Recent trends

There are few things that I have begun to notice over the last couple of months. Whether they are on-going trends or simply things that I have tuned into I'll leave you to judge.

Noticeable trends

• Independent retailer shops closing and the premises remaining closed for extended periods
• Independent petrol retailers closing (in fact there are so few that to find one is notable)
• The rise and rise of the gold shop/pay day loan shop/ pawn broker
• The recent increase in the number of cars up for sale by the side of the road (owner sales, with computer printed details)
• The rise and rise and rise again of Tesco
• More people buying seeds for vegetables
• The increasingly blatant lies being spouted by the politicians in Parliament (Start with Libya)
• Social Networks of all styles becoming the source for REAL news (Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter etc.)

What about you?