This log version might be better: http://www.ukpublicspending.co.uk/spending_chart_1950_2010UKb_11c1lo011lcn__UK_Gross_Domestic_Product http://www.ukpublicspend

This log version might be better: http://www.ukpublicspending.co.uk/spending_chart_1950_2010UKb_11c1lo011lcn__UK_Gross_Domestic_Product http://www.ukpublicspending.co.uk/spending_chart_1950_2010UK... You can see the S-shape in the curve. We hit peak growth in the 1970s and it has been slowing since.