Government spending was a consistent 40% of GDP for the three yearsbefore

the 2008-09 crisis.

It topped out at 47% of GDP in 09/10 and never reached 50%

Posted By: Johnny Comecardiff on May 8th 2015 at 10:11:31

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So it goes. (General Chat) - Old Man, May 8, 09:42:23
- Fear of SNP holding balance of power (General Chat) - duke of york, May 8, 09:55:46
  - Did the SNP fuck off after the no vote? (General Chat) - harry boulders, May 8, 10:02:12
    - No, but they are a more credible party overall (General Chat) - duke of york, May 8, 10:04:24
      - My point is, if we had a referendum, the public would vote to stay in. (General Chat) - harry boulders, May 8, 10:09:19
        
        there is no IF about it. There WILL be a referendum in 2 years. (n/m) (General Chat) - shoddy, May 8, 10:13:24
        
        I meant if Labour promised one. (n/m) (General Chat) - harry boulders, May 8, 10:15:20
        
        and this is why UKIP is still important. As Lobbiests for an exit. (General Chat) - shoddy, May 8, 10:14:29
  - We did get something close to PR as a whole (General Chat) - Johnny Comecardiff, May 8, 10:01:03
- Some crumbs of comfort. Demagoguery rejected in the case of Galloway (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, May 8, 09:55:41
  - I think some of the results are very comforting in that respect (General Chat) - Jim, May 8, 10:00:35
  - Gorgeous George gracious in defeat (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, May 8, 09:59:55
- PR suddenly seems less appealing looking at the amount of UKIP votes there were. (n/m) (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, May 8, 09:52:43
  - Once Farage resigns (presuming he loses and sticks to his word) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, May 8, 09:59:20
    - Some other c*nt will soon come along for the growing bigoted masses to rally behind. (n/m) (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, May 8, 10:04:07
      - Neil Hamilton and Paul Nuttall... ffs. Will be hilarious. A (General Chat) - Pixelman, May 8, 10:12:31
- Stupid people get the government they deserve. Good luck thick cunts, bye bye Europe snd (General Chat) - CB41, May 8, 09:45:01
  - yup, labour raising govt spending from 34% to 50% BEFORE the crisis was economic stability (General Chat) - fal5taff, May 8, 10:00:07
    - Government spending was a consistent 40% of GDP for the three yearsbefore (General Chat) - Johnny Comecardiff, May 8, 10:11:31
  - We won't vote to leave Europe. Tories and UKIP under 50% combined and (General Chat) - Jim, May 8, 09:57:17

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