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The Recession... remember that?

Lost I think somewhere amidst the news fog of MPs' expenses and Michael Jackson's death.

Yet it is still the story that affects our lives more than any other.

But the question is - are we at the beginning of the end of the downturn, or the end of the beginning?

It is hard to judge.

Only the other day I was listening to the Money Box on Radio 4 (I'm a moneywise metrosexual, you know) and heard a well-qualified property expert say house prices had bottomed out and would rise from hereon in.

Moments later, another well-qualified property expert predicted that this was a false dawn and prices still had a long way to fall.

And it does seem a bit bewildering at the moment.

One day we get a jump in unemployment, the next we see a surge in car sales.

So we thought we would contribute to this confusion by doing our own snapshot of the region's economy through visits to people we have met during this series.

I am not sure we are any the wiser either.

But don't blame me - I've never claimed to be Robert Peston. (He's got a blog too apparently).

Hopefully the people we hear from will stimulate debate amongst our politicians though.
As ever your views are vital.

After all you are more likely to be at the sharp end.

I would love to hear whether you find yourself on the crest of an upturn or stuck in a slump.

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