Ben Bernanke reckons the recession is over. Probably over. Maybe nearly over.
Well, hallelujah. All ye financial services boffins and bankers, rejoice. The recession is over.
But as for the rest of us, I fear it’s only just the beginning.
I watched a rerun of an Oprah episode from earlier this year, all about how the recession is affecting people in the US.
Multi-billion dollar stimulus packages and huge bonuses for finance sector executives gall when you see ordinary families reduced to walking the streets waiting for the homeless shelter to open.
Reporter Lisa Ling went [...]