do you think we are going in to a !!

[pool guy]

Depression , it just seam''s very bad new's everywhere :|

 

[telemax]

Depression , it just seam''s very bad new's everywhere :|

Don't read the papers or watch the news then, It'll make you feel a lot better

 

[straightdrive]

the leaders of this country are hell bent on destroying the economy and couldn't care less for the public

 

[Simon Duck]

Things are getting better overall really, a bit of pain will help in the long run. (Stay positive!)

 

[pool guy]

Things are getting better overall really, a bit of pain will help in the long run. (Stay positive!)

where do you trade, getting better!! do you know what's comeing down the line??

 

[Simon Duck]

where do you trade, getting better!! do you know what's comeing down the line??

I'm trying to be positive! Haha, I know things are still not great, but you have to always look to the future and believe things will get better. Having confidence is important,

 

[toastking]

Positivity should breed positivity and the same of everyone being all moan and groan. Caution means you are ok but you rarely prosper, at some point a risk has to be taken and nobody will do that if it looks bad (and for obvious reason).

A lot of what went wrong however, was people being a) greedy or b) taking the wrong chances.

I have read into the recession and all a little, and it seems these things happen a lot more than we pay attention to and that we always seem to forget bad times once we have had a few years of pay rises and hearing a few stories of companies making their millions.

 

[puffin]

from my perspective, sales are higher than ever..

 

[leemason]

I hear David Cameron is saying that it worse than he thought. I wondered how long it would take to roll that one out. However it's actually probably worse than that!!! No amount of positivity will change that size of the deficit or how much the Government will have to cut to reduce it (something like £100bn over the next four years). That means tens or hundreds of thousands of redundancies in the public section. That is bound to have an effect on the economy as a whole.

 

[MASSEY]

Stuff like this usually doesnt get to me but seeing camerons face speaking about tough cuts actually has slightly depressed me the past two days.

I was waiting for the tories to go to canada for advice aswell lol

 

[telemax]

from my perspective, sales are higher than ever..

Same for us

 

[toastking]

At the moment its not getting to me at all, in fact my life has barely been affected other than having to try a little harder to get things done.

 

[sellickbhoy]

i stopped watching the news and reading newspapers years ago

i don't know who the chancellor is and i've not much idea what the PM looks like - in fact, i don't know what he looks like, but i do know his name

i don't know anything about who will take the labour leadership on from gordon

I couldn't name you ANYONE in the cabinet with any certainty

i don't follow events in the latest oil war, don't know how much a pint of milk is, don't spend my time watching interest rates (even though i have a number of properties)

Ignorance really is bliss, i've little worries in the world

Business is booming and last week continued the upward trend in growing sales.

I'm a great believer in positive thinking

we should have a "good news at 10" program, i might watch that

 

[jeffbearcroft]

Hopefully not a depression, but a further recession has to be a distinct possibility.

UK plc has been living off too much borrowed money for too long and the only answer is to start living within our means. The adjustment process is likely to take a number of years and mean a lower standard of living for most people.

But there will always be business opportunities out there whatever happens so I, for one, am keeping my eyes open....

 

[Vending Siting Services]

Good posting Geoff. I do believe the next 2-3 years are going to be tough, increased VAT will be the first increase to be announced for business. The last couple of years have been fine, but I have seen the way the Government has well over spent - if they were a business they would have gone bust a long time ago.

In times of recession there will always be opportunities and those who prepare and adapt will survive, but there will also be a lot of companies closing and people losing jobs, it is inevitable.

Barbara

 

[billie1]

Yes, the UK is going into a deeper recession. As warned by labour and the old liberals, if drastic cuts were made, it would send the UK into a double dip recession. Never doubt Gordon Brown when it comes to economics.

To make matters worst, the conservatives are only talking about making cuts in the public sector. What about the private sector i.e the banks which has cost tax payers billions of dollars. Its the same old conservatives, looking after their 'fat cat' friends.

 

[Woodfloorman]

We are 25% up on last years figures, and still growing. Some other trades in our game (wood Floors) are still hunting for work and they are suffering

 

[Matt1959]

We are 25% up on last years figures, and still growing. Some other trades in our game (wood Floors) are still hunting for work and they are suffering

why are you doing so well when the others are not? ie what are you doing RIGHT

 

[Alpha]

Yes, the UK is going into a deeper recession. As warned by labour and the old liberals, if drastic cuts were made, it would send the UK into a double dip recession. Never doubt Gordon Brown when it comes to economics.

