Growth

[tHEgLASSdOORS]

Up. Again. 

Faster than US, France, Germany.

Must be a few on here lost their login.

Well done Rachel Achieves

[Ted Maul]

'Ark at Rachel from accounts, doing the accounts.

[Protheroe]

0.7% in Q1 but predicted by most forecasters to be 1% FY. The next quarter will take into account the emerging effects of Employers NI & Liberation Day. She needs in excess of 2% to stand still on public spending without further borrowing and taxes.

[tHEgLASSdOORS]

I don’t think I’ve heard you mention that before.

Mopping up the mess is a long process, step by step.

[Jacko]

Didn't she inherit 0.9% growth?

[baggy1]

Even more impressive then Jacko, thanks for pointing that out. Getting positive growth on a positive growth number rather than a negative one is much more impressive.

[Borin' Baggie]

Didn't she inherit 0.9% growth?

She inherited an economy two quarters removed from a technical recession, are we going to pretend that the UK economy was in rude health in July 2024 or something?

[tHEgLASSdOORS]

Even more impressive than Jacko, thanks for pointing that out. Getting positive growth on a positive growth number rather than a negative one is much more impressive.

I’ll fetch the puppets

[Protheroe]

I don’t think I’ve heard you mention that before.

Mention what before?

[CarlosCorbewrong]

I don’t think I’ve heard you mention that before.

Mention what before?

That 2% thing.  

You're probably moving the goalposts as usual - OBR was forecasting 0.6; Achieves delivered 0.7.