Because now we've got this one, and we really don't need a full rerun of the 20th century, we've already had the 100 year pandemic and the right is on the rise again across Europe
GDP is generally a bad measure for a healthy and happy population. Just look at the US - they have a way higher GDP per capita on average. That doesnβt mean that the majority of the US is happy and/or healthy.
This is what you're looking for: The Pandemic hit you way harder than it should have because it was a double whammy, now you're rebounding faster that's not surprising but you're still quite a bit behind to where you should be.
These estimates are based on the βdoppelgΓ€ngerβ method, in which an algorithm selects countries whose economic performance closely matches the UKβs before Brexit
How many times has it been revised? First they took out the USA part because of Trump, then they added in a bit of New Zealand's economy. It's a joke.
It certainly cannot be said to be factual. It's a synthetic counter factual, otherwise known as bullshit.
How many times has it been revised? First they took out the USA part because of Trump, then they added in a bit of New Zealandβs economy. Itβs a joke.
No. That's how the method works: You create a country that's actually comparable. If a country changes, it may cease to be comparable.
What's your method, though? Comparing the UK to the rest of the EU? Our economic structure doesn't even begin to be comparable! Same goes for comparisons against "near peers" countries being similarly wealthy doesn't mean that they're structured equivalently.
That's not what that model does. It picks pieces of different economies and puts them together like Frankenstein's monster and then they chop a leg off because it no longer fits the narrative.
Are you really saying comparing the 6 biggest economies in Europe is wrong? Lol
It's absurd to take that as proof of anything versus comparison with similar local economies π
And the German GDP per capita is still above that of the UK ever since the Brexit vote. That is besides Germany being much more connect with Russia in terms of trade, which was undoubtly a massive misstake and caused a massive energy crisis hurting Covid recovery.
Hard to say who is in a worse position, if that happens. For Germany it would be less exports to China and problems for the German car makers, which might cause problems.
For the UK it would be the close financial ties and all the money China has invested into the UK. That has been twice as much as for Germany and via Hong Kong the ties are much closer in that sector. The ties are insanly close, to the point that China owns part of the new Hinkley point nuclear plant and the electricity grid of London is owned by a Hong Kong based companies for example. Anyway we clearly do not know, if this is really a problem or just a smart way of taking some money from the Chinese.
Basicly it boils down to how and what happens in and with China. In case of an invasion of Taiwan everybody is going to suffer, thats for sure. If it is just a financial crisis, it is hard to say who ends up with the bad deals. Last time we saw some intressting stuff for sure.
Yes, and the UK is awash with Russian money as well. An awful lot of both Chinese and Russian is in property.
Europe narrowly avoided a terrible media deal that the commission tried to push through, it would have meant allowing Chinese ownership of EU media companies
Cool, didnβt realise it was real gdp. Thatβs better than expected then. However, pretty petty thing to spout out when celebrating another country. Little Britain indeed.
Just my opinion, but countries are just concepts. Dangerous ones.
Right, so why are you here desparately trying to prove that our country is doing so much worse than yours? On a post where that's not even a relevant discussion no less?
The post had numbers about Germany in the image. I just added some more.
It's not my fault if you get butt hurt because I don't think celebrating the unity is a good idea.
Same as older Western Germans didn't want to discuss Nazis in positions of power during the sixties, including the chancellor, because the economy was doing so well. Thankfully young German students revolted and demanded their removal. Only when it got into the media was action taken. Truth is truth.
Another good one is "Minderwertigkeitskomplex", a deep-seated feeling of inferiority that leads to desperate attempts to compensate by belittling others.
Makes you lot laughing at brexit for 7 years quite ironic.
It's quite telling that Brits constantly bring this up because it's just not well substantiated. The UK isn't that present in German media when you compare it to countries like France, USA, China or even Poland. You guys seem to think a lot more about us than we do about you.
Memes like this, and constant piss taking for years
But when the actual facts come out and we find out that it's Germany who is the sick man of Europe. That's pretty funny, considering all the UK is broke jokes.
But I guess the German lack of sense of humour trope is real.