Guest Guy_Montag Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 Given that Peugeut are laying off staff & no-one spent any money over Easter, Drive are going to be concentrating on whether the UK economy is in trouble. Not that they've covered much so far. Back to GPs getting paid a fortune for giving people a prescription for augmentum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingofnowhere Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 http://business.guardian.co.uk/story/0,,1755576,00.html Healthier jobs picture in financial services Press Association Tuesday April 18, 2006 The Guardian Jobs in the financial services sector are being filled faster than at any time since 2000, a survey showed yesterday. Some 25,225 jobs were advertised in March, up 11% on February and twice the number in December, financial services recruitment firm Blomfield said. This is the highest number of new permanent jobs posted in the sector in 20 months. Services doing well, so I wouldn't worry about a few job loses. In fact employment is still rising. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bear Goggles Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 http://business.guardian.co.uk/story/0,,1755576,00.html Healthier jobs picture in financial services Press Association Tuesday April 18, 2006 The Guardian Jobs in the financial services sector are being filled faster than at any time since 2000, a survey showed yesterday. Some 25,225 jobs were advertised in March, up 11% on February and twice the number in December, financial services recruitment firm Blomfield said. This is the highest number of new permanent jobs posted in the sector in 20 months. Services doing well, so I wouldn't worry about a few job loses. In fact employment is still rising. ...And so is unemployment. Weird really, maybe the population is increasing or something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guy_Montag Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 Funny I thought unemployment was rising: Feb 2006 Mar 2006 Apr 2006 Crikey, I was right! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingofnowhere Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 ...And so is unemployment. Weird really, maybe the population is increasing or something? That's correct, which is why net imigration last year was about 300K IIRC. And this creates demand for housing, as they need somewhere to live wether renting or buying. Funny I thought unemployment was rising: Feb 2006 Mar 2006 Apr 2006 Crikey, I was right! Why is that funny? I know unemployment is rising; I don't even need to check it. But that's why I said EMPLOYMENT was rising. I made no mention of unemployment. So anyway I would put your tongue back in, it makes you look silly if you need to stick it out to concentrate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bear Goggles Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 That's correct, which is why net imigration last year was about 300K IIRC. And this creates demand for housing, as they need somewhere to live wether renting or buying. Cue, more posts about voters turning to the BNP. It's all getting depressing now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuyingBear Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 Services doing well, so I wouldn't worry about a few job loses. In fact employment is still rising. Yeah, especially as they're only Coventry. Why not lop off another limb, who cares. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WSG Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 http://business.guardian.co.uk/story/0,,1755576,00.html Healthier jobs picture in financial services Press Association Tuesday April 18, 2006 The Guardian Jobs in the financial services sector are being filled faster than at any time since 2000, a survey showed yesterday. Some 25,225 jobs were advertised in March, up 11% on February and twice the number in December, financial services recruitment firm Blomfield said. This is the highest number of new permanent jobs posted in the sector in 20 months. Services doing well, so I wouldn't worry about a few job loses. In fact employment is still rising. That's just the debt collecters expanding mate.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldmisery Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 yes we will be in the brown stuff for a while. but look on the bright side british music and fashion will improve with a deep dark long nasty recession. and even better no one will be a big enough ***** to vote labour for a generation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Realistbear Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 (edited) http://www.paypershop.com/press/cipd051.html Temps and McJobs are expanding. http://www.creditman.biz/uk/members/news-v...chksrc=NNow4251 The slight improvement in the UK’s economy must be carefully supported to avoid further rises in unemployment Apr 18 2006 The slight improvement in the UK’s economy must be carefully supported to avoid further rises in unemployment and an end to export growth, the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) warned last week. Commenting on the BCC’s Quarter One Quarterly Economic Survey (QES), the largest independent business survey in the UK, BCC Director General David Frost, said: “The QES findings signal welcome improvements in both the manufacturing and service sectors but the upturn is still very fragile and needs to be nurtured. The rise in the UK’s GDP growth has slowed down in recent quarters and given yesterday’s figures there is a distinct risk that unemployment will increase further. Edited April 18, 2006 by Realistbear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkG Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 The slight improvement in the UK’s economy must be carefully supported to avoid further rises in unemployment Translation: give me a rate cut or I'll scweam and scweam and scweam until I'm sick! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bingley Bloke Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 How long after the last dregs of industry have cleared out of the UK will it be before the government and the banks start to notice that there's a problem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkG Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 What problem? The government can just hire half of us to dig holes and the other half to fill them in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bingley Bloke Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 What problem? The government can just hire half of us to dig holes and the other half to fill them in. Mark, you just summed it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apom Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 That's correct, which is why net imigration last year was about 300K IIRC. And this creates demand for housing, as they need somewhere to live wether renting or buying. Why is that funny? I know unemployment is rising; I don't even need to check it. But that's why I said EMPLOYMENT was rising. I made no mention of unemployment. So anyway I would put your tongue back in, it makes you look silly if you need to stick it out to concentrate. LOL.. 2.4 KIDS IN THE 90'S. less then 1.5 kids now.. check out the death rate and we have a new build for every.... sorry.. what am I doing....??? not checking figures for myself am I???/? lol.. housing shortage? