UK downturn worsens

[BlasterBates]

UK downturn frightening

pretty scary...

The Titanic is now in a vertical upright position and throwing all the passengers into the icy seas as it plunges to the bottom.

[MPwannadecentincome]

"The MPC is running out of conventional bullets"

[PM-Junkie]

UK downturn frightening

pretty scary...

The Titanic is now in a vertical upright position and throwing all the passengers into the icy seas as it plunges to the bottom.

Given the perpetual doom and gloom posts from you, I am curious - will it be the slashed wrists, overdose, hosepipe from the exhaust pipe or something more imaginative?

[threaded]

Given the perpetual doom and gloom posts from you, I am curious - will it be the slashed wrists, overdose, hosepipe from the exhaust pipe or something more imaginative?

Well, compared to most of the doom and gloom merchants he is rather funny, so I would punt for more imaginative.

Do we get a poll?

[TimberWolf]

"The MPC is running out of conventional bullets"

Have they tried a garlic coated silver bullet with a "G" written on it?

[bobhope]

Given the perpetual doom and gloom posts from you, I am curious - will it be the slashed wrists, overdose, hosepipe from the exhaust pipe or something more imaginative?

I wouldn't call it doom and gloom. It's just part of a normal business cycle. Or do you think ever increasing asset prices and boom times forever are a good thing?

[Cyberman]

I wouldn't call it doom and gloom. It's just part of a normal business cycle. Or do you think ever increasing asset prices and boom times forever are a good thing?

Gordon Brown doesn't think so. NO RETURN TO BOOM AND BUST !!!!!

[OwlHoot]

There must be many more people being laid off than the headline figures for mass layoffs suggest. I'd be surprised if it's much fewer than 20,000 a week.

Not sure quite how McDoom plans to get 500,000 back into work - It'll be like trying to fill a leaky bucket.

Unless the Government is toying with the idea of job sharing. Seems an obvious approach if things get much worse - Everyone limited to at most two days' work a week or something, to give more people a chance for at least some employment and training, and to spread the pain.

The income and NI tax take will drop precipitously, but then part time workers will be claiming fewer unemployment benefits or none.

[Gonzo]

Unless the Government is toying with the idea of job sharing. Seems an obvious approach if things get much worse - Everyone limited to at most two days' work a week or something, to give more people a chance for at least some employment and training, and to spread the pain.

Ah ha! Finally we get to the three-day-week that has been promised since I was a nipper.

[Cyberman]

Ah ha! Finally we get to the three-day-week that has been promised since I was a nipper.

We already had something similar in the 70s thanks to the miners and electricians.