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Gordon Brown and Alistair Darling... the Beavis and Butt-head of Global Finance Markets
The Final Redoubt —
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Fears are growing over Britains exposure to the financial turmoil in the stricken Arab state of Dubai. UK banks account for half the £60billion of global loans to the debt-laden emirate, new statistics show. State-controlled giant Royal Bank of Scotland has helped lead the charge, provoking fears that ...8 hours ago -
Insurers almost religious in their devotion to settle Cumbria flood claims
Family: News and advice on family matters children and parents —
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The rush for the high ground in Cumbria hasnt just been among its water-soaked residents.21 hours ago -
The sixty-third weekly "No shit, Sherlock" award
Not a sheep —
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This prize goes to the dynamic combination of Alistair Darling and the BBC for the BBC headline "Recession worse than estimated" and the first lines of this report "Chancellor Alistair Darling will say in his pre-Budget report that the economy performed worse in 2009 than he first predicted, Treasury sources have ...1 day ago -
Fears of double-dip recession grow as Dubai crashes
The Guardian - guardian.co.uk —
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Debt crisis in millionaires playground could herald new phase in global financial meltdown Share prices in the City suffered their biggest fall since March today amid fears that a debt crisis in the millionaires playground of Dubai heralded a new phase in the global financial meltdown and a double-dip recession in ...1 day ago -
Name, shame, blame the bankers, if you like. But theyre the wrong target | Simon Jenkins
The Guardian - guardian.co.uk —
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Regulators have long been suckered by too big to fail. The Walker report has all the power of a feather duster Oh, Mr Brown, I loved that. Tickle me again, Mr Darling. Just there. A back rub, please, Sir David. A little oil here, Lord Phillips; a teeny whiplash from you, Lord Myners. And you, Mervyn King, perhaps ...2 days ago -
Bank reform: What a carve up!
Comment is free | guardian.co.uk —
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There is a direct link between this weeks revelation of the Bank of Englands secret £62bn loan to RBS and HBOS last October, and todays report from Sir David Walker on how banks should be governed. They are both inside jobs, momentous affairs of huge public importance yet where the shots are called by a select few. ...2 days ago -
Alistair Darling defends the Bank of Englands secret loans to RBS and HBOS
PlayPolitical.com - Labour Party —
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Too big to fail? Guerrilla central banking and the last resort
UK News —
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Deciding it was safe to come clean because banks are now on a more even keel and the worst of the credit crisis is behind us, the Bank of England has told the nation that at the height of the turmoil it secretly lent Royal Bank of Scotland and HBOS a colossal £62 billion, which is more than the entire British ...3 days ago -
Could denying bedroom privileges save the planet?
Ohaiyo Business Magazine —
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There will be a record number of side events at the United Nations-sponsored climate talks in Copenhagen next month, but one woman’s one-woman show could give the delegates, most of whom will be men, the incentive they really need to agree a new global warming treaty. In “ The Boycott “, Kathryn Blume plays ...4 days ago -
What next for Jedward?
Orange Celebrity Blog —
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Posted by Jane Murphy No! No! Noooooo! After two long months of Jedmania, everyone’s favourite rapping-and-jumping twins John & Edward have been cruelly voted off The X Factor in favour of contestants who can actually hold a tune. Honestly - what is the world coming to? Still, don’t despair: ...5 days ago -
Jedward - Labour and Conservatives jump on the bandwagon with X Factor themed political ads
nick burcher —
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Last night (the magnificent) Jedward were voted off of the X Factor TV show. I have previously written about how the impact of the X Factor show has produced an echo and reached out far wider than the TV set - with enormous discussion being prompted on social sites like Twitter and Facebook. Another indication of ...5 days ago -
Something For The Weekend 13
t5m: Love Personality, Love t5m —
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It’s a case of ‘here we go again’, as all of us – not just motorists – find we are being held to ransom by greedy oil traders who have eclipsed the very companies themselves in manipulating the ‘black gold’ market, to send prices rocketing by Christmas. Now, in keeping with a monetary theme, here’s ...1 week ago -
AFGHANISTAN AND KARZAI – WHAT A TRIUMPH FOR DEMOCRACY
CALEDONIAN COMMENT —
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Meet the President of Afghanistan. Elected for a second term by means of balloting irregularities that even George W Bush might have blushed over, Hamid Karzai (pictured above, centre) was sworn in yesterday for another 5 years in the presence of such dignatories as the US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and the ...1 week ago -
After flirtations Cazenove made a wise choice in its financial partner
Family: News and advice on family matters children and parents —
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Back in 2004 David Mayhew chairman of Cazenove had a choice to make.1 week ago -
UK credibility and recovery crumble
Family: News and advice on family matters children and parents —
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Alistair Darling is losing the argument over how to deal with Britains terrifying public debt almost as quickly as the deficit itself is widening. The fact that our public finances deteriorated nearly twice as fast as expected last month means we cant wait any longer for the Government to take action.1 week ago -
Public finances analysis | Larry Elliott
The Guardian - guardian.co.uk —
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Companies are still having trouble getting finance, and that represents a big handicap to a strong and sustained recovery Dire public finances. A fresh contraction in lending to hard-pressed businesses. And a warning to Alistair Darling from the wests leading think tank that he should avoid pre-election giveaways in ...1 week ago -
OECD tlls Darling that he cannot afford a pre-election giveaway
The Guardian - guardian.co.uk —
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As budget deficit hits £11.4bn, economic thinktank expects a weaker upturn for Britain over next two years The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development today warned Alistair Darling that he has no scope to afford pre-election giveaways, as official figures revealed that last month was the worst ...1 week ago -
Banks to be forced to reveal more about pay of top staff
The Guardian - guardian.co.uk —
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Voluntary compliance will not work, City grandee tells chancellor Banks will be forced to reveal more details about the pay of their "high end" staff under legislation to be unveiled in the new financial services bill which will be published tomorrow. Sir David Walker, the City grandee conducting a review of ...1 week ago -
Cartoon for Today, Wednesday 18 November
The Inquiring Mind —
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Dave Brown - The Independent - 16 November1 week ago -
Family: News and advice on family matters children and parents —
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