Posts Tagged ‘government’

A moment on the lips, a lifetime on the mid-brain

I guess that everyone at some point has had some sort of righteous outpouring of emotive dictation. It might be triggered by a debate on a particularly controversial issue or by an excess of the amber nectar, but either way, on reflection most people eventually regain a hold on reality. Previously, I’ve described my political [...]

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I’d like to sell my shares please Mr Osborne

After the doom, gloom and generally rocky road the financial system has been traversing the last couple of years, I can imagine that the treasury breathed a slight sigh of relief when the balance books of bailed out banks returned to profit this week. Northern Rock and Lloyds Banking Group both saw their books hit [...]

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