We are not in a stable economic situation here in Britain at the moment and to be brutal we haven’t been for quite some time. Our unemployment stats are the biggest we have seen for a decade and there are masses of young, knowledgable people coming out of higher education with simply no opportunity for employment. The housing sector is deflated and those needing a quick property sale or needing to sell house fast have no opportunity doing so at all. Our inflation is raging. Food prices, as for the rest of the world, are increasing hand over fist and petrol is at least twenty five percent more expensive than a couple of years ago. It isn’t that long ago that we had strikes by transport workers shouting that petrol had gone above £1.00 a litre, now you struggle to find it for less than £1.30 and not a strike to be seen. We are simply used to having the money pressure now and mortgage interest could be next.
Nevertheless in the centre of all this darkness is something pleasant to lift the spirits. The Royal nuptials takes place at the end of this month and we will see the fetching Prince William marry the beautiful Katherine Middleton, a good thing surely even for those not keen on the royal family who will still get an additional days holiday. We are to have an additional bank holiday on the Friday that they marry and in conjunction with Easter holidays and May Day holiday this means that the majority of the country will have two three day weeks. On top of this the weather is glorious, some 10 degrees hotter than is typical for this time of year. Maybe we are getting some form of pay back for our stoic stance and toughness. Let’s hope so and let’s also hope that after the celebrations have finished the atmosphere remains to keep us going through the next 12 months as it doesn’t look like the money issues or our personal circumstances will be much improved.
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