No, I took a year out from work to do a Masters degree. I didn't have a (good) job, a wife, a baby or a house then. The crash was primarily caused by the US anyway.
Do you really think it's acting like a spoilt child when I'm worried about my job, which is based on European law? About my mortgage when all the financial experts have predicted doom? etc. and we have "La Nouvelle Thatcher" in charge, and Boris as Foreign Minister. Of course I hope you are...
As has been made clear on this thread, they have NOT bounced back, they have gone down signifcantly, but the devaluation of the pound makes them seem more valuable.