Recession indicator

[Curioussub29]

So- as some of you may know, some people refer to the ‘Stripper Index’ as a recession indicator. Meaning when strippers are making less money, it indicates a recession may be taking place.
I’ve noticed there are starting to be fewer reviews on the London board, have we accidentally discovered another way of tracking recessions? Lower disposable income means less punting.
If so- how do we take advantage?

Yes- it’s a slow day in the office. Could also be an indicator of a recession….

[RandomGuy99]

Or people are saving for or away on summer holidays

[Blackpool Rock]

Most of the girls i've spoken to in the last 2 years have said it's fairly quiet, it does make it easier to get bookings for when you want them whereas 3 or 4 years ago some girls were fully booked or you couldn't get when you wanted, that's if you got a reply

[Sombre0]

Does lower disposable income really mean less punting? Or does it just push more guys toward £40/£60 quickies to scratch the itch? Can the primal drive for sex really be suppressed by a recession? Maybe the market just shifts down rather than shrinks, but yes, either way, that’s less total money flowing to the SPs.

[DastardlyDick]

Does lower disposable income really mean less punting? Or does it just push more guys toward £40/£60 quickies to scratch the itch? Can the primal drive for sex really be suppressed by a recession? Maybe the market just shifts down rather than shrinks, but yes, either way, that’s less total money flowing to the SPs.

I guess for married punters, if money is now tight enough that the cost of a punt will be very noticeable if it goes MIA, then abstinence (from punting) may be the only option 

[jamiekinkxxx]

I guess a simple barometer would be a straw poll of our (UKPN members) punting habits over the last 12-24mths, are we punting less, are we spending less?

Me, not really in the last 12-24mths, but compared to 5-6 years ago 100% less in #'s and £ (~50% less) but this is a lifestyle choice after closing my own company (god bless IR35  ) and taking a perm role.

[Nooilpainting]

There are other markers too, property prices have fallen, big businesses are laying off and consumer spending is down, the next stage (if it happens ) will be a Stock market crash

[RandomGuy99]

There are other markers too, property prices have fallen, big businesses are laying off and consumer spending is down, the next stage (if it happens ) will be a Stock market crash

The US property market and stock market seem to be heading for a crash. The UK will likely follow. There's definitely going to be an increase in unemployment over the next 1 to 2 years.

[stevesucks69]

This is going if not already towards "off-topic" guys and not really relevant

[old_monk01]

Me, not really in the last 12-24mths, but compared to 5-6 years ago 100% less in #'s and £ (~50% less) but this is a lifestyle choice after closing my own company (god bless IR35  ) and taking a perm role.

I think it's true for 3/4 of punters on UKP.

[chadpitt]

Replace strippers with OF models and that will be a better recession indicator