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<blockquote data-quote="gone" data-source="post: 8177674" data-attributes="member: 5634"><p><h3>Britain’s growth to be slowest in developed world, OECD warns</h3><p></p><p>new</p><p><img src="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/imageserver/image/%2Fmethode%2Ftimes%2Fprod%2Fweb%2Fbin%2F3fa89fc6-e713-11ec-9b02-3f136f233710.jpg?crop=3760%2C2115%2C34%2C24&resize=1200" alt="The OECD’s Laurence Boone said the UK faced a killer combination of high inflation, rising interest rates and higher taxes" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>The OECD’s Laurence Boone said the UK faced a killer combination of high inflation, rising interest rates and higher taxes</p><p>ANDREAS ARNOLD/GETTY IMAGES</p><p><a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/profile/mehreen-khan" target="_blank">Mehreen Khan</a></p><p>, Economics Editor</p><p>Wednesday June 08 2022, 11.15am BST, The Times</p><p>Share</p><p><a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/cut-taxes-or-growth-slows-to-zero-oecd-warns-britain-vg5fj9wsl" target="_blank">https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/cut-taxes-or-growth-slows-to-zero-oecd-warns-britain-vg5fj9wsl</a></p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/cut-taxes-or-growth-slows-to-zero-oecd-warns-britain-vg5fj9wsl" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/cut-taxes-or-growth-slows-to-zero-oecd-warns-britain-vg5fj9wsl</a></p><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/cut-taxes-or-growth-slows-to-zero-oecd-warns-britain-vg5fj9wsl" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/cut-taxes-or-growth-slows-to-zero-oecd-warns-britain-vg5fj9wsl</a></p><p><a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/cut-taxes-or-growth-slows-to-zero-oecd-warns-britain-vg5fj9wsl" target="_blank">https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/cut-taxes-or-growth-slows-to-zero-oecd-warns-britain-vg5fj9wsl</a></p><p>Save</p><p><a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/cut-taxes-or-growth-slows-to-zero-oecd-warns-britain-vg5fj9wsl" target="_blank">https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/cut-taxes-or-growth-slows-to-zero-oecd-warns-britain-vg5fj9wsl</a></p><p>Britain will have the slowest growth in the developed world next year, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has warned, as it slashed forecasts following the outbreak of war in Ukraine.</p><p>In its first economic outlook following Russia’s invasion, the OECD forecast that UK growth would fall to 0 per cent in 2023, driven by double-digit inflation.</p><p>Growth will slow to 3.4 per cent this year from a robust expansion of 7.4 per cent in 2021, the Paris-based organisation of wealthy nations said.</p><p>Falling real household incomes will be the main driver of a slowdown in the economy, combined with fiscal and monetary policies that are turning “restrictive”, it added, as it called on the government to ease the pace of its planned fiscal consolidation, which includes raising the tax burden and slowing down on spending measures introduced during the pandemic.</p><p>The government also needs to ramp up its green investments to hit its declared target of reducing greenhouse gases to net zero by 2050, said the report.</p><h3>ADVERTISEMENT</h3><p></p><p>“The government should consider slowing fiscal consolidation to support growth,” said the OECD, adding: “The UK economy is susceptible to economic spillover effects from Russia’s invasion into Ukraine through rising energy prices and supply chain disruptions.</p><p>“Private consumption will slow as rising prices erode households’ incomes. Household savings will decline to below pre-pandemic levels, with some households taking on more debt to keep up with the rising cost of living. Inflation will continue to rise, peaking at just over 10 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2022, driven by increasing global prices of tradable goods and services due to supply bottlenecks, transportation costs and energy prices.”