In the past I have taken our strong pound for granted. Sadly
as a result of Brexit my current trip to the United States will not be spent
shopping, all of a sudden foreign goods are no longer the bargain they once
were. We are all aware that our country is struggling to come to terms with the
outcome of our vote to leave the EU, the initial stage of this transition has
admittedly not begun in the smoothest manner. Those who voted remain and even
those who hoped to leave, probably did not expect the confusion and uncertainty
we are experiencing now. If you are one of those worrying about Britain’s
future then just take a moment to compare our situation to that of the United
States of America.
I am currently in Florida, one of the swing states in the US
presidential election. At last the poles have started to show a shift away from
Donald Trump but one of the worlds most powerful nations is still in danger of
having this man (I can find no appropriate superlatives to describe such a
human being) as their leader. I have tentatively asked a few Americans their
view of the situation, you can imagine my shock when they compared it to the UK
and Brexit - apparently Brexit is similar to building a wall between the USA
and Mexico.
I do not have the time or space to share further opinions on
Trump, as sadly this will be my final column for this publication. Last week I
touched on the challenges of change; as human beings we naturally shy away from
the unknown. It can be difficult to push oneself to conclude something that you
so enjoy but it is also healthy to move on to new adventures when the time is
right.