The word 'expert' is often misapplied in my view. I look at actual practical results....not promotion or qualifications.....In history, due to hubris, this has often had to found out the hard way multiple times.

For example, those financial experts weren't really talking a lot of sense before 2008......'experts' indeed.

And funny how the opinion of the experts on how to recover from that disaster was for sheer money printing and for the taxpayer to be on the hook.

In fact, I struggle to think of one social or financial area of life which so called 'experts' have actually improved society....it's often little more than ideology.

They are usually 'expert' at making the situations better for themselves or their particular section of society.

Edited by Stirlingsays (19 Aug 2023 11.40am)

'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)

I have always watched BBC News at lunchtime whilst eating my sarnie but it has been so boring lately that I have started watched Sky's Transfer Show or Football Show and that seems to be chock full of "experts" none of whom I have heard of and whose opinions are rarely any more valid than half the posters on HOL

Her criticisms might carry more weight if she had resigned months ago. Why has she continued to take her salary whilst not doing her job, she is a successful (financially) author so she can't need the money.

She and the muppet Hancock and the SNP scumbag MP have strung it out and should be made to pay back their wages, it's stealing a living from the taxpayer.

Edited by Badger11 (27 Aug 2023 8.21am)

One more point

That's the point. A strong fit economy would, like the human body, would be better resilient to shock and enjoy quicker recovery.

And Brexit as a cause has been conveniently overlooked.

Growth / Productivity has been the Achilles heel for the UK economy for decades both in and out of the EU.

Many of our EU friends have better records however I am suspicious as we don't always compare apples with apples and in some cases I think these countries are actually fudging their numbers.

Never the less unless we change our ethos it wont matter whether you are pro or Anti EU. The government has been signing free trade agreements but even they recognise that if business don't grasp the opportunities these deals means nothing.

One more point

Do you have any actual idea how the EU are doing? Germany is a disaster zone compared to what it should be.

'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)