A mild autumn/winter here has seemed to delay leaf fall extending the end of season 'clearing up' process, which also includes quite a bit of hedging work.
What with questionable banking practices, cases of large firms 'mis-selling' to the public and the politician expenses scandal, together with the 'austerity' measures, the individual UK citizen may never have felt so under pressure, or 'small'. It appears that a 'largist' culture could be a threat to things 'small'.