If Darling saves our Icesave money - my family will all vote for Labour!

moneywolf

Labour are partly to blame for this fiasco & what were the FSA doing ? Letting countries that cannot forfill their obligations operate in this country.

CluelessJock

Babycakes wrote: »

If Darling saves us - he gets 4 votes from my family.

That's a bit like giving a reward to the guy that stabs you because he called an ambulance!

wes88

Gets my vote, my dogs vote and I have no doubt Martin will be voting for him (maybe even giving some of the £000s in commision he got from the Icelandic banks to the Labour party)

tomstickland

hebawom wrote: »

Well I think the "Building Schools for the Future" program is a huge and impressive investment in education. Massive recruitment drive for teachers. Interactive classrooms etc.

Sounds wonderful, but universities are really struggling with the quality of candidates and their apparently great grades. Some even set their own entrance papers now.

Waiting times for appointments at hospital have been slashed.

Truly, or the statistics tweaked?

I personally have seen an improvement in quality of life.
Thanks

Where is the improvement in your life? I'm interested to hear, because I've seen no change in 10 years, apart from a rise in meddlesome pettiness.

edwinac_2

benood wrote: »

Err no. But since you raise it it is a good example of Brown's incompetence - "hey everyone I'm going to sell a shed load of gold soon so please feel free to short it like crazy so the country loses a fortune".

The way the gold was sold was dubious too. It wasn't a public auction. Buyers were selected in private.

Around that time, Jacob Rothschild was making loud noises ensuring that everyone knew he was selling all his gold too. (as if...) This only helped to depress the gold price in the government auctions.

Reminds me of the story of Jacob's ancestor, Nathan Rothschild, and his profiteering from the Battle of Waterloo.

As the battle grew ever bloodier, Rothschild created a stamped on the London stock market, pointedly selling all his treasury bonds.

Since the Rothschilds had one of the best intelligence networks at that time, the bond traders assumed Nathan knew the outcome of the battle - Wellington had lost. The English were done. Napoleon would soon be crowned Emperor of All Europe.

The market followed like lemmings, selling off their own bonds as fast as they could, getting out at any price.

From his famous pillar in the Exchange, Rothschild suddenly gave a pre-arranged nod to his agents, and they rushed around buying up every t-bond in sight at rock bottom prices.

Rothschild made a killing, and effectively took over the Bank of England.

Furthermore, he bankrolled both sides in the Napoleonic wars, loaning to both Britain and France, on the condition that the victor settled the debts of the vanquished, as well as her own.

The lesson here is that when a Rothschild announces he is selling, he's actually buying..

And when Jacob Rothschild announced he was selling all his Gold, he was actually depressing the price in readiness for snapping up the great tranches of the metal, auctioned off corruptly by One-Eyed Gordon.

"Rothschild at his Pillar"

tomstickland

So Rothschild was a cunning !!!!!!! then.

Masomnia

edwinac wrote: »

The way the gold was sold was dubious too. It wasn't a public auction. Buyers were selected in private.

Around that time, Jacob Rothschild was making loud noises ensuring that everyone knew he was selling all his gold too. (as if...) This only helped to depress the gold price in the government auctions.

Reminds me of the story of Jacob's ancestor, Nathan Rothschild, and his profiteering from the Battle of Waterloo.

As the battle grew ever bloodier, Rothschild created a stamped on the London stock market, pointedly selling all his treasury bonds.

Since the Rothschilds had one of the best intelligence networks at that time, the bond traders assumed Nathan knew the outcome of the battle - Wellington had lost. The English were done. Napoleon would soon be crowned Emperor of All Europe.

The market followed like lemmings, selling off their own bonds as fast as they could, getting out at any price.

From his famous pillar in the Exchange, Rothschild suddenly gave a pre-arranged nod to his agents, and they rushed around buying up every t-bond in sight at rock bottom prices.

Rothschild made a killing, and effectively took over the Bank of England.

Furthermore, he bankrolled both sides in the Napoleonic wars, loaning to both Britain and France, on the condition that the victor settled the debts of the vanquished, as well as her own.

The lesson here is that when a Rothschild announces he is selling, he's actually buying..

And when Jacob Rothschild announced he was selling all his Gold, he was actually depressing the price in readiness for snapping up the great tranches of the metal, auctioned off corruptly by One-Eyed Gordon.

"Rothschild at his Pillar"

Urban myth.

Masomnia

"As the battle grew ever bloodier, Rothschild created a stamped on the London stock market"

I didn't know the markets were open on a Sunday in the 19th Century.

You paint a nice picture though...

MiserlyMartin

liitleblackcat wrote: »

And what, exactly, would the Tories have done differently if they had been in power for the last 11 years? Made sure that the fat cats didn't get any fatter? Made sure that banks weren't allowed to borrow on the money markets and lend to people who couldn't afford to repay? Get real.

Actually yes. And a lot of other things that they wouldn't have done to ruin the country that I can't be bothered to type because its late.

noh

Masomnia wrote: »

"As the battle grew ever bloodier, Rothschild created a stamped on the London stock market"

I didn't know the markets were open on a Sunday in the 19th Century.

You paint a nice picture though...

I dion't think edwinac painted the picture its oviously originates from an Americian source hence the use of the words "Treasury Bonds" and T-Bonds.
Perhaps he would give us a link so we know from where it was plagiarised?

Nigel