1		(US bailouts) In 2008, market commentator Barry Ritholtz put the cost of the US bailouts in historical context; the total is greater than the combined cost of: the Marshall Plan; the Louisiana Purchase; the 1980s Savings and Loan crisis; the Korean War; the New Deal; the invasion of Iraq; the Vietman war; and the total cost of Nasa, including the moon landings. Source: John Lanchester, p190, Whoops! Why everyone owes everyone and no one can pay (2010)
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2		(Unemployment) In August 2011, Department for Education figures revealed that the number of 16-24 years olds not in education, employment or training (aka 'neets') had reached 970,000 in England. Source: 'No time to waste', p20, The Marketer, November/December 2011
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3		(Branding) According to The Marketer, Twitter’s bird logo cost the social media giant less than £10 from iStockphoto; (British Petroleum’s logo, meanwhile, set the company back a cool £4.6m!) Source: 'Fact of the month', p7, The Marketer, November/December 2011
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4		(UK economy) In an Ipsos-Mori study (Sept-Dec 2011), a high proportion of Britain’s ‘Captains of Industry’ continue to support the UK Government; 84% agree that the current Government’s policies will improve the British economy in the long term. Source: http://www.ipsos-mori.com/researchpublications/researcharchive/2900/Captains-of-Industry-Survey.aspx
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5		(Ageing & memory) According to a 10-year study of 7000+ civil servants, aged 45 – 70, the human brain begins to lose sharpness of memory and powers of reasoning / understanding as early as 45 (not 60, as previously thought). Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2012/jan/06/memory-loss-begins-at-45-says-study
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