Intro

I should have started this diary about 18 months ago when the major economic problems finally showed their hand.

But hey hoo, we are still in the early stages - certainly the 1st half of a game that will eventually go to penalties...

Hope to keep a log of some of the goings on, primarily with the aim of tracking sentiment of Joe Public over the next few years - where Joe came from, where he is going and how angry he gets along the way.

No intention of explaining current events as there are thousands of blogs trying that and I cannot be bothered. Let's see how far I get with it...