The Shipping Forecast

I frequently hear Radio 4's shipping forecast, but recently, I got to wondering whether our economic outlook would improve if we challenged the convention and started the news with the weather. Would it help balance out the repeated uni-directional nature of our current economic reportage? At least with the weather we also have highs.

Admittedly, there are pressure zones, but when lows appear, they also tend to move off in one direction and then lose their identity. New highs sometimes even follow behind. We may also have rough, or increasingly very rough times, but we also get high rain, then showers. Tears of joy come to mind. Oh for those in these times!

At least with the weather things are sometimes good; and whilst they're occasionally poor, in other places, it still might remain moderate. Things may also veer off in one direction and even become cyclonic for a time, with squally showers. But later, things are due to be good.

What do you think? At least there's a natural balance to it.