The New York Times investigates what happens when some Brits go abroad. “They are the ones, the locals say, who are carousing, brawling and getting violently sick. They are the ones crowding into health clinics seeking morning-after pills and help for sexually transmitted diseases. They are the ones who seem to have one vacation plan: drinking themselves into oblivion.”

British Celebrity Chef Jamie Oliver adds fuel to the fire. The 33-year-old describes his fellow countrymen’s materialistic attraction to widescreen TVs, cars, mobile phones, and - above all else - beer as being symptomatic of “the new poverty” blighting the UK.

Even The Chambers Dictionary has added the term “WAGs” to their latest edition. And there is even talk in the EPL of no relegation.

What is happening here, what does any of this mean…?

The darkside to the life of spray-on tans, pencil skirts and Jimmy Choo’s is revealed to The Daily Mail.

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With the US dollar becoming worth less and less, getting paid in British currency seems like a good idea. Now that idea is about to become even better, at least visually. Matthew Dent, an English based designer has won a competition to design the new British currency. As you can see the new coins look pretty slick, and might just make people want to hold on to their money that much more.