Last week I went to the opticians - I'd noticed I was stuggling to focus at the MoL and NPG when we've been to exhibits recently, bouncing back and forth between looking through my glasses and peering under them ( Read more... )

Last night I watched a documentary called 'Inside Job', that illustrated in plain and understandable language the sequence of the mortgage bubble and the following credit crunch. For those getting BBC, it's on iPlayer til 14 December, and I earnestly recommend it.

I'm not a financial wizard, and talking about financial instruments usually puts me ( Read more... )