Wednesday 23rd August – lunchtimeHumps is coming home for lunch today because he is going to work from home in the afternoon. Concentration is not easy in a chaotic office. And he needs to do some preparation for his talk at the British Bankers’ Association about the effects of Brexit on banking.
“What did you do this morning, darling?” Humps asks, as he is about to plough into his spaghetti bolognese. “You don’t look very happy, Mary. Are you OK?”
“I’m fine, don’t worry. Sarah, downstairs, was all in awe of Brexit. She got on my nerves, if truth be told.”
“Oh, just forget about her. She doesn’t understand Brexit. She spouts off what she reads in the right-wing press. Danger is that even a small recession can trigger a serious depression...”
“It’s not only Sarah, you know? Most people
