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UK standards of living set to fall behind Max Kendix Political Correspondent Living standards in Britain will fall behind those of Lithuania in less than five years and Turkey's in less than 20 years, according to forecasts. The UK will fall from the 30th richest country this year to the 46th richest by 2050, according to research by the Centre for Economics and Business Research (Cebr). The Czech Republic will eclipse British GDP per capita in 2031, and Poland will do the same in 2034. The research was commissioned by the authors of a new book, Prosperity Through Growth, who interviewed former chancellors and former prime ministers to come up with policies to prevent the relative decline. Douglas McWilliams, the founder of Cebr, said: "With GDP per capita in the UK growing extremely sluggishly, we are likely to be overtaken by more dynamic economies unless we change policy." The book suggests merging national insurance and income taxes into one flat tax, cutting business regulation and refocusing public spending on infrastructure and defence.

BREXIT NUMBER CRUNCHING 0.08% Expected growth by 2038 from 'Brexit win' of Trans-Pacific CPTPP trade deal 0.08% Expected growth by 2035 from Australia trade deal 0.07% Expected growth by 2035 from CEPA trade deal with Japan 0.03% Expected growth by 2035 from New Zealand trade deal -4% Long-term loss of growth caused by the Brexit that enabled these 'wins'

Well this is a proper head scratcher.
But yeah, fiddling around with tax and getting rid of consumer protections should sort it.
Wonder what those ‘former chancellors and prime ministers’ had to say about this shitshow. Any mention of Brexit at all??

(Times and Private Eye)

Sky News and the BBC repeatedly mention the "migrant crisis" in doing so they are normalising and legitimising far right talking points. There is no "migrant crisis", there is only migrant hysteria, which the British media is feeding into instead of countering.

What's really odd about the government is it feels like they are still the opposition. Powerless. Get the BBC in and put a rocket up their arse. When Farage talks about immigration, do something on the economy. Make a lot of bloody noise. Use the power you have. It's all just a bit....meek.

I think this is a great idea, works perfectly fine in other countries

Farage’s Trillion Pound Black Hole: The Real Cost of Reform UK’s Mass Deportation Plan Exclusive: Reform's plan, which it claims would net huge savings over the coming decades, would actually cost the UK about £70-90bn over the next ten years alone, new analysis of official statistics a...

"Byline Times stress-tested Reform UK’s numbers against the OBR’s modelling...

"We found that over five years, the economy would be about £49bn smaller, while the Home Office would face £7bn in direct costs for detention, flights and enforcement, according to analysis of OBR projections."

We probably didn't share as much face to face as we are sharing online. I don't know the answer, I'm asking the question...

It's polarising people everywhere now. Tribes, arguments, angry people everywhere. I think it is fuelling what we are seeing in more and more countries. Without it, would we just talk to our neighbours and friends like we used to? When I'm out and about I still see that most people are good people..

How much blame should social media shoulder when we look at the state of the world today? When I joined FB in 2010 it was to connect with friends, family and share art. It was innocent then. I joined twitter to share art. Yesterday I saw politics entering instagram too, something about flags.

Word of the day is ‘tamalou’: a French name for an older person who no longer greets their friends with ‘how was your holiday?, but with ‘t’as mal où ?’, ‘where does it hurt?’. There follows an enthusiastic account of aches and pains and doctor’s appointments.

wow

This must be a watershed moment. The government's continued use of X is no longer simply negligent. It is an act of conscious assistance to violent extremism.

A march organised by the son of a migrant where the star speaker was the USA's most famous migrant, despite having fallen out with the even more famous grandson of a migrant. The theme of this march was saving Britain from migrants.

I doubt any parent turns in their child when there is a death sentence at stake, really??

Nigel Farage faces questions over who funded £885,000 Clacton constituency home A BBC investigation raises questions about how the Reform UK leader's partner paid for a home in his constituency.

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage faces questions over who funded £885,000 Clacton constituency home.

No mortgage. Questions about £44,000 additional stamp duty.

Other properties owned through a company which lacks sufficient finance.

Unlike Starmer, Farage won't publish tax return.

The BBC growing some teeth, very welcome,

A textbook case of how not to report polls.

'50%? Oh my god!'
'Oh, you mean a 9-point increase'?

PS: British partner thinks I'm overly worried.

I do hope so. German UK resident here, hence my weariness of what is happening.

😂😂

I don't really think the administration cares about approvals anymore, right? Unless they actually stick with democracy but it doesn't look like that is hat they will do.

That kind of thing didn't stop Hitler did it?

BBC Accused of Pro-Reform Bias as Lib Dems Launch Campaign to End 'Wall to Wall' Farage Coverage They accuse the BBC of "following Farage around like a lost puppy” and have complained to Ofcom to demand fair coverage

🔴BBC Accused of Pro-Reform Bias as Lib Dems Launch Campaign to End ‘Wall to Wall’ Farage Coverage

They accuse the BBC of “following Farage around like a lost puppy” and have complained to Ofcom to demand fair coverage

bylinetimes.com/2025/09/09/b...

Balance the BBC The BBC is our national broadcaster, people expect and deserve balanced news coverage.

www.libdems.org.uk/bbc

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Anything to distract from Epstein files.

Another complaint logged

Reform UK hopefuls vie to share spotlight with Farage The party is keen to get away from the idea that it is a one-man-band, focused too much on its leader Nigel Farage.

Have the BBC been bought????
BBC News - Reform UK's new faces seek to share spotlight with Farage
www.bbc.com/news/article...

Wtf is running the BBC???

Reform UK hopefuls vie to share spotlight with Farage The party is keen to get away from the idea that it is a one-man-band, focused too much on its leader Nigel Farage.

BBC News - Reform UK's new faces seek to share spotlight with Farage
www.bbc.com/news/article...

All of them should be read by Andrew Scott.