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I guess this is aimed at my comment that in the '50s a family could live on one salary. Of course it's absolutely correct that women have the right to work, only a neanderthal could possibly disagree, so it hardly needs saying. Still, I did take the trouble to say it in my post - just in case...

I agree it is a good idea to contact a company directly with a complaint - after all, they can hardly address a problem if they aren't informed about it. On the other hand, I see no reason why a company can't be criticised on a public forum - that's business, I'm afraid! As for me, I'll...

I certainly hope posts aren't being removed for being critical of certain organisations. Sugar and Spice have a beautifully presented website, but the fact they don't give prices says something to me. As the saying goes: 'If you need to ask the price, you can't afford it'.

Of course some parts of Europe (and the world) will survive this economic catastrophe better than others, just as some people will survive unscathed while others are wiped out. My point is that the ordinary upper-middle classes have been having their economic position eroded over decades, while...

Not Iceland, clearly.

I'm sorry, I misread. I thought you said England is not in Europe. It's true that the UK is one of the most extreme examples, but prices have and are dropping over most of Europe.

Sorry, I assumed you were using your friends as examples of normal people in reasonably well-paid jobs. The UK is in Europe as much as Staten Island is in the States. It's been in the EU since 1974, in just about every European body you can name - with the exception of the Euro (which puts us...

That $500,000 plus house, holidays, etc is paid for on debt. OK, we (nearly) all need a mortgage to buy a house, but traditionaly in the UK that was 3 to 3.5 times your annual earnings. Until recently, 6 or 7 times earnings and 100% loans, were easy to get - that drove up house prices. Then...

I'm from the UK and I guess similar tricks have been played on us. We're always lead to believe that our standard of living is constantly getting better and better, but I think that has been in reversal for decades. if you take someone in a good solid career, say a family doctor or an...

The problem for the US is that the dollar is supported by countries like China who hold it as a reserve, if they lose faith in it and sell, it will collapse - no 'ifs' or 'buts'. Of course, it isn't in China's interests to collapse the dollar when it holds so many. But they are searching...

What have you moved into BBW? I'm in Euros; I think (hope) Germany will make sure the currency isn't debased too drastically - they still have memories of the Weimar republic. But the Eurozone has major problems, too. I think the best idea at the moment is to stay flexible and be prepared to...

Gold is the traditional haven in uncertain times and I've heard that the very wealthy are going for the shiny stuff - not just paper saying you own some, the actual physical metal. Problem with gold is where to keep it. The marauding motor-cycle gangs will kill for a pound of carrots - if...

Mad Max will be there to lend a hand.

Inflation is low now because money isn't moving around; the world is in recession, business and individuals aren't spending, banks aren't lending. But the trillions of queasing money won't just go away. It may be having no effect now, but wait until the economy defrosts a little and it hits...

No, what's speculative is extrapolating the present into the future.

This doesn't tell us Obama's policy on bagels, Maomaod.

For our non-British friends, marmite is something black and the consistency of bilge oil that's scraped from the bottom of a brewery vat. They bottle it and sell it to people, who then proceed to eat it. And people wonder why Britain is no longer great.

All highly speculative. Pretend money has to be paid back one day with the real stuff; our children and grandchildren look likely to get the bill for this party.

And he didn't even check the 'best before' date.

I never viewed Mad Max as a documentary before.