We are heading for a stagnant economy with rising inflation, so the interest rate decisions over the next 2 years could trigger a rash of housing defaults and a major housing crash.

With so many people using their properties for wealth generation, the crash could force the economy into spiral downward.

Oooh well done us for being really successful... we should carry on like this and we can;t go wrong...

Oh wait... "Time for a change".

Of course that figure is quarterly. Not that I'd want to destroy your narrative or anything.

Inflation of 1%. Wow. Obviously, you don't remember when it was double figures.

It doesn't implicitly say anything. You're the one who keeps dragging up developing economies. I never mentioned it once.

Good, because you haven't.

I do, I also remember high inflation started lower.

Of course it does! Saying "includes developing economies" instead of "comprises developing economies" implies it includes developed economies too. It's called English.

I have destroyed your pro EU narrative.

Find me a post where I said blocks with developing economies only. I await with baited breath. There isn't one.

I didn't say you did.

You haven't "destroyed" anything. All you've done is point out that developing countries are growing faster than developed ones. That's why trading blocs containing developing countries [as well as developed ones] are growing faster than a trading bloc with no developing economies(the EU), not because there's anything inherently wrong with the EU.

Of course there is something inherently wrong with the EU. It doesn't create jobs. And its growth record is appalling. And this is the last time I will respond to you about this as you're boring me to death. You did try and make out I was talking only about blocks with developing countries. You know quite well I wasn't. You're just deflecting away from the piss poor performance of your beloved EU.

Britain to end year as fastest growing major economy.

This is nothing more than the usual total puppis from Leave supporters who cherry pick the outlier case or prediction to try to shore up their ailing arguments.

The real key factor will be whether the UK experiences a hard Brexit or retains access to the single market area. One will put the UK into an economic downturn while the other will produce economic growth.

Unemployment down to 7.3% .. more then halved since it's height of over 15%.

You know that how?

Ireland benefits from fom in that several hundred thousand Irish citizens have left the country since 2009 to find work elsewhere. And it should be remembered that EU membership is not wholly bad or good, it's a balance of what's best overall.

The economy grew for years under New Labour, but as we found out in 2008, it was growth built on sand. It could be happening again.

OK, tell me about a trading bloc whose proportion of world trade has increased more than the EU that doesn't involve developing countries.

No, I won't bother, I'm washing the cat. You're very tedious, when you're being purposely obtuse.

In other words, having accused me of making out you were only talking about trading blocs involving developing countries that's now all you can think of. Otherwise it would have been quicker to mention one than the diversionary abuse and pet talk.

They have indeed but we're already back to net immigration for Ireland for 2016 for the first time in a good few years. Many EU citizens remained working in the country throughout the recession and didn't return home.

If the UK had managed to be a net exporter of people during the recession, it wouldn't have been left with a massive trade or budget deficit.

Unfortunately someone left the door open.