Worldwide Financial Planning

Social – how do they treat their two important communities - internal communities of staff and customers and external communities of… the world.

It's a pretty ugly scenario - no growth, or even a retraction, coupled with inflation. Jackpot.

The publication of Sue Gray's long awaited report into partying in number 10 painted the government, and particularly the prime minister's office, in a terrible light which no doubt will have political ramifications down the line.

It is a toxic combination. You may remember the 1970s where Arab countries applied sanctions to western countries as punishment for their support in the Yom Kippur war.

Inflation was the focus at the start of the week with the US, Europe and the UK all posting rapid price rises; the UK headline rate jumping to 9%, caught a lot of attention although rising energy prices based on the revised price cap explain most of the move.

Consider the spending habits of society to guide what the potential issues might be.