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Iceland bank thing
I dont have a great interest or understanding about how these things work so can anyone explain why, when the authorities and other institutions are moaning that they have no money to do anything important they then... [more] tigerlily11
11/10/08 11:43 headlines
what was in the headlines on the 19th sept 2008 spotthedog
10/10/08 19:40 Halal meat, yuk!
Those pesky muslims are at it again... http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-107624 8/Primary-school-serve-pupils-halal-meat-theyr e-Muslim-not.html Gromit
10/10/08 17:01 What a Gent
http:www.dailymail.co.uknewsarticle-107581 2The-RAF-bomber-pilot-single-handedly-recover ed-body-pilot-comrade-lost-Berlin-raid-60-year s-ago.html What a fantastic story in these days of gloom and despair. Here... [more] anotheoldgit
10/10/08 17:00 Come fly with me
More than 46 million airline seats will be cut over the next three months as the aviation industry is engulfed by the economic crisis. The latest figures compiled by OAG (Official Airline Guide) show that demand f... [more] Gromit
10/10/08 15:44 Oil Prices down - so Gas prices should drop shouldn't they?
As of Friday oil prices are down to $82.24 a barrel from a High of $147in the summer . So I would assume then that as Gas prices are based on Oil prices we should be in for a major price cut then. Comments anybo... [more] barney15c
10/10/08 14:59 Icelandic PM blames UK for collapse of Kaupthing Bank
Geir Haarde Icelandic PM blamed Britain for the collapse of their biggest bank - Kaupthing. What was the basis of his accusation? Also whilst on the subject of Icelandic banks...what was the big attraction of ... [more] barney15c
10/10/08 12:15 Europe adopts anthem - Tory gets upset
Beethovens Ode to Joy, the final movement of his choral ninth symphony, will be used to open the parliament after each election and for formal sittings where heads of state are present. Timothy Kirkhope, a Cons... [more] Gromit
10/10/08 10:30 Deal or no Deal
Please could someone tell me who was on yesterday and how much they one, I had a visitor so missed it. TIA gelda
10/10/08 07:55 The Government uses Anti-terror Laws... ...against Iceland.
The Government has used the 2001 Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Act to freeze the estimated £4 billion worth of British financial assets in a failed Icelandic bank, it has been revealed. http:uk.news.yahoo.... [more] Gromit
09/10/08 19:35 webbo3
09/10/08 18:28 School bans Marmite!
The pupils have been eating the yeast based spread on toast at the village schools breakfast club since the start of term. But health conscious officials now claim Marmite is outside of guidelines for levels of... [more] Gromit
09/10/08 16:58 Surprised, no one has picked up on this yet......
...Still, I guess it's just another isolated incident. Eh? gotta love the HRA. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/3162156/Irania n-Embassy-terrorist-to-be-freed-this-month-can -claim-benefits.html Trojanfarce
09/10/08 13:38 What's the Tory Alternative?
What alternative to the proposed resucue bid are the Tories suggesting? Surely theres no suggestion that they would have come up with the identical complicated plan had they come into power a year ago? The... [more] jake-the-peg
09/10/08 13:04 Is This Right ?
So , you put your sobs , in a foreign bank , outside of the protection of the British Financial regulatory system . The bank rolls over on its back . You come running to the Government ( the rest of us ) t... [more] BertiWooster
09/10/08 12:49 How can a country be "rich" but be in such huge debt ?
I have never understood the world economy. It was announced yesterday that the sign that displays the US national debt has run out of room and so they are going to add 2 more numbers on the end. http:news.... [more] vehelpfulguy
09/10/08 10:20 Can we trust the Tories with our money?
Now that he City of Westminster (a Tory Borough) has invested over £18 million pounds of council tax payments into the dodgy Icelandic banks and lost every penny can we trust the tories to do the right thing in fina... [more] rov1200
09/10/08 09:18 Financial Crisis
Please can anyone answer these two questions 1] Where have all the billions of pounds of profit said to have been made by the banks each year gone? or were the accounts wrong. 2] Why does it matter to the ... [more] sandbach99
08/10/08 18:25 Question removed yet again
What is going off on this site? I posted a question titled Recession what recession on Wed 8th Oct. at 12.23. For some reason it has been removed. icemaiden posted a similar question titled I cant believe this ... [more] anotheoldgit
08/10/08 16:06
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