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*mods: One Martin Thread, But Preferably None
codger
Posts: 2,079 Forumite
I'm not an advocate of censorship but this valuable forum is going to be entirely devalued if it continues to be cluttered with threads / posts that are "for" Martin Lewis and "against" Martin Lewis.
What's happening in the wider world isn't about Martin.
It's about financial chaos, the collapse of national economies, and now -- it seems, though candidly I've yet to encounter a single senior Labour politician capable of getting the facts right, first time out -- the mother-and-father of all rows between two sovereign countries: Iceland, and the United Kingdom.
At this time, therefore, could the mods either DELETE every thread centering upon Martin or, if we have to have a battle between nay-sayers and gain-sayers, just ONE thread?
The world of the media is bad enough with its obsession with personalities.
The last thing I want to see on here is exactly the same thing.
PS: for those who missed Darling's revelation on Radio 4 this morning, here it is:
"The Icelandic government, believe it or not, have told me yesterday they have no intention of honouring their obligations here.
"Because this is a branch of a foreign bank the first call would be on the Icelandic compensation scheme which, as far as I can see, hasn't got any money in it.
"The British scheme would top that up to £50,000, but people over and above that would lose out.
"But I have decided in these exceptional circumstances that we will stand behind those depositors so they get their money back."
What's happening in the wider world isn't about Martin.
It's about financial chaos, the collapse of national economies, and now -- it seems, though candidly I've yet to encounter a single senior Labour politician capable of getting the facts right, first time out -- the mother-and-father of all rows between two sovereign countries: Iceland, and the United Kingdom.
At this time, therefore, could the mods either DELETE every thread centering upon Martin or, if we have to have a battle between nay-sayers and gain-sayers, just ONE thread?
The world of the media is bad enough with its obsession with personalities.
The last thing I want to see on here is exactly the same thing.
PS: for those who missed Darling's revelation on Radio 4 this morning, here it is:
"The Icelandic government, believe it or not, have told me yesterday they have no intention of honouring their obligations here.
"Because this is a branch of a foreign bank the first call would be on the Icelandic compensation scheme which, as far as I can see, hasn't got any money in it.
"The British scheme would top that up to £50,000, but people over and above that would lose out.
"But I have decided in these exceptional circumstances that we will stand behind those depositors so they get their money back."
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I absolutely agree. Please put all the aimless chatter in one thread for others to squabble about. Those who want news and advice are currently having to sift through the nonsense.0
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