Personally, I am still put off from buying anything in dollars - I just remember well a few visits to the States, one from when the dollar was still effectively over two for one on the pound, then a more recent visit when that had dropped to the level it is now.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business/m...elve_month.stm
That said, we don't look great against the Euro either.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business/m...elve_month.stm
Howie