//doom and gloom seems to pervade your lives, i thought for once there is some hope that with the currency being more buoyant you would be pleased..//
Emmie.... when the £ was falling they were squealing we're doomed. The same gainsayers are now of course predicting that the rise in the value of the £ is a definite sign that we are( you ahead of me here aren't you) indeed Doooooooomed. Meehh.
Certain people will twist every scrap of data to undermine the confidence in Britain, because they have no vested or emotional connection to the United Kingdom.