SCOUT· 56%54m·2026-10-26·MoneyIs War the Biggest Threat to the UK Economy?
Two of the biggest economic shocks we've seen in recent years have come from wars: Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the conflict in the Middle East. But what does that actually mean for you? How can conflicts happening thousands of miles away affect the cost of your mortgage, the value of your investments, or even how…
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“Taxes have rised massively and hardly anyone is mentioning it. The threshold freeze has been and will continue to steal huge amounts of wealth from workers. The rises in oil prices are also a massive win for the government coffers as the ta…”
“No one in Britain starved during the world wars because we starved people in the colonies instead. I don’t think that’s really a win to be shouting about.”
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“Energy is the economy! We forget that all our machines, and technology, and labour, are nothing without the energy/food that power them.”
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