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west didsblue said:
It was a tongue in cheek comment. However you could argue that many machines in factories just need switching on because they’re preprogrammed to make whatever component is needed. A hoover won’t find its own way round the room.
Similarly there’s an old joke about pilots needing a dog in the cockpit which is there to bite the pilot if he tries to touch anything once the autopilot is in control.
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Remember back in the day in NASA when a cleaner asked what she was doing and her reply was "I'm putting a man on the moon" She was correct
 
Phil1 said:
Both excavator and cranes are a case of just remembering which one of the levers to use at the right time. I reckon they are a piece of piss compared to the daft fucking dyson hoover my missus bought!!
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She told you it was £200 as well I bet ;-)
 
The chancellor's Budget could reduce inflation by 0.5% next year, a Bank of England deputy governor has said.

Clare Lombardelli told the Commons' Treasury committee that measures announced by Rachel Reeves in November will slow the rate at which prices are increasing from April 2026.

Speaking to MPs, Ms Lombardelli said capping fuel duty, cutting energy prices and freezing rail fares would bear down on price increases.

Official forecaster the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) has said the measures in Reeves' Budget will reduce inflation by 0.4%.

UK inflation currently stands at 3.5%, with OBR forecasts suggesting it will drop to 2.5% next year, before returning to the Bank of England's 2% target from 2027.
 
BlueHammer85 said:
The chancellor's Budget could reduce inflation by 0.5% next year, a Bank of England deputy governor has said.

Clare Lombardelli told the Commons' Treasury committee that measures announced by Rachel Reeves in November will slow the rate at which prices are increasing from April 2026.

Speaking to MPs, Ms Lombardelli said capping fuel duty, cutting energy prices and freezing rail fares would bear down on price increases.

Official forecaster the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) has said the measures in Reeves' Budget will reduce inflation by 0.4%.

UK inflation currently stands at 3.5%, with OBR forecasts suggesting it will drop to 2.5% next year, before returning to the Bank of England's 2% target from 2027.
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Interesting, I thought we were currently at around 5% due to how the media portrayed the last inflation numbers in November, but 5% was for food only, with the overall percentage being 3.6.

Still high but good to see it dropping quite rapidly and maybe a drop in interest rates will follow.
 
BlueHammer85 said:
The chancellor's Budget could reduce inflation by 0.5% next year, a Bank of England deputy governor has said.

Clare Lombardelli told the Commons' Treasury committee that measures announced by Rachel Reeves in November will slow the rate at which prices are increasing from April 2026.

Speaking to MPs, Ms Lombardelli said capping fuel duty, cutting energy prices and freezing rail fares would bear down on price increases.

Official forecaster the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) has said the measures in Reeves' Budget will reduce inflation by 0.4%.

UK inflation currently stands at 3.5%, with OBR forecasts suggesting it will drop to 2.5% next year, before returning to the Bank of England's 2% target from 2027.
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"Could" reduce, what she really means is won't.
 
BlueHammer85 said:
The chancellor's Budget could reduce inflation by 0.5% next year, a Bank of England deputy governor has said.

Clare Lombardelli told the Commons' Treasury committee that measures announced by Rachel Reeves in November will slow the rate at which prices are increasing from April 2026.

Speaking to MPs, Ms Lombardelli said capping fuel duty, cutting energy prices and freezing rail fares would bear down on price increases.

Official forecaster the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) has said the measures in Reeves' Budget will reduce inflation by 0.4%.

UK inflation currently stands at 3.5%, with OBR forecasts suggesting it will drop to 2.5% next year, before returning to the Bank of England's 2% target from 2027.
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LOL
 
mosssideblue said:
So when forecasts suit your agenda you pounce and when they don't, you Lol - OK

There is only one Lol here
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But he ran a very, very, sucessful business so will be able to see all the holes in the comment:

"capping fuel duty, cutting energy prices and freezing rail fares would bear down on price increases".

No doubt he'll be along soon to argue that the opposite of the above is the case.
 
mosssideblue said:
So when forecasts suit your agenda you pounce and when they don't, you Lol - OK

There is only one Lol here
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How does the OBR forecast expect the Budget to influence inflation in 27 & 28?

How has the OBR forecast for household disposable income changed as a result of Reeves’ decision to extend the income tax threshold freeze?
 
BlueHammer85 said:
Imagine being desperate for the economy to tank because a party you don't like is in charge.
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Thats where politics are nowadays thanks to Brexit. As it became plain it was a crock of shit its supporters doubled and tripled down in support of it claiming it just wasn't done right deflecting to Covid then Russia/Ukraine rather than accepting their Brexit vote was stolen by means of fraudulent information than attacking the liars and getting behind a re-join campaign. They are literally happy to see their country lose out because for some reason be it an OBR forecast or voting to introduce restrictions on your own ability to move around Europe because somehow they think their belief proves them to be correct
 
bluethrunthru said:
Thats where politics are nowadays thanks to Brexit. As it became plain it was a crock of shit its supporters doubled and tripled down in support of it claiming it just wasn't done right deflecting to Covid then Russia/Ukraine rather than accepting their Brexit vote was stolen by means of fraudulent information than attacking the liars and getting behind a re-join campaign. They are literally happy to see their country lose out because for some reason be it an OBR forecast or voting to introduce restrictions on your own ability to move around Europe because somehow they think their belief proves them to be correct
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Politics was like that for a long time before Brexit. People generally support one side or the other, like it’s football, everything your club does is great, everything your rival does is rubbish.
 
Ohrodneyrodney said:
Politics was like that for a long time before Brexit. People generally support one side or the other, like it’s football, everything your club does is great, everything your rival does is rubbish.
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Not strictly true. There are those that moan whoever is in government and believe that their next protest vote will be the one to smash the system.
 
Ohrodneyrodney said:
Politics was like that for a long time before Brexit. People generally support one side or the other, like it’s football, everything your club does is great, everything your rival does is rubbish.
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Well considering we had a coalition from 2010-2015, without putting too fine a point on it-that's just bollocks. Oh, for those heady days ;-)
 
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