I always like to start the day with a little bit of morning television, if for no other reason than to help me wake-up. Without fail, every morning there’s always at least one item about the dreaded ‘credit crunch’, ‘economic downturn’ or now, officially, the ‘recession’. It usually consists of a news item, followed by [...]

The blueish glare of the Xenon lights loomed large in my rear view mirror and in a split second, the BMW M3 had shot past me, with what sounded like most of its 414 BHP being used in anger.  As I watched its distinctive LED taillights getting rapidly further away, my van rocked slightly from [...]