Yes Gordon Brown should know about this he was the chancellor that presided over selling substantial assets to fuel growth at a time that it wasn't neccessary meaning that we had little leeway but to emabark on a substantial borrowing program and giving us the debt levels that you see now

To make matters worst, the conservatives are only talking about making cuts in the public sector. What about the private sector i.e the banks which has cost tax payers billions of dollars. Its the same old conservatives, looking after their 'fat cat' friends.

Currently the banks are making substantial profits and contributing substantial amounts to the treasury coffers which is why our debt levels at the end of the labour regime were not quite as high as Darlings original predictions. Why on earth should they make cuts in an industry which is still private not public. They are shareholders but in the main do not fully own the assets and have no direct say in the running of those businesses.

 

[Woodfloorman]

why are you doing so well when the others are not? ie what are you doing RIGHT

We work about 85% on recomendation, so I am assuming this has a lot to do with it. Also we rank very well locally on google and we have a clever Yellow pages advert scheme which works well

T

 

[J-Wholesale]

Most of our customers are UK retailers, and we haven't seen any signs that the UK economy is spiraling downwards. Quite the opposite actually: 2009 was slow-ish, 2010 is anything but.

 

[jeffbearcroft]

It wouldn't make much difference which party was in charge - the damage is already done and there is no choice.

See the link in the guardian newspaper where Alistair Darling acknowledges big cuts under Labour - http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2010/mar/25/alistair-darling-cut-deeper-margaret-thatcher

Yes, the UK is going into a deeper recession. As warned by labour and the old liberals, if drastic cuts were made, it would send the UK into a double dip recession. Never doubt Gordon Brown when it comes to economics.

To make matters worst, the conservatives are only talking about making cuts in the public sector. What about the private sector i.e the banks which has cost tax payers billions of dollars. Its the same old conservatives, looking after their 'fat cat' friends.

 

[Shaw Stone]

We are 25% up on last years figures, and still growing. Some other trades in our game (wood Floors) are still hunting for work and they are suffering

We are in a similar position (granite kitchen worktops), we've continued to grow through the recession when other companies have gone bust or shrunk. We increased our advertising budget, joined a customer feedback scheme (checkatrade.com) and invested in new machinery to improve the quality our of products and cut production time.

Its not been easy but it's not all dome and gloom!

 

Currently the banks are making substantial profits and contributing substantial amounts to the treasury coffers which is why our debt levels at the end of the labour regime were not quite as high as Darlings original predictions. Why on earth should they make cuts in an industry which is still private not public. They are shareholders but in the main do not fully own the assets and have no direct say in the running of those businesses.

So the banks are making a nice profit out of the population and paying a fair bit of tax.

So I am having a bit of trouble seeing how that benefits anyone.?

Earl

 

[optimalhealth]

Depression , it just seam''s very bad new's everywhere :|

Maybe the world is about to go bankrupt!?
And it's good news to those who are prepared.

 

[jeffbearcroft]

You acknowledge that the banks are paying taxes and contributing towards the UK finances but you don't see a benefit to anyone in them doing that?

I'm not sure I am following you. Could you just expand on that please.

Many thanks

So the banks are making a nice profit out of the population and paying a fair bit of tax.

So I am having a bit of trouble seeing how that benefits anyone.?

Earl

 

[JoyDivision]

As longs as the Smiths, beer and Cola-Cola exist there is never anything to worry about.

 

[UKSBD]

You acknowledge that the banks are paying taxes and contributing towards the UK finances but you don't see a benefit to anyone in them doing that?

I'm not sure I am following you. Could you just expand on that please.

Many thanks

The less profit they make out of our population the better, we want them making profits from other populations.

 

[Chris Kaday]

I started my business in the 80s recession and got along just fine. It was probably keeping my head down, making hundreds and hundreds of phone calls, meeting lots of prospects and giving them what they wanted which made the difference! There is no process in a worry or a wish!
Regards to all
Chris

 

[jeffbearcroft]

Thanks for the reply - appreciated.

Just a thought, whilst the UK banks making profits from overseas customers has to be good for us, if we want banking services in the UK we have to anticipate the banks making a profit out of us - that's capitalism.

And the taxes they pay contribute towards the public services generally. So it's not all bad.

Regards

The less profit they make out of our population the better, we want them making profits from other populations.

 

[telemax]

I started my business in the 80s recession and got along just fine. It was probably keeping my head down, making hundreds and hundreds of phone calls, meeting lots of prospects and giving them what they wanted which made the difference! There is no process in a worry or a wish!
Regards to all
Chris

If everyone took the half an hour or so per day they spend worrying about a depression that might or might not ever happen, and used it to do some marketing for their business it would be a whole lot more helpful to themselves.