I’ve always been a big believer in anecdotal evidence when it comes to trying to get a handle on the state of an economy. Earlier today I meet a friend who three months ago lost his job as a salesman earning 30k. He has had a number of interviews in the interim, but with no luck. The other day he went for a sales job paying half what he was earning only three months ago, only to be told he stood little or no chance of success as the company had had 100 applicants for the job. U.K. unemployment is headed higher, in fact there is a better than even chance that it is about to go through the roof!!!