There was a program on TV here last night; "Britain's trillion pound horror story". Here are a few of the facts it quoted:
* The govt now accounts for 53% of economic activity.
* In Scotland it is 65%, Northeast 70%, Wales 77% and N.Ireland over 80%. Once you get above 70%, you're in Communist Eastern Europe territory.
* The UK currently has 7.5mio public sector workers but only c2mio of these are actual "front-line" (i.e doctors, firemen, teachers etc).
* Nearly 1 in 5 households is jobless
http://www.channel4.com/programmes/britains-trillion-pound-horror-story/4od#3139408
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