"I don't need to read articles on how low the GBP has been"

You would clearly learn something if you did read, as you would learn that there is a difference between nominal exchange rate and trade weighted exchange rate - it's Trade weighted that counts in economics, nominal in Politics.

The phenomenon of GBP hitting a record low, which contradicted your initial assertion, was reported in numerous papers; I chose the Independent 'cos I guessed the FT was too intellectual for you - seems I may have over estimated you.