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuyingBear Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 Mark, you just summed it up. Straight out of Keynes, how Gordon loves him so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Libertine Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 Straight out of Keynes, how Gordon loves him so. Yeah, but Keynes started with a bankrupt country whereas Crash Gordon is just creating one :angry: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ah-so Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 How f**ked is the economy? It is a matter of opinion. Is the declining manufacturing a problem? Some feel that it shows we are already up to our necks in it, to others that it is a symptom of where we are going and to others, that it is an unfortunate, but inevitable part of the constant changing of the economy. I am in the latter group. As a manufacturing country, we have been in relative decline for 150 years. This has accelerated in the last 30 years and yet Britain remains 4th or 5th biggest economy in th the world. The quoted article above shows the direction that we continue to move - specialising in financial services. Many look with envy to our European counterparts, because they make a few cars or washing machines or something, but think how they are all panicking at the threat from China. The UK, a world centre for finance, is going to be safe for far longer than the washing machine makers. But I agree, there is far too much consumer debt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 http://business.guardian.co.uk/story/0,,1755576,00.html Healthier jobs picture in financial services Press Association Tuesday April 18, 2006 The Guardian Jobs in the financial services sector are being filled faster than at any time since 2000, a survey showed yesterday. Some 25,225 jobs were advertised in March, up 11% on February and twice the number in December, financial services recruitment firm Blomfield said. This is the highest number of new permanent jobs posted in the sector in 20 months. Services doing well, so I wouldn't worry about a few job loses. In fact employment is still rising. Wasn't there an article last month in one of the leading papers that a few of the financial institutions in London were looking at outsourcing their facilities to China. The Chinese are apparently more qualified now in the financial sector than quite a few of the brits here. Look out 2007 ......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ah-so Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 Wasn't there an article last month in one of the leading papers that a few of the financial institutions in London were looking at outsourcing their facilities to China. The Chinese are apparently more qualified now in the financial sector than quite a few of the brits here. Look out 2007 ......... I had better eat my words then...with chopsticks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Sminty Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 Lets all curl up and die in our own pesimistic bitterness whoo hooo! We can all join in! I learn something new everyday reading this forum! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 That's correct, which is why net imigration last year was about 300K IIRC. And this creates demand for housing, as they need somewhere to live wether renting or buying. Why is that funny? I know unemployment is rising; I don't even need to check it. But that's why I said EMPLOYMENT was rising. I made no mention of unemployment. So anyway I would put your tongue back in, it makes you look silly if you need to stick it out to concentrate. of course employment is rising.........unemployment up 35000 employment up 170000 ....because of EEs doing all the jobs British people don't want to do......If the trend continues we will all be able to retire or go on the dole while the EEs do all the work............ and pay all the taxes..... Polish doctors will be crawling over broken glass for £250k a year.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubsie Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 I would say the UK is heading for a major fall in about 15 years as the eastern block and china looks set to take advantage of our very weak manufacturing sector. Blaming Labour is a waste of time as there's not a party out there that would make any difference, apart from the Greens. We have several major issues: 1. Natural GAS is going to be virtually non existant in 15 years. 2. Nuclear Power is expensive and isn't suitable for the UK 3. Petrol sources may be very unreliable as the result of war and Russia 4. UK economy relies on annual growth, but being a small island means that growth is reliant on space, transport, water and power...all of which are stretched. 5. More Imports than exports = Britain is getting poorer every year. UK Plc is in big trouble but there are people making a lot of money in the process. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flat Bear Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 (edited) http://business.guardian.co.uk/story/0,,1755576,00.html Healthier jobs picture in financial services Press Association Tuesday April 18, 2006 The Guardian Jobs in the financial services sector are being filled faster than at any time since 2000, a survey showed yesterday. Some 25,225 jobs were advertised in March, up 11% on February and twice the number in December, financial services recruitment firm Blomfield said. This is the highest number of new permanent jobs posted in the sector in 20 months. Services doing well, so I wouldn't worry about a few job loses. In fact employment is still rising. Are you talking about Britain? OK you say unemployment as a percentage is going down and there are masses of high paid service sector jobs. How much has unemployment as a % gone down in the last year? Has anyone got some figures? (I must admit that NULab have been actually artificially putting unemployment figure up by taking people off benifit) but I am shocked that it is possible employment is rising I did not know this. I will try and find figures for 2005 1st quarter and 2006 1st quarter to see if I have been deluding myself. Also what is the real rate of wage growth? I think the official rate is less than 5% but everyone I know has got at least 10%. AND what is the real rate of inflation? does anyone think it could be less than 10%? WOW Did you know right up until the very last minute the Iraqi troops were driving back the Allied invasion? WOW Not alot of people know that Edited April 18, 2006 by Flat Bear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ah-so Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 We have several major issues: 1. Natural GAS is going to be virtually non existant in 15 years. 2. Nuclear Power is expensive and isn't suitable for the UK 3. Petrol sources may be very unreliable as the result of war and Russia 4. UK economy relies on annual growth, but being a small island means that growth is reliant on space, transport, water and power...all of which are stretched. 5. More Imports than exports = Britain is getting poorer every year. UK Plc is in big trouble but there are people making a lot of money in the process. 1. This will effect every country, so not much that we can do about it. I know the UK's are running out, but not sure about world supplies. 2. Do not understand why not (could you explain?), but we seem to be heading in the direction for more nuc. power. 3. This will effect much of the world. Luckily we still have our own reserves, unlike most. 4. We are not a small island. Singapore is. Of course we rely on growth. 5. We do not export many visibles, but we export services that help close the gap. GDP growth shows that we are not "getting poorer every year". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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