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[andrew]

Was dull to start off with, but ended on a massive high. Sir Ian McKellen's dad dancing is tremendous. I wonder which fat-headed Tory is going to describe this one as being even more leftie than the first?

Good show for the Paralympic Opening Ceremony.

It could just as easily have been a fat-headed Labourite. You really are northern ain't ye?

[LewEngBridewell]

Was dull to start off with, but ended on a massive high. Sir Ian McKellen's dad dancing is tremendous. I wonder which fat-headed Tory is going to describe this one as being even more leftie than the first?

Good show for the Paralympic Opening Ceremony.

It could just as easily have been a fat-headed Labourite. You really are northern ain't ye?

Labour aren't much better. Long-since abandoned their proper Socialist origins. Drifted centre long ago now.

[andrew]

Was dull to start off with, but ended on a massive high. Sir Ian McKellen's dad dancing is tremendous. I wonder which fat-headed Tory is going to describe this one as being even more leftie than the first?

Good show for the Paralympic Opening Ceremony.

It could just as easily have been a fat-headed Labourite. You really are northern ain't ye?

Labour aren't much better. Long-since abandoned their proper Socialist origins. Drifted centre long ago now.

Labour are just wannabe Tories now, the only difference is that Labour are the only ones stupid enough to listen to the Unions (who are nothing more than trouble makers these days that don't seem to understand that money doesn't just magically appear). Once upon a time they were for the workers but not anymore - there ain't no workers left. It's all been outsourced to India!

[LRW]

Labour are just wannabe Tories now, the only difference is that Labour are the only ones stupid enough to listen to the Unions (who are nothing more than trouble makers these days that don't seem to understand that money doesn't just magically appear). Once upon a time they were for the workers but not anymore - there ain't no workers left. It's all been outsourced to India!

Especially re: The Unions.

[What's Burning?]

The UK economy emerged from recession in the three months from July to September, helped by the Olympic Games.

BBC America; The economy grew by 1.0%, according to official gross domestic product figures (GDP), which measure the value of everything produced in the country.

The Office for National Statistics said that Olympic ticket sales had added 0.2 percentage points to the figures.

All Olympic and Paralympic ticket sales counted towards July to September's GDP figure.

The economy had been in recession for the previous nine months and has still not recovered the levels of output seen before the financial crisis in 2008.

The ONS said that beyond the effect of ticket sales it was hard to put an exact figure on the Olympic effect, although it cited increased hotel and restaurant activity in London as well as strength from employment agencies.

The GDP figures were also enhanced by comparison with the previous three months, because the second quarter had an extra public holiday as part of the Diamond Jubilee celebrations in June, as well as unusually bad weather, which reduced growth.

Who would have thunk it? Sounds like a step in the right direction to me.

[andrew]

From what I've heard today, this sounds like it may only be a short term reprieve. Take away the Olympics and the UK would still be in recession.