RANDOM REMINDER

Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30681, 22 February 1965, Page 24

RANDOM REMINDER

POINT WHAT?

You’ve no idea how much we are looking forward to D-day, even though it’s two years away. Our savings are, as it were, going to double overnight —forget about those debts won’t you. Our pay, oh joy, will be twice as big—don’t worry about the tax right now. And our interests in our interest will be simply compounded. And all the lovely new prices, the pride in handing over twice as much to the little woman. We'll make the £ go further. But confine the joy, bow the head and spare a

moment for Hereford street and Harley. For the approach of D-day brings dismay and the prospect of ruin to the city's legal and medical elements, and nothing they can do will stop the onward march of the great leveller, decimal currency. You recall, of course, your accounts from those areas—£2 2s they used to be. then £3 3s, £5 5s or even £2O 20s for a decent sort of chat. But here’s the rub. On D-day ha ha, the guinea will be as dead as the £; and however much they play about with that decimal point,

things are never going to be the same again. From a majestic account of £6 6s to 12.60 dollars Is, you’ll agree, something of a comedown. These accounts will rank only with the tradespeople’s and will rate no priority in the shuffle. We will yet see our professional men, with frayed tempers and collars, knocking furtively at our back doors and pleading for a settlement or a little on account. Aye, Rabbie, ye kenned fu’ well, the rank is but th® guinea stamp.