Recession in cartoons

February 2009: Arctic weather that struck Britain piled further difficulty on firms already struggling in the recession Photograph: Kipper Williams/Guardian

But upmarket lingerie maker Agent Provocateur seemed to be riding out the downturn Photograph: Kipper Williams/Guardian

April: BP shed 620 jobs at its solar power business Photograph: Kipper Williams/Guardian

May: Recovery wouldn't be quick, warned Bank of England governor Mervyn King Photograph: Guardian

June: BA wanted staff to work for free Photograph: Guardian

July: Construction sector woes raised fears of a W-shaped recession Photograph: Kipper Williams/Guardian

Sales of flat-pack furniture were squeezed Photograph: Kipper Williams/Guardian

August: Recruitment company Michael Page believed the jobs market was stabilising, as Sir Fred Goodwin prepared to return to the UK Photograph: Guardian

WPP boss Martin Sorrell gave the City little to cheer about as it warned about the sick state of the advertising market Photograph: Guardian

October: As jobless figures continued to rise, a pensions-saving idea to raise the retirement age to 66 was proposed at the Conservative Party conference Photograph: Guardian

November: One-in-five young people still out of a job, despite slowdown in the rate of overall unemployment Photograph: Guardian

Kipper Williams - 21 January 2010 Photograph: Kipper Williams Photograph: Kipper Williams/guardian.co.uk

Kipper Williams Bonus: 26.10.2010 Photograph: guardian.co.uk

Kipper Williams retail sales: 09.02.2010 Photograph: guardian.co.uk