We've both marveled at how the world's leading economists suddenly embraced the previously fringe theory of money printing - and wondered when the chickens are coming home to roost. Could be that this week was the start of that.

Significant falls on the stock markets this week - and i can't see anything in the near-medium term future to arrest that.

We've got:

• massive debt
  
• soaring house/commodity prices
  
• many businesses crushed
  
• failing vaccines

Time to bunker down and get that off-grid existence running?

Business idea: This is not original, people are already doing it, but have thought it would make for a good shop. Initially had it as a Climate Combat shop, selling all kinds of stuff to deal with Global Warming, including my patented 'Chill Hat' - a normal hat with a sleeve inside to hold a flexible ice-pack. Now i'm thinking it could extend to selling anything related to surviving the collapse of civilization - from brewing kits to chicken coops...