UK tipped to be fastest-growing Western economy in 2014

**minestrone** · 5 November 2013, 15:11

All hail Gideon!

**tomtomagain** · 5 November 2013, 15:13

From the article:

Originally posted by minestrone View Post

according to a survey by accountancy firm Grant Thornton

Who? What do they know? Exactly.

**darmstadt** · 5 November 2013, 15:24

Originally posted by tomtomagain View Post

From the article:

Who? What do they know? Exactly.

to get themselves some free advertising apparently...

**Platypus** · 5 November 2013, 15:25

Oh dear:

Growth forecast for 2014 revised down | Herald Scotland

**sasguru** · 5 November 2013, 15:30

Originally posted by Platypus View Post

Oh dear:

Growth forecast for 2014 revised down | Herald Scotland

Yes but that's Scotland. It's mostly obese people "working" in the public sector. Can't expect much can you?

**vetran** · 5 November 2013, 15:33

Originally posted by sasguru View Post

Yes but that's Scotland. It's mostly obese people "working" in the public sector. Can't expect much can you?

what a whiff of racism and sweeping generalisations?

**minestrone** · 5 November 2013, 15:33

We live for the love of the deep fat fryer up here.

**Platypus** · 5 November 2013, 15:35

Originally posted by minestrone View Post

We live for the love of the deep fat fryer up here.

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=de...&oe=utf-8&aq=t

"About 288,000 results"

**DodgyAgent** · 5 November 2013, 15:38

Talking to a banker the other day. He says that the growth is being funded by borrowing against property.

UK tipped to be fastest-growing Western economy in 2014