Wednesday, Apr 07, 2010

From the UK to the BIS: we don't do austerity measures

The Telegraph: UK needs 'drastic austerity measures' to prevent debt explosion

Britain will need "drastic" austerity measures to prevent public debt exploding out of control, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), has declared.
Interest payments on the UK's public debt will double from 5pc of GDP to 10pc within a decade under the bank's "baseline scenario" before spiralling upwards to 27pc by 2040 – by far the highest among the OECD club of developed countries.

Posted by devo @ 10:18 PM (1341 views) Add Comment

12 Comments

1. devo said...

take your 'austerity measures' and stick them where the sun don't shine

Wednesday, April 7, 2010 10:20PM Report Comment
 

2. mr g said...

Yes Devo, right up GB's a**e

Wednesday, April 7, 2010 10:22PM Report Comment
 

3. devo said...

memo to financiers:

we played your game, but you changed the rules

now you will pay

Wednesday, April 7, 2010 10:24PM Report Comment
 

4. icarus said...

5% of GDP? 10% of GDP? 5% is £80bn, Actual interest on the debt currently is £40 bn. The Torygraph keeps repeating itself. The only thing that changes is the 'authority' it quotes to support its stuff.

Wednesday, April 7, 2010 10:36PM Report Comment
 

5. Postle said...

As the BIS controls the world banks & the worlds banks control us the "dept slaves"
The people of UK should take this warning seriously this is not something the British can "Mouth"
their way out of... they have to take the medicine and stop being Greedy, Drunken and Oafish
Lets hope David Cameron brings some class and good sense back to the British people

Wednesday, April 7, 2010 10:52PM Report Comment
 

6. Postle said...

As the BIS controls the world banks & the worlds banks control us the "dept slaves"
The people of UK should take this warning seriously this is not something the British can "Mouth"
their way out of... they have to take the medicine and stop being Greedy, Drunken and Oafish
Lets hope David Cameron brings some class and good sense back to the British people

Wednesday, April 7, 2010 10:52PM Report Comment
 

7. the number cruncher said...

Torygraph translation service: Britain will need drastic austerity measures to transfer even more wealth from hard working families to our banking overloads...

Wednesday, April 7, 2010 10:58PM Report Comment
 

8. drewster said...

Until the election is over, it's probably not worth paying attention to anything in the UK media. This article can be abbreviated to "Vote Tory or we're all doomed"; similarly most articles in the Guardian can be abbreviated to "Vote Labour or we're all doomed". I'll stick with the international media for a while.

Thursday, April 8, 2010 12:08AM Report Comment
 

9. paul said...

@drewster

Yes, good point. A lot of strings being pulled right now by media moguls to shape public opinion. Still looking on the bright side, at least there's mixed opinion on who to vote for.

Thursday, April 8, 2010 08:31AM Report Comment
 

10. orcusmaximus said...

It doesn't really matter who you vote for now. We'll all doomed because the sheeple voted Labour in the last 3 elections...

Thursday, April 8, 2010 10:21AM Report Comment
 

11. devo said...

6. Postle said... the BIS controls the world banks & the worlds banks control us the "dept (sic) slaves"

you recognise the problem then

that's a start

Thursday, April 8, 2010 12:15PM Report Comment
 

12. Postle said...

devo said....you recognise the problem then

yeah that's why I don't live in the UK

that's a start & a finish

ha ha ha ha.....

Thursday, April 8, 2010 02:08PM Report Comment
 

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