</p><p>Laurence Boone, chief economist of the body, said that compared to other rich countries the UK economy was battling with high inflation, rising interest rates and higher taxes. The forecast of stagnant growth comes as Boris Johnson faces increasing <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/boris-johnson-taxes-pmqs-tory-mps-live-2sgm8vbgv" target="_blank">pressure from his cabinet to cut taxes </a>to ease the pressure on households and save his premiership.</p><p>The OECD’s gloomy projections match those from the Bank of England, which has <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/inflation-hits-40-year-high-of-9-frrz626cj" target="_blank">warned of a sluggish recovery</a> from the economy’s inflationary spiral over the next three years. The UK economy is exposed to higher energy prices driven by the war in Ukraine and low unemployment levels that are likely to rise due to higher interest rates and a broader growth slowdown. The International Monetary Fund has also said that the UK will be the slowest growing economy among the G7 this year.</p><h3></h3><p>The OECD also joined other major institutions like the <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/stagflation-risk-to-world-economy-9bdmbvsxj" target="_blank">World Bank</a> and the IMF in slashing its global growth forecasts for this year and next. World GDP expansion is expected to fall to 3 per cent this year, down from 5.8 per cent in 2021.</p><p>Most EU countries and the US economy will grow just above 1 per cent of GDP next year, with South Korea the best performing OECD nation expanding at a projected 2.5 per cent in 2023. China’s economic growth will drop to 4.4 per cent this year and 4.9 per cent next year, said the outlook, below the 5 per cent target set by Beijing’s communist party.</p><p>The rich-country club also called on policymakers to urgently address a growing food crisis where disruptions in grain exports from Ukraine have led to other major producers imposing export controls on vital crops.</p><p>“The outlook is sobering and the world is already paying the price for Russia’s aggression,” Boone said. “The choices made by policymakers and citizens will be crucial to determining how high that price will be and how the burden will be shared. Famine is not a price the world should pay. A longer war could worsen the humanitarian crisis.”</p><h3>ADVERTISEMENT</h3><p></p><p>The OECD expects the shadow of high inflation to persist in the next few years, with consumer prices averaging at 8.5 per cent growth in OECD countries this year and falling back to 6 per cent next year, still three times above most central bank targets. The OECD’s last forecast predicted inflation of 3 per cent next year.</p><p><img src="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/imageserver/image/methode%2Ftimes%2Fprod%2Fweb%2Fbin%2F306637af-2b6f-48fc-b264-d661b2067818.jpg?resize=800" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>IN YOUR INBOX</p><p>Business Briefing</p><p>In-depth analysis and comment on the latest financial and economic news.</p><p>Sign up now</p><p></p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/topic/economics" target="_blank">Economy</a></p><h4>Related articles</h4><p><a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/oecd-ireland-alphabet-soup-quangos-leo-varadkar-qcv6xbk2x" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/imageserver/image/%2Fmethode%2Fsundaytimes%2Fprod%2Fweb%2Fbin%2F96868fb2-acfb-11ec-9f8f-48b5aba04080.jpg?crop=2178%2C1225%2C78%2C138&resize=340" alt="Why the OECD is ROFL at Ireland’s alphabet soup of quangos" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p><a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/oecd-ireland-alphabet-soup-quangos-leo-varadkar-qcv6xbk2x" target="_blank"><h4>Why the OECD is ROFL at Ireland’s alphabet soup of quangos</h4><p>A new independent statutory authority, the Office for Fairness and Transparency in the Agri-Food Supply Chain, was unveiled...</a></p><p><a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/oecd-ireland-alphabet-soup-quangos-leo-varadkar-qcv6xbk2x" target="_blank">March 27 2022, 12.01am GMT</a></p><p><a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/oecd-ireland-alphabet-soup-quangos-leo-varadkar-qcv6xbk2x" target="_blank">John Burns</a></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><h3>Comments(209)</h3><h4>Comments are subject to our community guidelines, which can be viewed <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/community-standards-and-participation-guidelines-j37pxbwp0" target="_blank">here</a>.