Less wealthy, less happy, less trusting: The Futures Company on the UK consumer outlook for 2012
Joseph CliftWarc
Across the world, and particularly in Europe, governments, businesses, communities and households are still reeling from the impact of the credit crunch and economic downturn that begun in 2007-08.
The UK was hit harder than most by the "great recession", and could now be facing a double-dip if latest official GDP figures are to be believed. The background to this latest stage of the crisis, and the way it is reshaping the consumer mindset, was the subject of a briefing from...