A hurricane of two kinds
Wednesday, October 17th, 2007
It would be impossible for any of us around twenty years ago to forget this time of year. We had stock markets crashing world wide. I was working in the City, having started a new business the year before. It was going swimmingly well but after that it was pretty tough. The excesses of the 1980s were demolished very quickly indeed.
The famous hurricane ripped up thousands of trees in Suffolk, as elsewhere. It was the week of my son’s christening and I had to drive between London and Suffolk to collect some plates, knifes and forks for the lunch afterwards. It was a difficult drive what with the uprooted trees and debris everywhere.
But renewal is extraordinary. New trees were planted extensively, and have flourished. The world’s economy eventually recovered and we have had 15 years of economic growth.
In the last few days, however, I have been wondering whether Gordon has thought that a hurricane has ripped through his life again. It must feel like it.