</h4><p></p><p></p><p>Gerard O'Neill</p><p></p><p></p><p>G</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>1</p><p>Sort by </p><p>Recommended</p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">J<br /> jedflorex<br /> 2H AGO<br /> <br /> WHAT??? You mean Brexit Britain isn't the "world-beating, turbo-charged" country that Johnson claims it to be?<br /> Reply<br /> <br /> Recommend (101)<br /> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><br /> T<br /> Tony22<br /> 1H AGO<br /> <br /> Shame ‘boosterism’ isn’t available as tradable stock. We’d be world beating on that one alone.<br /> Reply<br /> <br /> Recommend (31)<br /> <br /> 1 reply</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><br /> J<br /> Julian Bassett<br /> 2H AGO<br /> <br /> Nevertheless I'm glad we're out. You Dutch are welcome to it.<br /> Reply<br /> <br /> Recommend (19)<br /> <br /> 7 replies</li> </ul>Show 2 more replies</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">C<br /> Christopher Greaves<br /> 1H AGO<br /> <br /> Johnson is presiding over oven ready world beating failure. Every single thing he touches turns to dross. A true King Minus.<br /> Reply<br /> <br /> Recommend (50)<br /> <br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">R<br /> Richard Edwards<br /> 1H AGO<br /> <br /> Only two regions have increased their gdp since 2019. London our mega city capital, with an economy of its own. And Northern Ireland. Wonder why Northern Ireland is doing so well??? Umm.<br /> Reply<br /> <br /> Recommend (44)<br /> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><br /> J<br /> Joseph Jones<br /> 1H AGO<br /> <br /> And now we have a government intent on damaging our mega capital city. The Tories are the party of economic vandalism.<br /> Reply<br /> <br /> Recommend (23)<br /> <br /> 1 reply</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><br /> T<br /> Thomas Young<br /> 1H AGO<br /> <br /> The DUP hate the fact that NI is doing OK. It can't be tolerated. We need to start a trade war with the EU to stop that kind of thing.<br /> Reply<br /> <br /> Recommend (12)<br /> </li> </ul>Show 1 more reply</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">E<br /> Edmund Jones<br /> 1H AGO<br /> <br /> I am so glad that Brexit has done so much for the country - forget about growth but start weighing in pounds and ounces and perhaps counting in shillings and pence and we might reintroduce the cubit to measure length.We must be thankful th...See more<br /> Reply<br /> <br /> Recommend (38)<br /> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">R<br /> Robert<br /> 59M AGO<br /> <br /> I find my pint is so much tastier now it has a crown on it, and that I can drink my pint of champagne for breakfast. Though I cannot find the EU legislation that made then illegal before. Maybe I need stronger spectacles?<br /> Reply<br /> <br /> Recommend (15)<br /> <br /> 3 replies</li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">B<br /> Bromine<br /> 2H AGO<br /> <br /> The upland's so bright, I gotta wear shades.<br /> Reply<br /> <br /> Recommend (37)<br /> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><br /> T<br /> Tarquin Buscuit-Barrel<br /> 2H AGO<br /> <br /> Peril sensitive sunglasses. Can't see through mine now<br /> Reply<br /> <br /> Recommend (8)<br /> <br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">J<br /> JustAThought<br /> 29M AGO<br /> <br /> Keep your eyes peeled for your unicorn though. BJ assures me they're on their way....<br /> Reply<br /> <br /> Recommended (0)<br /> </li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">M<br /> Moynihan<br /> 1H AGO<br /> <br /> Now which country voluntarily left the largest trading block in the world? I'm sure I read about it somewhere, but for the life of me can't put my finger on the country itself.........<br /> Reply<br /> <br /> Recommend (32)<br /> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">N<br /> Nicholas Halsey<br /> 19M AGO<br /> <br /> if only it had remained a trading block, and resisted political and military ambitions<br /> Reply<br /> <br /> Recommended (0)<br /> <br /> 1 reply</li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">I<br /> Ian Vincent<br /> 1H AGO<br /> <br /> I’m sure there will be those who will say Brexit isn’t to blame, but I’m not one of them. Another Brexit Bonus and as a ‘Remainer’, one that I could clearly see was likely to happen.