few years.
Britain is fooked beyond belief.
Boomed!Comment
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no more sneering at my German friends...
damn, I use to love giving smug lectures about Britain's dynamic economy. Sounds like a return to 1992, when the the Germans gave me smug lectures.
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I think a few on here have been saying similar for some time.
I think I first proposed it on tulipe99 in 01.I am not qualified to give the above advice!
The original point and click interface by
Smith and Wesson.
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Originally posted by DimPrawn View PostWe don't make fook all and all the services are in India. All we've had is banks printing money and people spending the £100K their house had grown in equity over the last few years.
Britain is fooked beyond belief.
Boomed!
1. The City (Nu/Old Lab don't like this)
2. Weapons (Big time death dealers)
3. Drugs (Glaxo,etc.)
4. Services (Us lot)Bored.Comment
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Originally posted by BlasterBates View Postno more sneering at my German friends...
damn, I use to love giving smug lectures about Britain's dynamic economy. Sounds like a return to 1992, when the the Germans gave me smug lectures.
Hard Brexit now!
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Originally posted by ace00 View PostActually, that's not quite right. It's really out of character for me to talk up UK, personally don't like the place, but Uk does have earners:
1. The City (Nu/Old Lab don't like this)
2. Weapons (Big time death dealers)
3. Drugs (Glaxo,etc.)
4. Services (Us lot)
Weapons is true, but how many bombs can you sell to terrorists?
Drugs are under pressure from cheaper locations
Services are heading East at some rate of knots and depend on a booming economy for growth.Comment
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