Reply to post: Re: It'll be like decimalisation all over again, but spelt decimation due to a shortage of letters.

Blighty: We spent £1bn on Galileo and all we got was this lousy T-shirt

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Re: It'll be like decimalisation all over again, but spelt decimation due to a shortage of letters.

>We're a tiny little island with the 5th largest economy on the planet.

I think you'll find we've slipped down that scale somewhat. On some measures, India has a bigger economy than us.

Yes, we used to be number one - but that was when we could 'trade' behind a huge army & navy. I don't think our salesmen can get away with shooting the competition, these days.

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