Critics Silenced As Uk’s Gdp Surges Past Both France And Germany’s

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https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/1818437/gdp-france-germany-brexit-economy-uk

Where's Gulliver?

[bobbinwales]

Hopefully its a good sign....but ours are calculated on a revised basis though as there was a problem with old basis as inaccuracies found.... maybe others will be revised up too and overtake us

[bobbinwales]

'surge' is overegging the pudding though

[Zacs-Master]

We're the 5th largest economy in the world!

 

[ToraToraTora]

That damn brexit!

[douglas9401]

Wouldn't fancy living in the country with the 6th or 7th then.

 

Imagine even less money to fix stuff, build stuff or even plan stuff.

Or is it just the way that 'our' money is utilised by Armani clad spivs whose trousers are too short?

[bobbinwales]

Yes, theres a better way of running the show I'm sure douglas.....but even the USA the worlds largest economy has loads of poverty  . HAs any country got things just right??

[Zacs-Master]

You disputing the facts, Dougie?

[naomi24]

Sad to say .... we're doing okay.  ;o)

[Zacs-Master]

The contra argument, of course, is 'yeah, but how much better would we be doing if we hadn't left!'

Answer: No one knows. Pointless debate. 

[douglas9401]

No, I'm disputing The Express as a reliable source of anything but photos of Diana and adverts for lightweight walking boots.

[Canary42]

This is just the usual Tory strategy - 4 years bad giving lots of head room for improvement just before a GE.

[Zacs-Master]

I got the '5th largest' info from Statista. They've a much more robust policy regarding walking equipment. 

[naomi24]

Is the Telegraph any better, douglas?

 

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2023/09/29/uk-economy-growth-france-germany-sunak-inflation/

 

Or the Guardian?

 

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/sep/29/uk-economy-makes-stronger-recovery-from-pandemic-than-first-thought-germany-france#:~:text=The%20UK%20economy%20made%20a,performance%20than%20Germany%20and%20France.

 

[Gromit]

Our growth is marginally better than France and Germany.

The over ranking by GDP has Germany 4th, the UK 6th and France 7th.

The Express seems to be getting two different measures confused.

[Gromit]

https://www.worldometers.info/gdp/gdp-by-country/

[Togo]

No Gromit   ...   it is you who is deliberately conflating the reports. In all the examples posted the reports are quoting GDP % increase since the end of 2019. It is you who is looking to misread the facts. Perhaps you really don't understand facts and figures and we have been wrong by assuming, for all these years, that you are purposefully talking down any UK good news. Even the beep beep see can't distort these facts. 

https://www. bbc.co.uk/news/business-66957412 

[Togo]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-66957412 ;

[Togo]

//This is just the usual Tory strategy - 4 years bad giving lots of head room for improvement just before a GE.//

 

Tory? It was not the Government that reported these figure! It was the ONS. Remember them? You, and others like you, seem to hold them in high regard when they are quoting figures that damn the UK and predict doom and gloom for us, most of it with hindsight wilfully pessimistic, but in this instance you are finding the truth somewhat unpalatable. Why would that be if you do not have the best interests of the UK as a core value. Meehh. 

[Gromit]

Togo,

The Express headline link to in the OP states:

//  UK’s GDP surges past both France and Germany’s //

Our GDP has not surged ahead of Germany. Blatantly false.

 

[bobbinwales]

correct gromit... its just UK's RATE of growth of GDP thats "surging" ahead of Germany