UK expected to be only major economy to shrink in 2023

Re:UK expected to be only major economy to shrink in 2023 – IMF by nivenkos on Tuesday January 31, 2023 @09:53AM (#34595712)

> Warnings about the state and future trajectory of the UK armed forces have been coming from the US side for a number of years now.

And they can all be solved by buying American weapons... funny that.

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Re:UK expected to be only major economy to shrink in 2023 – IMF by selectodude on Tuesday January 31, 2023 @10:10AM (#34595992)

The UK has a very healthy domestic defense industry that makes most of its money selling to the Americans. I imagine BAE Systems would appreciate the local business.

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Re:UK expected to be only major economy to shrink in 2023 – IMF by pessimizer on Tuesday January 31, 2023 @10:25AM (#34596238)

Selling arms to despots is one of the things that's actually going well in the UK.

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Re:UK expected to be only major economy to shrink in 2023 – IMF by varjag on Tuesday January 31, 2023 @10:11AM (#34595998)

You're talking about the UK, the core of a former global empire with no shortage of arms manufacturing expertise.

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Re:UK expected to be only major economy to shrink in 2023 – IMF by throwrqX on Tuesday January 31, 2023 @10:10AM (#34595990)

They can also be solved by developing their own industry. Not sure they want to spend the money on it though.

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