Post Brexit Britain just keeps getting better as we get another dose of economic cheer
Bank of England interest rates have bounced back with a massive rise
YET another dose of economic cheer arrives to silence the dismal chuntering of routed Remainers.
How chipper they were when manufacturing had a post-referendum wobble in July and the Bank of England’s europhile boss hastily cut interest rates with a smug “told you so” look.
Except now it’s bounced back with the biggest monthly rise in 25 years.
They didn’t see that coming. Nor the Leave victory — nor any of the signs since that Britain will just keep calm, carry on and thrive outside the EU.
If only Remainers had positive news from Brussels to talk up. There is none.
Britain is not out of the woods. Perhaps not yet even in the woods. But we have so far shown typical good sense.
Voters laughed off David Cameron’s scares, as powerful in turning waverers towards Leave as Boris Johnson’s oratory.
One voice was still pathetically protesting against the tide of history yesterday.
Tony Blair, in French, claimed Britain might U-turn at a second referendum.
He once had a winning understanding of voters. Hard to imagine now.
Arrogant docs
WHEN will the grown-ups in the medical profession find the guts to stand up to the junior doctors trashing their good name?
A hard core aim to bring the health service to a standstill, with suffering and death as collateral damage.
This wave of five-day strikes is not the noble “saving the NHS” campaign they advertise. It is a grubby demand for yet more Saturday pay beyond the excellent deal their own union recommended.
But, as one medic revealingly wrote yesterday, they also seek to stop the Tories running the NHS “unopposed”.
That’s right. The Tories, elected on a pledge to run the NHS fully seven days a week and increase funding by billions.
These young, middle-class militants need lessons in democracy and humility.
Older, wiser heads should deliver them.
Veterans’ aid
OUR war veterans traumatised by combat stress need all the help they can get.
But the vast array of support charities is confusing. Some offer risky treatment. And most veterans are unaware the NHS caters specifically for them.
We welcome a more focused approach — and new services starting next April.
No group of patients is more deserving.
‘Miracles’ era
THE potentially historic breakthrough in Alzheimer’s treatment is thrilling.
Within years this terrible illness could be wiped out. Couple that with the amazing recent progress on cancer.
We live in an exciting era, on the cusp of eradicating some of our greatest scourges.