<br /> Reply<br /> <br /> Recommend (26)<br /> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">B<br /> BJL<br /> 1H AGO<br /> <br /> Another forecast, that has yet to materialise. Amazing how the downsides are always forecast to happen and then get revised. Whereas what has actually happened is top-level growth last year and this year - do these count as Brexit bonuse...See more<br /> Reply<br /> <br /> Recommend (10)<br /> <br /> 1 reply</li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">J<br /> John Coman<br /> 2H AGO<br /> <br /> Why are we the worst performing nation over and over again ?<br /> Reply<br /> <br /> Recommend (18)<br /> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><br /> D<br /> Dorset Steve<br /> 2H AGO<br /> <br /> It’s all because of Brexit.<br /> Reply<br /> <br /> Recommend (24)<br /> <br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><br /> J<br /> Julian Bassett<br /> 2H AGO<br /> <br /> On the other hand, British Muslims feel that their lives have improved over the past five years, it is reported today. That's a good thing, and it's occurred more or less since we voted to leave the EU. 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[QUOTE="gone, post: 8177674, member: 5634"] [HEADING=2]Britain’s growth to be slowest in developed world, OECD warns[/HEADING] new [IMG alt="The OECD’s Laurence Boone said the UK faced a killer combination of high inflation, rising interest rates and higher taxes"]https://www.thetimes.co.uk/imageserver/image/%2Fmethode%2Ftimes%2Fprod%2Fweb%2Fbin%2F3fa89fc6-e713-11ec-9b02-3f136f233710.jpg?crop=3760%2C2115%2C34%2C24&resize=1200[/IMG] The OECD’s Laurence Boone said the UK faced a killer combination of high inflation, rising interest rates and higher taxes ANDREAS ARNOLD/GETTY IMAGES [URL='https://www.thetimes.co.uk/profile/mehreen-khan']Mehreen Khan[/URL] , Economics Editor Wednesday June 08 2022, 11.15am BST, The Times Share [URL='https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/cut-taxes-or-growth-slows-to-zero-oecd-warns-britain-vg5fj9wsl'][/URL] [URL='https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/cut-taxes-or-growth-slows-to-zero-oecd-warns-britain-vg5fj9wsl'][/URL] [URL='https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/cut-taxes-or-growth-slows-to-zero-oecd-warns-britain-vg5fj9wsl'][/URL] [URL='https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/cut-taxes-or-growth-slows-to-zero-oecd-warns-britain-vg5fj9wsl'][/URL] Save [URL='https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/cut-taxes-or-growth-slows-to-zero-oecd-warns-britain-vg5fj9wsl'][/URL] Britain will have the slowest growth in the developed world next year, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has warned, as it slashed forecasts following the outbreak of war in Ukraine. In its first economic outlook following Russia’s invasion, the OECD forecast that UK growth would fall to 0 per cent in 2023, driven by double-digit inflation. Growth will slow to 3.4 per cent this year from a robust expansion of 7.4 per cent in 2021, the Paris-based organisation of wealthy nations said. Falling real household incomes will be the main driver of a slowdown in the economy, combined with fiscal and monetary policies that are turning “restrictive”, it added, as it called on the government to ease the pace of its planned fiscal consolidation, which includes raising the tax burden and slowing down on spending measures introduced during the pandemic. The government also needs to ramp up its green investments to hit its declared target of reducing greenhouse gases to net zero by 2050, said the report. [HEADING=2]ADVERTISEMENT[/HEADING] “The government should consider slowing fiscal consolidation to support growth,” said the OECD, adding: “The UK economy is susceptible to economic spillover effects from Russia’s invasion into Ukraine through rising energy prices and supply chain disruptions. “Private consumption will slow as rising prices erode households’ incomes. Household savings will decline to below pre-pandemic levels, with some households taking on more debt to keep up with the