Possibly not. This idea came from nowhere during the BAFTAs (and has no relation to them, before you get excited). Might be worth working on, what do you reckon? I'm not overly attached to it, so can take criticism!
SET IN THE BANK OF ENGLAND, TWO SENIOR EMPLOYEES, REG AND FRANK, ARE DISCUSSING FISCAL MATTERS. FRANK IS ABOUT 60, REG 45ish
REG: Morning Frank. I have the reports here and they don't make for pretty reading.
FRANK: When have they of late? Oh well, how bad can it be? Do your worst.
REG: The retail price index has increased by a quarter of a point
FRANK: Right
REG: 50% of banks are planning to cut interest rates
FRANK: Worrying
REG: There are signs of the dollar recovering. It's up point one over the last two months. Also, the Euro is making gains on the pound and as for the Yen...
FRANK: I get the picture. Is it all bad?
REG: Well, the green shoots of recovery have been replaced by the pruning of recession. With low confidence in the housing market as well the outlook for the next two years is poor. Oh, and I haven't even mentioned inflation.
FRANK: Inflation, go on, hit me. What's the poison we have to swallow?
REG: Overall, price inflation is at 4%, but wage inflation is static. And we have types of inflation we haven't seen for years. You taken a piss recently?
FRANK: Not in the last few minutes
REG: Well, don't. You no longer spend a penny, it's now five pence.
FRANK: It had to happen. It's been a penny for 50 years, and what else can you do with that? Anyway, five pence isn't that bad, it's 20p in any mainline station.
REG: Well, that's not all. A pony is no longer £25. A monkey's still £500 though
FRANK: Hmmm. Makes sense to me. I always thought it was unfair that a pony was worth only one twentieth of a monkey anyway, not very realistic. My little Gemma wants a pony for Christmas and it's gonna cost a lot more than some diseased African chimp.
REG: You seem remarkably calm about all this Frank
FRANK: Well, you forget that I've been round the block a few times, seen all the fiscal panics many times over. As I always say, it's swings and roundabouts; in for a penny, in for a pound.
REG: Ah, well, about that expression...
