The desperation of being unable to find work is no longer confined to characters such as Yosser Hughes, the Liverpudlian tarmac-layer in TV drama Boys From The Blackstuff.
An obscure US arbitrage company called Litani is circling thousands of Aviva's private shareholders, offering to buy their shares for a lot less than the market price in a 'mini-tender'.
Andy Burnham's comments on the bond markets reveal that he is not a sophisticated thinker on economics, so we must hope he listens to his heavyweight advisers.
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.