rising cost of living. Inflation will continue to rise, peaking at just over 10 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2022, driven by increasing global prices of tradable goods and services due to supply bottlenecks, transportation costs and energy prices.” Laurence Boone, chief economist of the body, said that compared to other rich countries the UK economy was battling with high inflation, rising interest rates and higher taxes. The forecast of stagnant growth comes as Boris Johnson faces increasing [URL='https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/boris-johnson-taxes-pmqs-tory-mps-live-2sgm8vbgv']pressure from his cabinet to cut taxes [/URL]to ease the pressure on households and save his premiership. The OECD’s gloomy projections match those from the Bank of England, which has [URL='https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/inflation-hits-40-year-high-of-9-frrz626cj']warned of a sluggish recovery[/URL] from the economy’s inflationary spiral over the next three years. The UK economy is exposed to higher energy prices driven by the war in Ukraine and low unemployment levels that are likely to rise due to higher interest rates and a broader growth slowdown. The International Monetary Fund has also said that the UK will be the slowest growing economy among the G7 this year. [HEADING=2][/HEADING] The OECD also joined other major institutions like the [URL='https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/stagflation-risk-to-world-economy-9bdmbvsxj']World Bank[/URL] and the IMF in slashing its global growth forecasts for this year and next. World GDP expansion is expected to fall to 3 per cent this year, down from 5.8 per cent in 2021. Most EU countries and the US economy will grow just above 1 per cent of GDP next year, with South Korea the best performing OECD nation expanding at a projected 2.5 per cent in 2023. China’s economic growth will drop to 4.4 per cent this year and 4.9 per cent next year, said the outlook, below the 5 per cent target set by Beijing’s communist party. The rich-country club also called on policymakers to urgently address a growing food crisis where disruptions in grain exports from Ukraine have led to other major producers imposing export controls on vital crops. “The outlook is sobering and the world is already paying the price for Russia’s aggression,” Boone said. “The choices made by policymakers and citizens will be crucial to determining how high that price will be and how the burden will be shared. Famine is not a price the world should pay. A longer war could worsen the humanitarian crisis.” [HEADING=2]ADVERTISEMENT[/HEADING] The OECD expects the shadow of high inflation to persist in the next few years, with consumer prices averaging at 8.5 per cent growth in OECD countries this year and falling back to 6 per cent next year, still three times above most central bank targets. The OECD’s last forecast predicted inflation of 3 per cent next year. [IMG]https://www.thetimes.co.uk/imageserver/image/methode%2Ftimes%2Fprod%2Fweb%2Fbin%2F306637af-2b6f-48fc-b264-d661b2067818.jpg?resize=800[/IMG] IN YOUR INBOX Business Briefing In-depth analysis and comment on the latest financial and economic news. Sign up now [URL='https://www.thetimes.co.uk/topic/economics']Economy[/URL] [HEADING=3]Related articles[/HEADING] [URL='https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/oecd-ireland-alphabet-soup-quangos-leo-varadkar-qcv6xbk2x'][IMG alt="Why the OECD is ROFL at Ireland’s alphabet soup of quangos"]https://www.thetimes.co.uk/imageserver/image/%2Fmethode%2Fsundaytimes%2Fprod%2Fweb%2Fbin%2F96868fb2-acfb-11ec-9f8f-48b5aba04080.jpg?crop=2178%2C1225%2C78%2C138&resize=340[/IMG] [HEADING=3]Why the OECD is ROFL at Ireland’s alphabet soup of quangos[/HEADING] A new independent statutory authority, the Office for Fairness and Transparency in the Agri-Food Supply Chain, was unveiled... March 27 2022, 12.01am GMT John Burns[/URL] [HEADING=2]Comments(209)[/HEADING] [HEADING=3]Comments are subject to our community guidelines, which can be viewed [URL='https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/community-standards-and-participation-guidelines-j37pxbwp0']here[/URL].