tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139297432394866560.post550108505313873162..comments2023-07-21T10:27:41.531+01:00Comments on Don't Watch This Space!: History is BankNed Luddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08050301729584268154noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139297432394866560.post-3578508337359056922009-09-06T11:26:32.097+01:002009-09-06T11:26:32.097+01:00It's never too late to tend your own gardenIt's never too late to tend your own gardenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139297432394866560.post-57002383232263260702009-09-06T11:25:26.891+01:002009-09-06T11:25:26.891+01:00Oo-er, the City of London is the powerhouse behind...Oo-er, the City of London is the powerhouse behind this global mindfuck - sounds a bit like the Matrix (reloaded).O'Briennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139297432394866560.post-75912076482783266622009-09-05T18:40:40.671+01:002009-09-05T18:40:40.671+01:00Blimey, get the man a drip!Blimey, get the man a drip!Pitt the much Youngernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139297432394866560.post-20218724199945122832009-09-05T18:37:28.996+01:002009-09-05T18:37:28.996+01:00Yeah, definitely back on the credit...Yeah, definitely back on the credit...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139297432394866560.post-22562461470649742692009-09-05T18:29:14.371+01:002009-09-05T18:29:14.371+01:00Gordon Brown took the full credit for a working ec...Gordon Brown took the full credit for a working economy and fiscal regulation, so why can he not take the blame for when it went wrong?<br />I don't know, maybe he is back on the credit again or something.Robert Pestonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139297432394866560.post-76641029964754126562009-09-05T18:24:10.810+01:002009-09-05T18:24:10.810+01:00Er... yes and yesEr... yes and yesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139297432394866560.post-49542613540565187832009-09-05T18:20:20.415+01:002009-09-05T18:20:20.415+01:00You the same ProfJackal as the one above or did yo...You the same ProfJackal as the one above or did you forget to put your URL?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139297432394866560.post-87730414670693423612009-09-05T18:19:10.687+01:002009-09-05T18:19:10.687+01:00Funny though, Brown's best ally when it comes ...Funny though, Brown's best ally when it comes to the banks is Boris Johnson.<br />Such are the burdens of government...profJackalnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139297432394866560.post-22557932524470940072009-09-05T17:54:32.872+01:002009-09-05T17:54:32.872+01:00One Swallow Does not a Summer MakeOne Swallow Does not a Summer MakeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139297432394866560.post-13537594060028127832009-09-05T17:53:29.904+01:002009-09-05T17:53:29.904+01:00If there are signs of recovery, as people are sugg...If there are signs of recovery, as people are suggesting then it's because the public sector is spending money furiously - hiring consultants, starting construction projects (M25 project) etc which is where I suspect this 'activity' is coming from.Cometh the hournoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139297432394866560.post-23065113232652394432009-09-05T17:48:46.400+01:002009-09-05T17:48:46.400+01:00Depends on what you mean by over...Depends on what you mean by over...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139297432394866560.post-56546501113442638222009-09-05T17:46:30.045+01:002009-09-05T17:46:30.045+01:00Apparently this recession nonsense will be over by...Apparently this recession nonsense will be over by Christmas - I have it on good authority.Ned Luddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08050301729584268154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139297432394866560.post-16132488424049736262009-09-05T17:45:39.536+01:002009-09-05T17:45:39.536+01:00I think that most people recognise what you're...I think that most people recognise what you're talking about 'Henry'.<br />But you have to admit it is pretty cynical - and really does not address the underlying problem of controls.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139297432394866560.post-9174814274765013152009-09-05T17:39:47.013+01:002009-09-05T17:39:47.013+01:00As I said, does anyone have a better short term so...As I said, does anyone have a better short term solution? I for one cannot see Brown turning down the chance to make some quick tax bucks back - especially before the next general election.<br />Banks make quick money, quick cash flow.<br />Just the ticket right nowHenry Fordnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139297432394866560.post-59297911704485602442009-09-05T17:30:38.583+01:002009-09-05T17:30:38.583+01:00Finance and investment banking represent a huge pr...Finance and investment banking represent a huge proportion of GDP in the economy. What is Labour's or Conservative plans if these banks decide to leave the UK? How will the precious public servies be maintained?Barking Madnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139297432394866560.post-44896007222059304462009-09-05T16:58:30.742+01:002009-09-05T16:58:30.742+01:00Every man needs somewhere to park his moulah for c...Every man needs somewhere to park his moulah for crying out loud. What next? A ban on insider trading?Tricky Dickynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139297432394866560.post-24512764619520113422009-09-05T16:56:59.348+01:002009-09-05T16:56:59.348+01:00Brown also signed up to the idea that governments ...Brown also signed up to the idea that governments would close the tax havens where some of these vast bonuses - not just from the bankers - are hidden <br />Does not look like that is going to happen. Was that another empty gesture??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139297432394866560.post-90230470672902422842009-09-05T16:40:06.803+01:002009-09-05T16:40:06.803+01:00Debt was what caused the problem.
My advice is cl...Debt was what caused the problem. <br />My advice is clear your debts before you even think of taking on any more.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139297432394866560.post-47810016118849990022009-09-05T16:39:05.943+01:002009-09-05T16:39:05.943+01:00Brown refuses to curb bonuses even though nearly e...Brown refuses to curb bonuses even though nearly everyone agrees that that was a major cause of the banking crisis and the current recession. Amazing the stupidity of the USA and British governments. Some crimes are obviously more acceptable than others when money is concerned.Alan Greenspermnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139297432394866560.post-72488991154486076092009-09-05T16:36:51.461+01:002009-09-05T16:36:51.461+01:00What a joke - Brown has the arrogance to tell the ...What a joke - Brown has the arrogance to tell the French what to do. The two world failures in financial control, America and Britain confirm by their results, that you cannot borrow and spend irresponsibly. They will never learn that out of control personal debt will always lead to recession.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139297432394866560.post-18585311952320605132009-09-05T16:21:21.246+01:002009-09-05T16:21:21.246+01:00People blame derivatives and 'innovative' ...People blame derivatives and 'innovative' financial products for the crisis, but RBS and HBoS did not collapse under the weight of just derivatives but because it lent too much money to the wrong people, UK corporates and householders respectively. The gov egged them on and the FSA turned a blind eye but the burden of guilt should lie at the boards of these businesses.Geeknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139297432394866560.post-7747769399441149042009-09-05T14:56:14.224+01:002009-09-05T14:56:14.224+01:00Does anyone have a better (short term) solution?Does anyone have a better (short term) solution?Henry Fordnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139297432394866560.post-54479011135460763712009-09-05T14:55:29.030+01:002009-09-05T14:55:29.030+01:00BunkumBunkumAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139297432394866560.post-555735402353100242009-09-05T14:54:10.875+01:002009-09-05T14:54:10.875+01:00who cares?who cares?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139297432394866560.post-62131718973223579202009-09-05T14:15:11.463+01:002009-09-05T14:15:11.463+01:00Killing the goose and showing restraint are not ne...Killing the goose and showing restraint are not necessarily the same thing. Noone want to stop people making money, but in a zero sum gain, you have to ask who is going to lose out long term...? The taxpayer???President Marcosnoreply@blogger.com