Government comes clean on Polish immigration numbers

@emmalush wrote:

…new labours gang of shapeshifters only “promote” minorities for voting reasons.

Do you honestly believe the majority of the Labour party went into politics for any other readon than topromote a more equal and caring society?

The problem is, that once they arrived in politics they realised they were dealing with a ignorant and apathetic electorate who want it all but vote vote for tax cuts.

Half the people eligable to vote actually bother to vote, yet everyone seems to have a political opinion.

They get what they deserve. Apathy!

@Ow£n Ka$h wrote:

We live in a capialist country. The government is judged on its handling of the economy. The economy has NEVER before shown such a sustained period of growth and stability! We also have the most stable currency in the world. :wink:

When new labour broke out of the asylum in 1997, briton was £50,000,000 Billion good.

Some political commentators have guesstimated were upto £900,000,000 Billion down.

Atleast we still own 50% of Washington DC…

@Ow£n Ka$h wrote:

I’m tired of hearsay. Post a credible link to back up any figures/statistics else don’t bother posting them.

Ner dont have to, PB says so :P

Political commentators…how can i produce a link.

@emmalush wrote:

When new labour broke out of the asylum in 1997, briton was £50,000,000 Billion good.

Some political commentators have guesstimated were upto £900,000,000 Billion down.

Atleast we still own 50% of Washington DC…

National debt is much like any other sort of debt. If you owe £30,000 and you earn £15,000 a year then it may be of some concern to you. On the other hand, if you earn £millions then it would be rather less of a worry.

We all have an understanding of our own personal debt, which may be many times our yearly income – say through mortgages, car finance deals, overdraft, credit card bills – whatever. What matters is our ability to make the payments. It’s no different for governments.

So, national debt too is best expressed as a proportion of the nation in question’s income or Gross Domestic Product. In 1997, when Labour came to power, in Britain it was 44% of our GDP. The figure fell to a low of 29.8% in February 2002 but has climbed since. The Treasury’s prediction for the end of March 2007 is 37.5%: still below the figure the Chancellor inherited.* By comparison, the US is currently running at somewhere over 60%.* France were still over 65% in 2005,*, so were Germany* while Japan were running at nearly 160%.*

So, as a major trading nation, in this respect at least, we’re doing ok. How much importance should be attached to this data as a measure of the rude health of nations, though, I think is open to question.