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The way I look at it in the short term is that startling increases in my modest portfolio of (global) funds have way more than covered the increased costs of my holidays. Swings and roundabouts as always.

....but if Brexit was as doom-laden as many seem to expect (indeed hope, just so they can say 'I told you so' ?) , the markets wouldn't be up as this would negate the QE impact. .

Base rate went to 0.5% in 2009............and there quickly from 5% in 2008 so we've had a 'bad thing' since a long time before Brexit was even a twinkle in Boris' eye. The single 0.25% movement in over 7 years isn't really significant.

Source for that 'fact'? Low interest rates are the only factor?

Good point. Share prices are more a measure of future prospects than current state.........

This has been pretty spectacular for me.........wish I'd put more in it....... https://www.fundsmith.co.uk/about-us/fund-factsheet

Not planning on accessing for another 5-10 years (if at all - will switch to income-generating at some point though), and not hugely FTSE-100 dependent anyway (wide global and industry spread in various funds rather than direct equities), very much a long-term view so will probably let it...

...............might lump it all on a B365 offer instead

...any advice on when I should switch my rocketing ISA portfolio into cash then ? :shrug:

Nailed it. Movements up or down over such a short period in exchange rates, stock markets etc can't be taken in isolation and used to 'prove' anything, and neither can many of the forecasts as most turn out to be dogshite anyway. Who knows, even Brexit itself may be over-ridden by other bigger...