Vote 2024: Will Britain's economy be overtaken by Poland?

Britain's economy could fall behind Poland's by the end of the decade, Sir Keir Starmer has warned.

Sky's Ed Conway looks at the Labour Party's calculations to see if the figures really add up.

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[eddieyeoh]

Poland will be seeing coach full of British immigrants arriving to find work!! 😂😂😂

[radomu]

A bit rude to Poland. Good for them that their economy is doing well.

[qbadzi]

Dude is talking about last 10 years. This trajectory is lasting for last 35 years. Not too bad for a nation that suffered communism, was a playfield for two world wars, was partitioned and wasn't granted a Marshall plan funds.

[foxyboiiyt]

I can just imagine 3 Polish blokes sitting in a pub in 15 years complaining the British come over here, take the jobs and they dont even speak the bloody language!

[olixz]

Tbf Poland is a massive success story.

[wielebna]

I'm not sure if I'm being oversensitive but to me it sounds a bit asholoish to say that "I'm not fine with the fact that polish economy might surpass UK economy". Is Poland supposed to stay always behind western Europe in order to make boomer English politicians happy?

[ajrob]

It is 2050 and the British are moving to Poland on mass to pick potatoes and clean toilets💪

[voytech]

August 1939 Polands economy was ranked 20th in the world . 1989 when Poland regained its freedom it was ranked ruffly the 100th biggest economy in the world . Getting back to where it used to be . Nothing shocking about it .

[NieJestemEubulidesem]

What surprises me is that "being overtaken by Poland" is used as an insult and sorce of complete disgrace; a bit like "being overtaken by cavemen." Is it just my wounded polish pride tallking, or is it a bit racist?

[PawsThought]

Poland deserve to have a better economy, they work harder and the country is not full of freeloaders

[Whocaresfrfrfrim]

Poland is one of two countries in Europe that i like 😂😂😂. Love Poland🇺🇲🇵🇱

[fenbekus]

tbh even if PL does not overtake the UK, having just an 8% gap between the two, with the context that PL only had a free market for 35 years, while the UK had one for centuries, is astonishing

[CatSounds-uf]

I mean Poland used to be in the top 10 economies in the world, and biggest country in Europe at one point, but they suffered the Swedish Deluge in which 25% of them died in the 1600s, followed by partitions by Germany, Austria and Russia which then used their populace as conscripts to fight each other and their land was being used as the main battle ground on the eastern front of WW1, and more recently WW2 in which 20% of them died and Warsaw was erased off the map and had to be rebuilt brick by brick, not to mention 50 years of forced communism after. WW2 didn't even end in 1945 for Poland, while people were celebrating on the streets of London, Polish resistence fought the USSR into the 50s, so yes Poland after just 30 years of freedom and peace is getting back to where they naturally should be.

[Dylan-qlv]

What is the british obsession with Poland? Poland was left by allies France and the UK behind the iron curtain where it shouldn’t develop for the next 40 years, and now it’s catching up. Poland was never meant to be a poor country, it’s all about the history.

[lordwiadro]

OK, so the UK will always be 8% ahead of Poland. I can trade that for better housing standards, lower levels of crime, and better food.

[zawiszaczarny]

Why GDP largely do not matter and is a flawed incicator? Living in both Uk and Poland i realized that Polish familly is doing way better than British one on average for some years now, 70% of the population in Poland owns an house or flat, have good car, way better services, better communication, better health care, polish cities are packed with bootics, restaurants, lots of small shops, something that i saw dissapearing from Uk's towns and i would argue the slaray purchase power is better in Poland as well in last 2-4 years. Visiting friends in both countries, polish houses looks clean and luxurious in comparison.
I think Uk has failed to create a diversified economy, meanwhile holding to very generous social money giveaway festiwal, they could not afford long term and that was abused by lazy shits from abroad and lower society paracites that should be out there working. Shamely, Poland is doing the same, with each party throwing out new handouts for this and that bullshit...

[internexpl]

Worst case scenario Poland will be 8% behind the UK. That is, Poland will be marginally behind a former global superpower. As a Polish person, I rub my eyes in disbelief. But I’d rather Poland get there due to it’s success rather than UK’s misery.

[PeterMaldwyn-trrd]

I'm in Poland at the moment. The difference is clear: a young, dynamic, intelligent, hard-working and polite people with a clear pride in their nation (if the number of Polish flags is anything to go by). It makes Britain look tired and giving up. Not only will Poland's GDP be higher by 2030, its quality of life has already overtaken the UK, with cheap prices, affordable housing and great public transport. If we were still in the EU, I'd be happy to put down roots here.

[TT]

I'm English and moving to Poland next year

[AURA]

In reality polish people’s are very hard working they deserve it .