observer Posted November 16, 2008 Report Share Posted November 16, 2008 Acording to Rory Bremner: national "personal" debt (if shared out), equates to ?26,000 on each mortgage and ?5,000 on each card; but not to be outdone by 10 years of this "live for today" anarchy, it seems the real Government debt is around ?96 trillion - some legacy for future generations eh?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asperity Posted November 17, 2008 Report Share Posted November 17, 2008 But just you try and get "Prudence" Brown to admit to getting his sums wrong!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted November 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2008 Some of the sums involved in his PFI schemes are surreal: a ?100 investment in a 30 year PFI can deliver ?millions in rental income from the taxpayer: and at the end of the 30 years, the hospital or school can be turned, by the owners, into anything they want Crazy or what?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Kennedy Posted November 22, 2008 Report Share Posted November 22, 2008 More worryingly the Chancellor has been associating with senior managers from Northern Rock & Bradford & Bingley whose policy was to encourage folk to borrow up to six times their annual earnings. The UK's GDP ( annual earnings) is about ?1.3 trillion, the more astute might get my drift. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted December 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2008 Well it seems we've left an enviromental, social and economic legacy that will tie up the next couple of generations - no doubt our ears will be burning in our graves - still, we've had a binge at their expense! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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