Recession
My life in Nottingham, though now in an actual house rather than on campus, remains something of a bubble. I've obviously been aware that the economy is in recession, yet I didn't really *know* it until returning to London today. Family friends are being made redundant; my sister has lost her Saturday job; the shopping centres are quiet and shops are closing down in my local area. When you're a student, you're always poor, so why would you notice the falling wealth? Aside from the rising food prices, everything seemed much the same to me, up in the Midlands. But down south, my corner of the city seems subdued.