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Re:'It's just vape, nail, charity shops': Can anything save ... by touristtam on Thursday November 05, 2026 @02:49PM (#50383554)
> The UK can't make stuff because the rent is too high.

the uncomfortable truth is it would make property less interesting for foreign money flowing in the UK.

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Re:'It's just vape, nail, charity shops': Can anything save ... by scratcheee on Sunday November 08, 2026 @01:56PM (#50415935)
Good. Property investment is not a good financial backbone from which to run a country. You do not want to suffer a property based Dutch disease.

Almost any other kind of investment is more useful.

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