[/HEADING] Gerard O'Neill G 1 Sort by Recommended [LIST] [*]J jedflorex 2H AGO WHAT??? You mean Brexit Britain isn't the "world-beating, turbo-charged" country that Johnson claims it to be? Reply Recommend (101) [LIST] [*] T Tony22 1H AGO Shame ‘boosterism’ isn’t available as tradable stock. We’d be world beating on that one alone. Reply Recommend (31) 1 reply [*] J Julian Bassett 2H AGO Nevertheless I'm glad we're out. You Dutch are welcome to it. Reply Recommend (19) 7 replies [/LIST] Show 2 more replies [*]C Christopher Greaves 1H AGO Johnson is presiding over oven ready world beating failure. Every single thing he touches turns to dross. A true King Minus. Reply Recommend (50) [*]R Richard Edwards 1H AGO Only two regions have increased their gdp since 2019. London our mega city capital, with an economy of its own. And Northern Ireland. Wonder why Northern Ireland is doing so well??? Umm. Reply Recommend (44) [LIST] [*] J Joseph Jones 1H AGO And now we have a government intent on damaging our mega capital city. The Tories are the party of economic vandalism. Reply Recommend (23) 1 reply [*] T Thomas Young 1H AGO The DUP hate the fact that NI is doing OK. It can't be tolerated. We need to start a trade war with the EU to stop that kind of thing. Reply Recommend (12) [/LIST] Show 1 more reply [*]E Edmund Jones 1H AGO I am so glad that Brexit has done so much for the country - forget about growth but start weighing in pounds and ounces and perhaps counting in shillings and pence and we might reintroduce the cubit to measure length.We must be thankful th...See more Reply Recommend (38) [LIST] [*]R Robert 59M AGO I find my pint is so much tastier now it has a crown on it, and that I can drink my pint of champagne for breakfast. Though I cannot find the EU legislation that made then illegal before. Maybe I need stronger spectacles? Reply Recommend (15) 3 replies [/LIST] [*]B Bromine 2H AGO The upland's so bright, I gotta wear shades. Reply Recommend (37) [LIST] [*] T Tarquin Buscuit-Barrel 2H AGO Peril sensitive sunglasses. Can't see through mine now Reply Recommend (8) [*]J JustAThought 29M AGO Keep your eyes peeled for your unicorn though. BJ assures me they're on their way.... Reply Recommended (0) [/LIST] [*]M Moynihan 1H AGO Now which country voluntarily left the largest trading block in the world? I'm sure I read about it somewhere, but for the life of me can't put my finger on the country itself......... Reply Recommend (32) [LIST] [*]N Nicholas Halsey 19M AGO if only it had remained a trading block, and resisted political and military ambitions Reply Recommended (0) 1 reply [/LIST] [*]I Ian Vincent 1H AGO I’m sure there will be those who will say Brexit isn’t to blame, but I’m not one of them. Another Brexit Bonus and as a ‘Remainer’, one that I could clearly see was likely to happen. Reply Recommend (26) [LIST] [*]B BJL 1H AGO Another forecast, that has yet to materialise. Amazing how the downsides are always forecast to happen and then get revised. Whereas what has actually happened is top-level growth last year and this year - do these count as Brexit bonuse...See more Reply Recommend (10) 1 reply [/LIST] [*]J John Coman 2H AGO Why are we the worst performing nation over and over again ? Reply Recommend (18) [LIST] [*] D Dorset Steve 2H AGO It’s all because of Brexit. Reply Recommend (24) [*] J Julian Bassett 2H AGO On the other hand, British Muslims feel that their lives have improved over the past five years, it is reported today. That's a good thing, and it's occurred more or less since we voted to leave the EU. It must therefore be due to Brexit, ...See more Reply Recommend (9) 2 replies [/LIST] Show 5 more replies [*]S Steve in Cambridge 2H AGO Everything's increasingly annoying. Airports swamped; delays in Dover; airlines cancelling flights; stagflation; trains on strike; tube strikes; petrol at £1.8/litre, inflation at 11.1% (RPI) - and at the personal level, this week's challe...See more Reply Recommend (16) [LIST] [*] W Wizard Lately 1H AGO But don't mention Brexit! Reply Recommend (7) 1 reply [*] E Entropy always wins 1H AGO The precise details differ, but your life sounds rather similar to mine at the moment! I'm just glad I'm retired and can make time to keep pushing back. Reply Recommend (3) 1 reply [/LIST] Show 2 more replies [*]T Tarquin Wilde 1H AGO Brexit, the gift that keeps giving! 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