How To Fix UK Economy

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It’s pretty easy to talk about the problems with the UK economy – 18 years of low growth, stagnant real wages, low productivity, low investment, housing costs through the roof. The numbers don’t lie. If past trends had continued from 2007, average households would be at least £8,000 a year better off. If we could …

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10 Reasons You Can’t Afford to buy a House

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Do you remember the days when you can afford to buy a house with a modest income and small deposit? I don’t. I’m middle aged, but the last time house prices were affordable, I was trying to buy football stickers rather than a 3 bed semi. 10 Reasons You Can’t Afford to buy a House?Watch …

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Is Bank of England Pushing Economy into Recession?

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In the last quarter of 2024, the UK had the lowest rate of economic growth amongst advanced economies. Yet it also had the highest Central Bank interest rate. 4.75%. It is higher even than the Federal Reserve, despite US growth being almost double the UK in recent years. Is Bank of England Pushing Economy into …

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Is it Worth Moving from UK?

Things can appear pretty bleak. We have warnings of a collapsing economy, record waiting lists, crumbling infrastructure and rising homelessness. The government might have changed, but the problems seem the same. Wages have stagnated and young people have low expectations of their future. It wasn’t always like this. In the post-war period, real wages were …

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Is Ireland Richer than UK Economy?

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How Ireland Overtook the UK economyWatch this video on YouTube   In the post-war period the newly independent Republic of Ireland still lagged the richer UK economy across the sea. It was a largely agragrian economy, with wages 40% the level of the UK and widespread poverty. But, over the next few decades, the Irish …

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German Economic Crisis Gets Worse

Since 2019, The German economy has gone into an unexpected decline, posting the 2nd worst performance in Europe. GDP is stagnant, the car industry in decline, real wages falling and discontent rising. For many decades, Germany was the powerhouse of the European economy with rapid growth transforming living standards, but this has come to a …

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