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# Are you saying the graph is wrong, or do you have trouble understanding data and how it correlates to their political terms in office ?
Happy not to debate politics, just admit you’re wrong and I’ll move on
(I helped save b3ta! cumquat may will not be commenting further on the allegations, Fri 22 Jun 2018, 15:50, archived)
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The graph is right, and I think what I said is right... went from about 38% of GDP to about 72% of GDP in the Labour government (not quite double, I grant you, I was judging the numbers quickly) and has crept up a further 12% ish under five years of the coalition government.

What's the question?
(LokiMD, Fri 22 Jun 2018, 17:37, archived)
# does this help?
tradingeconomics.com/euro-area/government-debt-to-gdp
because i was just thinking...
this was a global thing. If you compare the previous graph to that of our closest neighbours (averages obviously skewed by the likes of Greece) it indicates that if you don't follow anti austerity measures, the situation improves. Conflating in the 'note' ( dark humour...this is b3ta and I would think if anyone could appreciate a dark joke in dark times) and the general whataboutery of your comment / the iraq reference one might think you are being at best, wilfully obtuse. I had tried to create you a graph with fox heads on sticks for you a la 'Day Today' but there's a point that, possibly like cumquat and Octo, I gave it up as a waste of effort.
(I helped save b3ta! unclepills, Sat 23 Jun 2018, 11:11, archived)
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Penny for the guy mister?

Me food bank is a bit bare, but dark humour sees me through those days.

*tips hat*

Thanks Guvnor.
(LokiMD, Sat 23 Jun 2018, 15:39, archived)