we’re running out of economy
posted on Monday, March 17, 2008 by Kevin in [News & Media]
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Loading ...according to someone the UK economy (GDP) is around £1,333 billion but…
- Ill health ‘costs economy £100bn’
- England’s exit from the European championships could cost the economy £2bn
- train delays cost the UK economy over £1bn a year
- viloent crime costs £13bn a year
- the Gender pay gap cost £23bn a year
- road accidents cost £8bn a year
- offshoring jobs cost £5.8bn
- alcohol abuse cost £3.3bn
no word yet on how much it “costs the uk economy” for people to sit around finding all this out…
One Response to “we’re running out of economy”
I’m starting to think that actually, a billion isn’t all that much. I mean, sure, in my bank account it would make a difference, but £1 billion on train delays, divided by 60 million people, is about £16 a year. I’m saying, we don’t notice it.
People publish the “costs the economy” stories, making it sound like the very brink of economic disaster, and it’s the price of lunch in Starbucks once a year.
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