As an interesting barometer of social change, here's a list of the fastest-growing topics from the relaunched Ask Jeeves site, compared to those from 2006. Could we really be headed for a more egalitarian society? Any ideas for songs here? "Woke up this morning, went down to my Primark store, gotta find some cheaper clothes, 'cos I can't afford Armani no more."

2009
•        Primark
•        Camping
•        Debt management/advice
•        Leftover recipes
•        Discount voucher codes
•        Designer outlet villages
•        Property auctions
•        Budget flights
•        Robert Peston (credited with breaking stories during the financial crisis)
•        UK country cottages
2006
•        Armani suits
•        Flight upgrades
•        Buy-to-let mortgages
•        Private school fees
•        Vintage wine investment
•        Fake tan
•        Trust funds
•        Tailor made holidays
•        Michelin restaurant guides
•        Weddings abroad