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[Neil]

The USA

 Debt limit isn't going to be increased, meaning the us govt us out of money and will mostly to shutdown 

It will then default in it's debts and the world economy will crash.

You read it here first

 

[Kurosagi]

8 hours ago, Ozanne said:

Wow. This is mental. 

And Johnson being Johnson, he'll find some way to pay for the legal action out of tax payers money.

[fraybentos1]

Inflation dropped but still way above projections and core inflation actually rose. Lots more interest rate increases to come.

[Kurosagi]

8 hours ago, Neil said:

 

this is the end of spaffer. 

It seems like the tory party is going to take a leaf out of Starmer's playbook and attempt to purge the party ahead of the election.

It can't be too long now before the standards committee report back on Johnson? I might need to pop down the shop and investigate how inflation has affected the price of popcorn.

[Ozanne]

The inflation news today isn’t good. 

[Justiceforcedave]

8 hours ago, Neil said:

France has banned internal flights. About time we did the same cos there's no need for anyone to fly those short distances when other decent travel options are available.

Have you ever travelled from Brighton to Edinburgh? Flying costs half the price and takes a fraction of the time.

Depends on what part of the country you are in I guess! Going through London on a train = automatic premium.

[Neil]

1 minute ago, Justiceforcedave said:

Have you ever travelled from Brighton to Edinburgh? Flying costs half the price and takes a fraction of the time.

rail costs a fraction of the environment and takes a fraction of the me-me-me?

 

 

 

[steviewevie]

6 hours ago, Neil said:

The USA

 Debt limit isn't going to be increased, meaning the us govt us out of money and will mostly to shutdown 

It will then default in it's debts and the world economy will crash.

You read it here first

 

then Trump will get in and Russia will invade europe.

[fraybentos1]

8 minutes ago, Justiceforcedave said:

Have you ever travelled from Brighton to Edinburgh? Flying costs half the price and takes a fraction of the time.

Depends on what part of the country you are in I guess! Going through London on a train = automatic premium.

France hasn’t actually banned internal flights, they’ve banned them for journeys that can be done in under 2.5 hrs I think it is. By my understanding Brighton to Ed would be fine with that stipulation 

[steviewevie]

17 minutes ago, Ozanne said:

The inflation news today isn’t good. 

overall down to 8.7% though, but food prices are a big problem.

[fraybentos1]

7 minutes ago, Neil said:

rail costs a fraction of the environment and takes a fraction of the me-me-me?

 

 

 

It’s easy to get on the moral high horse but are you honestly telling me you’ve never take a flight for journey that could be done by train or bus?

[squirrelarmy]

3 minutes ago, steviewevie said:

then Trump will get in and Russia will invade europe.

Nothing like a war in Europe to boost the US economy. 

[Neil]

3 minutes ago, fraybentos1 said:

It’s easy to get on the moral high horse but are you honestly telling me you’ve never take a flight for journey that could be done by train or bus?

honestly - never, out of choice i've not flown since 2002.

[fraybentos1]

41 minutes ago, Neil said:

honestly - never, out of choice i've not flown since 2002.

Fair enough. I’m actually at an airport right now waiting to go to Korea. it’s not something I’d give up. 
 

Even domestically, I’ll happily do glasgow to London on train but to go to glasto I’m flying to Bristol cause it takes a hideous length of time to do that journey on train or bus 

[steviewevie]

Be funny if rishi doesn't meet his halving inflation pledge.

[steviewevie]

[steviewevie]

BRAVERMAN IS INNOCENT!

apparently

[steviewevie]

[steviewevie]

they reckon interest rates could get to 5.5%...that's going to hurt some people..

[steviewevie]

 

[steviewevie]

NUMBER 1!

Edited May 24, 2023 by steviewevie

[lost]

Can we appoint Argentina's central bank?

 

[cellar]

11 hours ago, Neil said:

The USA

 Debt limit isn't going to be increased, meaning the us govt us out of money and will mostly to shutdown 

It will then default in it's debts and the world economy will crash.

You read it here first

 

The Great Reset

[steviewevie]

9 minutes ago, lost said:

Can we appoint Argentina's central bank?

 

hardcore.

Think their inflation might be a bit worse.

[Ozanne]