Recession over? Really?

 

http://occupynewsnetwork.co.uk/recessionover-really/

*Nobody's sure whether this is true or whether the goverment just really want to believe it is. They say its over but we might be back in it, others say we're not quite out off it but nearly there. People are saying we're out of it due to the massive events of 2012 with the Jubilee & Olympics- is there anything as big in 2013 to push us futher from recession or if theres nothing like 2012 will we fall back into it?- There's definately a lot of uncertainty. (Laura)

Recession Issues

Economic crisis isn't over yet. This may not even be the beginning of the end

Statistically, the UK is out of recession – but it took an Olympian effort to achieve even this fragile upturn

'The economy emerged from recession – but not from crisis – thanks to several one-off factors such as the Olympics and Paralympics.'
'Make no mistake, news that Britain's economy grew by 1% in the third quarter of 2012 does not mark the end of the downturn that began more than five years ago, even though it is tremendous morale booster for a government that has had its back to the wall in recent months.'
 -Larry Elliot, Thurs 25th Oct 2012, 20:36 BST

 http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/oct/25/econopmic-downturn-isnt-over-beginning-end

*When will it fully be over? Will the money issues settle within a year? How long will the  repercussions of the recession last? (Laura)

Economy Matters

MEANS: U.S. economy on schedule to crash March 2014

America’s fall will take global economies with it

 (Oct 25, 2012)

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/oct/25/us-economy-on-schedule-to-crash-march-2014/

 

*More money matters-global effects-? (Laura)

Britian's First World War 100th Anniverasry

David Cameron launches Britain's first world war 100th anniversary commemorations at the Imperial War Museum. Photograph: John Stillwell/AFP/Getty Images

 'In 2014, how will Britain commemorate the greatest mistake of the 20th century, the butcher's bill of 1914-18, the slaughter of 743,000 Britons and a further 192,000 from the empire, all due to a squabble for power and influence in the Balkans?
David Cameron, in a heartfelt speech at London's Imperial War Museum, standing in front of Paul Nash's The Menin Road, provided an answer on Thursday.
He revealed that £50m would be set aside for the centenary of the first world war, with national commemorations on specific anniversaries such as the outbreak of war, Armistice Day and major battles. There will be an upgrade to the Imperial War Museum by 2014 and funds to help secondary schools explore the Great War and its vast consequences.'

 http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2012/oct/11/david-cameron-fund-world-war-one-commemorations

David Cameron today set out the Government’s plans to mark the centenary of the start of the First World War (WW1) in 2014.
These plans include a £35 million refurbishment of the WW1 galleries at the Imperial War Museum London (IWM); a project made possible due to an extra £5 million from the Treasury announced today. This additional money will be paid for from fines imposed on financial services firms for misconduct.
And Culture Secretary Maria Miller will chair an expert advisory panel to oversee the programme and ensure that the centenary plans are delivered.
Speaking at the IWM, an institution founded in 1917 to record the then still-continuing conflict, Mr Cameron said that he wanted to build a truly national commemoration, worthy of this historic centenary.
The Government’s principal partners in the commemorations will be the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, the Heritage Lottery Fund and the IWM, but will encompass support for a multitude of other initiatives, large and small, as they come together in the months and years to come.
 

 £50m commitment:
The Prime Minister said:
“In total, over £50 million is being committed to these centenary commemorations, and it is absolutely right that these commemorations should be given such priority. As a twenty year old soldier wrote just a week before he died ‘But for this war I and all the others would have passed into oblivion like the countless myriads before us . . . but we shall live for ever in the results of our efforts’.
 http://www.culture.gov.uk/news/news_stories/9440.aspx

BBC Plans to mark WWI's 100th anniversary

'It was known as the war "to end all wars". And though sadly there have been many conflicts since the First World War, its memory still looms large in British culture.
2014 marks the centenary of its outbreak. The Prime Minister, David Cameron, is setting out plans for commemorating that 100th anniversary.'

 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19907212

*Video on page about rememberance service in France and Belgium. (Laura)