Zimbabwe abandons its currency

Zimbabwe has finally abandoned its trillion dollar currency which was worthless in anycase, As one teacher mentions on the BBC link it costs him $2 US to get to work and he is only paid the equivalent of $1 a month even though that is trillions of Zim dollars.

We already have the spectre of inflation ruining our pound which has fallen steadily in value over the last 100 years.

I went out to buy food today, my father handed me a 20 pound note, but the prices were such that I almost spent double that and that was with shopping around trying to get the best value for those pounds, Lidl, Netto, Morrisons, Marks and Spencer and Asda all had a visit.