tomandlu Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 Two nice slideshows today on Beeb: OMFG! Kill me now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XswampyX Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 (edited) I like this one. or the OMFG! one. It's good to see we as a country haven't spunked away all of our money. No 1 = USA. No 2 = Everybody else except us. No 3 = Drum roll............ UK. Edit to add : Edited September 11, 2009 by XswampyX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomandlu Posted September 11, 2009 Author Share Posted September 11, 2009 (edited) This is my favourite: Edit to add: Ah, you beat me to it... Edited September 11, 2009 by tomandlu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XswampyX Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 sorry.... Mines better! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloo Loo Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 just seeing that UK, a minnow, spent 2/3 as much as the US.....where is all began. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muggle Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 I feel this thread deserves a bump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XswampyX Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 It's strange how we all blame the BBC for bias, but when it comes through with the goods we ignore it and talk about 'buy beans to fight hunger" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomandlu Posted September 11, 2009 Author Share Posted September 11, 2009 It's strange how we all blame the BBC for bias, but when it comes through with the goods we ignore it and talk about 'buy beans to fight hunger" The thought had occurred. C'mon Beeb-haters, get your fingers out of your ears, stop singing "la, la, la, I'm not listening" and explain this one... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloo Loo Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 It's strange how we all blame the BBC for bias, but when it comes through with the goods we ignore it and talk about 'buy beans to fight hunger" Absolutely, reporting the truth is very biased. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonriver Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 Two nice slideshows today on Beeb:OMFG! Kill me now Good find tomandlu. These UK figures are staggering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorkins Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 Do these numbers include the fact that the government might get some/most/all of the money back if/when it comes to sell its stake in the banks? Sure, we had to borrow money to buy them and so the national debt went up, but we do now own some assets on the other side of the deal so it's not as though tens of percent of GDP just vanished into thin air. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pyracantha Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 Do these numbers include the fact that the government might get some/most/all of the money back if/when it comes to sell its stake in the banks? Sure, we had to borrow money to buy them and so the national debt went up, but we do now own some assets on the other side of the deal so it's not as though tens of percent of GDP just vanished into thin air. And what do you think the equivalent annual rate of return will be? As Paul Daniels would say "not a lot". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timm Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 It's strange how we all blame the BBC for bias, but when it comes through with the goods we ignore it and talk about 'buy beans to fight hunger" Hey, the BBC is just doing its job. "Why we can't afford any more bailouts". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Skinty Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 It's strange how we all blame the BBC for bias, but when it comes through with the goods we ignore it and talk about 'buy beans to fight hunger" I have to admit that I was surprised to see the BBC tell us this. Saying that though, it wasn't actually anti-Labour, they didn't say that spending all that was a bad thing, they were just reporting the figures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timm Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 I have to admit that I was surprised to see the BBC tell us this. Saying that though, it wasn't actually anti-Labour, they didn't say that spending all that was a bad thing, they were just reporting the figures. Expect to get cut off at the knees. It's the right thing to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomandlu Posted September 11, 2009 Author Share Posted September 11, 2009 I have to admit that I was surprised to see the BBC tell us this.Saying that though, it wasn't actually anti-Labour, they didn't say that spending all that was a bad thing, they were just reporting the figures. Oh ffs - for a start, that would be an opinion not news, and secondly they didn't need to. No one looking at the graphs is going to think 'phew'. (well, no one British...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RufflesTheGuineaPig Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 The thought had occurred. C'mon Beeb-haters, get your fingers out of your ears, stop singing "la, la, la, I'm not listening" and explain this one... BBC ordered to soften up the public for forthcoming tax increases. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoony Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 These facts remind me to not give into the insane rally and hold off buying for 10-15 years because the uk is firmly in the poo. Better still leave the country and certainly take the investments out of the pound (when the rates get more favourable) We are still doomed - its just the media has forgotten it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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