Thursday, Jan 22, 2009

BBC can finally use the R word instead of 'the downturn'

Telegraph: UK recession: It's (almost) official

Figures published on Friday will provide official confirmation that the UK is in recession for the first time since the early 1990s. Analysts expect the economy to have shrunk a dramatic 1.2pc in the final three months of the year after contracting 0.6pc in the previous quarter. The collapse in house prices and crisis in the banking sector has driven the economy into what many experts now predict will be the worst recession since World War Two.

Posted by little professor @ 08:36 PM (403 views) Add Comment

3 Comments

1. Neo-serf said...

It's the D word this time next year.

Auntie will no doubt manipulate the language but that's where we are headed...

Thursday, January 22, 2009 09:02PM Report Comment
 

2. paul said...

Maybe they'll be able to use the word repossession instead of "possession order" too.

Maybe not.

Thursday, January 22, 2009 09:21PM Report Comment
 

3. If We Go Down, We Take England Down said...

Except in Scotland, everything is booming, Little old Ireland has lost 200,000 jobs in the last year, however, in Scotland only 49 jobs have been lost.

Friday, January 23, 2009 12:20AM Report Comment
 

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