Is there any reason to worry or panic here in the UK

[MaryN]

Of course it all matters, SS. At the moment though, most people are not seeing all the seemingly unrelated threads as part of a whole problem. They will once things start to impact on their lives. But we. as people with more foresight and knowledge can at least mitigate the impact on the lives of ourselves and our families. I do agree though that the reaction of many is that "it doesn't matter to me", which merely confirms my long held belief that there really is no cure for stupid!

By the way. has anyone noticed that little article about a think tank proposing that the £75,000 of Government protection be removed from savings accounts in Banks? Time to start withdrawing any monies held in Banks methinks!