Of the myriad problems facing the UK economy, the worst of all is the number of youngsters who have been consigned to the scrapheap before their working lives have even begun.
Gazing out at the sunset with their toes in the white sand, they looked like any other well-to-do middle-aged couple enjoying precious time with their adult daughters.
Machin dislikes the term 'work-life balance', believing correctly that senior leaders should always be contactable and connected. Heresy to the woke and the work shy.
Blue Owl Capital, a private credit investment firm, has been hit by demands from investors to pull out $5.4bn (£4bn) from two of its main funds in the past quarter.
When my agent got a call to ask if I was interested in being in the next Strictly you'd think I would have jumped up and down with glee. But the truth was, I was scared rigid.
As she talks, Ruth starts to cry. They're not the kind of pretty tears that can be whisked away by a manicured finger, but the proper sort that make her voice catch and thicken.
The battle raging over Herald is shaping up to be one of the most significant ever in the 150-year-old sector. Its fate may be a watershed for investment trusts.
When I was diagnosed with osteoporosis two years ago, I was fortunate enough to be offered a gold-standard treatment - a relatively new drug that helps rebuild bone.