10 slides that will explain the financial truth of Britain today
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As newspapers and websites pour out pages of commentary on the rises, falls and reversals of various economic data, it's become increasingly difficult to get to grips with the reality of 'coalition Britain'.
To help you to see the bigger picture, we've put together 10 slides that reveal the fascinating - and sometimes frightening - trends that have emerged since the world economy went into a slump.
Therefore, if you want to be better informed about the true state of the UK today, then read on.
When will the morons that claim to run the economy realise that without manufacturing we will be a dead duck.
Property bubbles and financial services will never fill the gap caused by the Thatcher led crusade to eliminate manufacturing.
How many of our Politicians know anything about Science, Engineering or manufacturing?
The economies that do well and grow - India, China, Brazil all manufacture.
The economise that do badly have bankers and Property bubbles - how hard can it be to work that out!!!!
When Cameroon visits India on a Trdae Mission who does he take ..... Kelly Holmes - Do me a favour - nice girl but how can she possibly adequately represent British Engineering.
If I were a young Scientist or Engineer today i would be leaving and seeking my future elsewhere.
Some people don't mention that Unions are not entirely blame free in all of this. It goes back years/decades. Remember the 70's when Unions ran the country. I'd rather have the situation we have now (albeit not a good one) that back then with power cuts, strikes every week, 26% inflation, winter of discontent, fuel shortages, having to go to the IMF cap in hand. The list is almost limitless.
People blame Maggie Thatcher but something had to be done about Unions and socialism.
If not, we would more than likely be living in a State run society, a la France, where they pay massive taxes, even more that here, and thats saying something.
Beware socialism and Unions.
Last week I saw a long coal train bringing in imported coal to a foreign owned power station.
It stinks. We used to have a coal industry and a car insustry, now gone.
