Austerity / Economy

[Max B Gold]

Have messaged daughter to find out but big time difference. Will refer soonest.

[Hoover Attack]

Have messaged daughter to find out but big time difference. Will refer soonest.

Forgot that bit.

It's like England from 40/50 years ago but hotter and 11 hours in the future.

[Max B Gold]

You've also forgotten that England 40 years ago was better than it is today.

[Currywurst and Chips]

How do social attitudes towards progressive causes differ between England and Saigon?

[Max B Gold]

Don't know but daughter is going to Vietnam later this month. Have messaged her that the MB needs to know the answer to your question. Will get back to you.

[Hoover Attack]

Any response yet?

[Max B Gold]

Yes. But as its the middle of the night she was a bit annoyed but says its a cool 16C. So all that "its hotter pish" is just that.

I have been directed to the BBC Weather App for all future enquiries.

[Hoover Attack]

Ok, so it's like England from 40 years ago but also in the future, it's not hotter but is currently darker?

Could you please ask her to confirm that's all correct.

[Hoover Attack]

I know they're not supposed to but could you please also ask what happens in Eastenders tonight? I'm out so will miss it.

[Max B Gold]

Ok, so it's like England from 40 years ago but also in the future, it's not hotter but is currently darker?

Could you please ask her to confirm that's all correct.

She's only 24 so can't confirm what England was like 40 years ago, despite being born there. The rest she grudgingly confirmed

Doesn't watch Enders.

[Hoover Attack]

For clarity, when I said it's darker there, I wasn't being all Reformy.

[Long slender neck]

Yes. But as its the middle of the night she was a bit annoyed but says its a cool 16C. So all that "its hotter pish" is just that.

I have been directed to the BBC Weather App for all future enquiries.

So your daughter isnt hot?

[Max B Gold]

Yes. But as its the middle of the night she was a bit annoyed but says its a cool 16C. So all that "its hotter pish" is just that.

I have been directed to the BBC Weather App for all future enquiries.

So your daughter isnt hot?

I'm no Donald Trump.

[Hoover Attack]

Well that took a turn for the weird.

[Adz]

I'm not really sure why people go to Melbourne it's got crap beaches, and unpredictable weather. I guess it's a bit like a European city but they speak English there. Sydney is great, but had become stupidly expensive. If you like England 40 years ago Adelaide, Perth or Brisbane will hit the spot. No time for that woke bollocks there.

[Max B Gold]

I'm not really sure why people go to Melbourne it's got crap beaches, and unpredictable weather. I guess it's a bit like a European city but they speak English there. Sydney is great, but had become stupidly expensive. If you like England 40 years ago Adelaide, Perth or Brisbane will hit the spot. No time for that woke bollocks there.

Which one out of all those cities is the hottest?

[Hoover Attack]

And which one darkest, please?

[Max B Gold]

Relentless

[Adz]

Perth is the hottest. Brisbane is the darkest as they don't do daylight savings

[Dunners]

Why don't we just abolish the Bank of England and just contract in to the US Fed?

[Max B Gold]

Or tie our currency to TrumpCoyne.

[Dunners]

Massive news. The economy grew by a whopping 0.1% in the final quarter of 2024. Bring out the bunting.

In other news, we had to import enough people to increase the population by 0.2% during the same period to achieve that brilliant result.

[cymruO]

Wonder how much was down to Christmas and how much debt we've rung up paying for it?

[faldO]

Massive news. The economy grew by a whopping 0.1% in the final quarter of 2024. Bring out the bunting.

Bunting duly brought out by Sky News.

[Hoover Attack]

Not a fan of starmer of course but credit where it's due, this is great news.