The Credit Crunch - and how to keep smiling when you're on the edge of bankruptcy

Times are pretty tough at the moment. You've only got to look at the news to hear about the ongoing dire conditions for international banks, what with the collapse of Lehman Brothers and indeed the Icelandic economy.

It's not just the banks either. Locally, JCB and Wedgwood have both announced at least 700 redundancies caused by the credit crunch and the sword still hangs over the Fox's Biscuits factory in Uttoxeter.

Prime Minister Gordon Brown is having a resurgence in popularity on the back of his decisive £400bn bail-out to restore trust among the UK's banks, and therefore get them lending to one another. But most people are now starting to feel the pinch.

So it's good to see that someone has managed to retain their sense of humour during these dark times. The Sentinel newspaper has picked out a video on YouTube called the Credit Crunch song. Apparently it's already clocked up 190,000 views.