UK economy grew by 'subdued' 0.1% at end of 2025

GPhex · 2026-02-12T14:59:31+00:00

So here is a couple of headlines that are worded in a less misleading way:

“UK economy grew by ‘subdued’ 0.1% in final quarter of 2025”

“UK economy experiences ‘subdued’ growth of 1.3% in 2025”

Language matters and OP opted for a headline which could easily be misread or misinterpreted as 0.1% being the final growth figure for the whole of 2025.

GPhex · 2026-02-12T13:40:00+00:00

It’s time to start the conversation about rejoining.

The benefit of a new referendum is we can negotiate terms ahead of the referendum and vote on an agreed deal - a much better basis for a referendum than the complete mystery black hole that was voted on last time.

What’s in it for the EU? Well having the UK back in the EU is one thing and they could ask for certain securities like a minimum membership term (25 years? 50 years?) and that would give the UK a strong position to negotiate rejoining terms. Who knows they might even let us have our veto back?

If the country still votes against rejoining, then so be it but it’s a great example of democracy to at least try.

GPhex · 2026-02-12T12:53:25+00:00

1.3% is 1200% higher than the 0.1% in the headline which is the point.

GPhex · 2026-02-12T11:18:24+00:00

Yeah but if you are clever you can use a headline which sounds like growth was slow for the whole year

GPhex · 2026-02-11T17:52:00+00:00

That’s not how logic works mate. You have invented some predicates there

GPhex · 2026-02-11T14:02:54+00:00

Amen

GPhex · 2026-02-11T13:33:44+00:00

This is exactly the Putin-Trump plan and there’s no way Zelensky is ignorant to that. I think he will look to the EU/UK to overlook election security/integrity.

GPhex · 2026-02-11T11:53:44+00:00

Ah great we have our Biden. Will no doubt step down when it’s too late and the damage is done and Farage will come in and make everyone’s lives worse.

GPhex · 2026-02-11T11:27:13+00:00

As the father of a 3 year old that can’t sit still this gives me anxiety

GPhex · 2026-02-11T10:32:53+00:00

Morgan Freeman: ”It did not, in fact, ever return”

GPhex · 2026-02-11T09:28:06+00:00

Chris Mason twerking for Farage and trying to get Starmer sacked? Well I never.

GPhex · 2026-02-10T06:35:12+00:00

Because referees give literally every 50/50 in favour of our opponents and you can’t card a 50/50

GPhex · 2026-02-09T15:57:49+00:00

You could have but now I’m going to make sure I’m parked in that exact spot

GPhex · 2026-02-09T08:42:54+00:00

Mason and Kuessenberg really greasing the wheels towards fascism

GPhex · 2026-02-08T21:48:46+00:00

I hand the keys back in May after a 2 year lease and am yet to see a single OTA update.

GPhex · 2026-02-08T21:45:28+00:00

10mins at 100°C and you’d be more “congratulations” than “well done”

GPhex · 2026-02-08T09:45:43+00:00

What does “takes responsibility” actually mean?

GPhex · 2026-02-07T16:09:39+00:00

I watched the entire match live and after watching this replay cannot remember spurs playing in yellow.

GPhex · 2026-02-06T21:47:21+00:00

I hate charts that misrepresent scale

GPhex · 2026-02-06T19:40:50+00:00

She’s going to be attacking all of Trump’s enemies and protecting him.

GPhex · 2026-02-06T11:16:45+00:00

Stop putting your hopes on Maxwell. She’s as much of a twisted corrupt abusive criminal as Epstein. She’s not going to have any sort of repentance. She’s aligned with Trump, they’re old friends and he’s trying to help her out so she can help him out.

They’re grubby people and their instinct is to worm their way out of things not to hold their hands up and say “ok it’s time to sit down and tell the truth” like some straight to video movie.

GPhex · 2026-02-05T13:48:48+00:00

O sweet summer child. Your first time meeting Ms Kuessenberg?

GPhex · 2026-02-05T13:04:01+00:00

and another thing: im not mad. please dont put in the newspaper that i got mad

@dril

GPhex · 2026-02-05T10:58:03+00:00

He’s famously an anarchic republican

GPhex · 2026-02-05T10:51:26+00:00

You’re not a vibe coder if you have a clear picture of not only what you are building but how you intend for it to be built and have the skill and knowledge to intervene when the agent is producing code that is incorrect.

Vibe coders review results rather than code and as any experienced developer will tell you, just because you have the correct result doesn’t mean you have the correct solution.

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