@UK_Optimist @bbcquestiontime GDP in 2010 was £2 trillion. In 2021 it was £2.2 trillion. In $ terms the figures nearly equate. Meanwhile the US has gone from $15 trillion to $23 trillion - 50% increase.
Wages in public sector up 5% in the period. Inflation 25% in the period.
That’s what I said 👆🏼