Growth

[rsbaggy2]

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.

The rest of the world says it's above expectation and Proth says it's a third of what it should be.

Quelle surprise.

[Protheroe]

It doesn't matter that it's a rounding error above expectation. Reeves needs growth of 2%+ just to stand still on public spending without additional taxes or borrowing (or both). That's not an opinion, it's a fact.

[Malcolm Tucker]

It doesn't matter that it's a rounding error above expectation. Reeves needs growth of 2%+ just to stand still on public spending without additional taxes or borrowing (or both). That's not an opinion, it's a fact.

Oh really?

[Protheroe]

Yes, really. Even the government says so:

"...if the UK maintains its current budget, a growth of 9.4% across the forecast period (Q4 2024 – Q1 2030) is expected according to the Spring Statement 2025."

[Malcolm Tucker]

Surprised you’ve not mentioned it before.

[CarlosCorbewrong]

First time I’ve heard these numbers bandied about. What’s the source?

[Protheroe]

The Source is mentioned in the quotation.

[CarlosCorbewrong]

The Source is mentioned in the quotation.

No, the reference is included within the quotation, unless The Source was quoting itself like a weird kind of pastiche. You have a track history of selecting evidence in such a biased way that you’d be laughed out of academia. And seeing as you’ve never mentioned this 2% before I think we have the right to know

[baggy1]

I don’t think it’s actually 2% either, more like 1.6% to get to the 9.4% over the 4.5 years. And then that’s only if it’s uniform.

[man in the corner shop]

The Source is mentioned in the quotation.

Candidates Staton said it?