Five to start with...

An essential element of blogging success is lists, according to "search optimisation" gurus. Top tens, etc. I might not manage ten by the end of the year, but here are five predictions for 2009.

• The Euro, coming up to its 10th birthday, will be an increasing topic of conversation in the UK
• People will buy more seeds
• We'll get really tired of Andrew Lloyd-Webber
• The second wave of IPhones, Storms and Androids will work better, and become essential
• Three million people out of work will be a key issue in a June election - but it's impossible to say who'll make the most of it...
  

If I don't see you before, Happy New Year.