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Who gets it on Question Time tonight?
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            chewmylegoff wrote: »
bet a question on icelandic banks comes up next.
You called that one right - good on yeIt's always the grass that suffers, irrespective of whether the elephants are fighting or making love !!!0 - 
            Alright, well, on hearing Diane Abbot say 'Gordon's had a good financial crisis' I'm going offline.0
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            Just PMSL laughing that the first word was "Look"!Happy chappy0
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            Every single Labour minister comes out with that line. They must have agreed it at some cabinet meeting. The worst is the housing minister, Yvette Cooper, comes out with the same garbage every time
Have a look at this article and then the link "Closing the gap: A guide to equal opportunities lending" especially pages 13 & 14 about underwriting standards
http://www.realclearmarkets.com/articles/2008/10/the_long_road_to_slack_lending.html
I think it started in America in the 1990's and we followed.0 
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