'Flash' living could seem to be the order of the day, certainly according to the week-end broadsheet papers, and maybe 'over-fuelled by the 'excitement' factor - ? And currently not sitting that well with the considerable 'everyday' life problems for folk here in the UK ----
The growing season here at the eco organic micro-holding (small smallholding) in the UK midlands has on the whole been a good one, with potatoes, beans, beetroot and brassicas all doing well and only one or two failures. More peas and beans were put in the freezer than normally, due to the dodgy economic situation here in the UK, with folk facing rapidly rising everyday living costs. Pests, in particular caterpillars on the brassicas, have been a problem, then solved by a somewhat amazing growth recovery by them
A couple of relatively lucky energy purchases, coupled with using 'steady price' wood, have helped the situation here at the micro holding, as well as the general 'self-sufficency' approach of having reserve supplies on hand. Folk in general though seem to be being pretty hard hit by the substantial price rises, particularly of energy supplies, as are small businesses.
It could seem that the range of business objectives needs to be wider, with the current strong focus on maximising profits causing problems in that other important areas then get less needed attention, which could be a result of a too 'out-for-self' general approach - ? As folk actually live in societies it, a balance between individual and social priorities would seem to be needed - ? Some might say that in the UK the two main political parties have been too idealogically placed at either end of such a spectrum.
