When it comes to investment, particularly in its regions, perhaps Britain is the country that needs to keep up
  • comrade_twisty@feddit.orgEnglish
    1021·
    vor 28 Tagen

    The UK destroyed a lot of wealth (at least for the middle class and below) through Brexit for starters.

    • TranquilTurbulence@lemmy.zipEnglish
      28·
      vor 28 Tagen

      Yeah I was just thinking it must be Brexit. Poland probably didn’t grow that fast, but UK decided to shoot itself in the foot to level the playing field.

      Looking at the GDP graph though, it looks like UK has been lagging behind since 2010. Can’t really blame Brexit for all that.

      • 9point6@lemmy.worldEnglish
        30·
        vor 28 Tagen

        It’s right wing politics

        2010 the Tories came into power and tried to austerity their way out of the financial crisis, which even at the time was criticised as being the wrong plan

        2016 we get Brexit

        2020 we had the COVID mismanagement that kept us in lockdown much longer that we’d have otherwise needed to be

        2022 we get trussonomics

        2024 was Rishi trying to win votes with uncosted policies

        2025 our traditionally centre left party is trying to court the voters going to the far right. So we are getting more austerity

      • CAVOK@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
        21·
        vor 28 Tagen

        Brexit was neither the cause of, or the solution to, UKs problems. It just made everything worse.

  • sucius@lemmy.worldEnglish
    10·
    vor 28 Tagen

    GDP per capita is $24,810 vs $53,195. Although Poland’s recovery after the fall of the iron curtain is great, there is no need to exaggerate.

    • TempermentalAnomaly@lemmy.worldEnglish
      91·
      vor 28 Tagen

      "In 1995 Poland’s GDP per capita was $13,600 in today’s money — about 36 per cent of Britain’s and roughly the same as Brazil’s. Today Poland’s figure is $44,500, or 81 per cent of ours. "

      • sucius@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        vor 27 Tagen

        Look anywhere else other than the article and you’ll see that’s not true

        GDP per capita =! GDP per capita PPP

        • TempermentalAnomaly@lemmy.worldEnglish
          4·
          vor 27 Tagen

          You’re confusing nominal us dollars and adjusting for price and inflation, or what the OECD calls Purchasing Power Parity (PPP). This is what the article uses and is more meaningful than nominal gdp per capita.

          Here’s another source. Also uses the OECD’s PPP.

          • sucius@lemmy.worldEnglish
            1·
            vor 27 Tagen

            I can’t read the article and I’m going by what you quoted which says:

            Poland’s GDP per capita.

            And I said:

            GDP per capita =! GDP per capita PPP>

            I think you’re the one who’s confused

            • TempermentalAnomaly@lemmy.worldEnglish
              31·
              vor 27 Tagen

              You need to look at the article. That’s not my problem.

              Edit: You edited in GDP per capita =! GDP per capita PPP after I posted my reply. What in the living fuck is wrong with you!

              • sucius@lemmy.worldEnglish
                2·
                vor 27 Tagen

                What the fuck are you even on about? Are you mentally okay? I didn’t edit nothing but the format to make it more easily readable

  • verdi@feddit.orgEnglish
    6·
    vor 27 Tagen

    thetimes = goilet paper regardless if you agree with the piece or not. Don’t contribute to the propagation of shitrags, ignoring them is the best way to stop them from profiting from your gaze.