Typical isn’t it? After three weeks of glorious English summer weather (four words  not normally seen in the same sentence!) the nation’s schools break up for their long break and, right on cue, the rain returns! Poor kids, poor parents!

Still, they can always take their holidays in southern Europe where the weather is guaranteed to be hot and sunny. Yes, they can, but as all parents know only too well the airlines virtually double their fares once the school holidays begin and the car hire companies and hotels are not far behind either. It is so unfair and unjust. Of course, the airlines tell us that it’s all about supply and demand but whatever they call it and whatever words they may use to describe their policies the only word that rings true is exploitation.

I hope the sun returns and shines for the whole of August so that families can forget about jetting off to the sun and instead take their holidays in the UK. The trouble is, as we know through bitter experience, it’s probably a forlorn hope but you never know, perhaps this is the summer we’ve been waiting for. After 30 years we’re surely due a good one!