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Bradford and Bingley shares...

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  • jimbo5661
    jimbo5661 Posts: 67 Forumite
    I hear he's getting paid rather well too!

    Lets hope we're all wrong!
  • jimbo5661
    jimbo5661 Posts: 67 Forumite
    Bradford and Bingley Investor Action Group makes submission to Peter Clokey, the independent valuer appointed by the Treasury. February 2010. A copy of the submission can be found here and the press release here. The submission claims that the "nationalisation was unnecessary and destroyed a well capitalised and solvent bank".

    The above makes interesting reading!
  • apt
    apt Posts: 3,247 Forumite
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    'A well capitalised and solvent bank'. Clearly should be filed under fiction.
  • jimbo5661
    jimbo5661 Posts: 67 Forumite
    So much negativity about my 'holiday nest egg'!!
  • sabretoothtigger
    sabretoothtigger Posts: 10,036 Forumite
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  • Nosht
    Nosht Posts: 744 Forumite
    cardsharps wrote: »
    Frame the share certificate, at least you'll get some use for it & they can be quite attractive on a wall.

    Regards,

    N. ;)
    Never be afraid to take a profit. ;)
    Keep breathing. :eek:
    Just because I am surrounded by FOOLS does not make me wise. :j
  • happyrichard
    happyrichard Posts: 67 Forumite
    I'm very fortunate and have seen a draft copy of the report being written.

    It says something about all those who think they will get something...:rotfl:...

    I'm one of the B&B shareholders...
  • scott_lithgows
    scott_lithgows Posts: 1,427 Forumite
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    I reckon any compensation should go to the savings account holders as they were sold for Spanish gold to Santander
    I have a deep burning indifference
  • Masomnia
    Masomnia Posts: 19,506 Forumite
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    scott_lithgows wrote: »
    I reckon any compensation should go to the savings account holders as they were sold for Spanish gold to Santander

    Why? They didn't lose anything, and didn't take on any risk assuming they were under the £50k. If they were over that then they've benefitted enough at tax payers expense already!
    “I could see that, if not actually disgruntled, he was far from being gruntled.” - P.G. Wodehouse
  • scott_lithgows
    scott_lithgows Posts: 1,427 Forumite
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    Masomnia wrote: »
    Why? They didn't lose anything, and didn't take on any risk assuming they were under the £50k. If they were over that then they've benefitted enough at tax payers expense already!

    Compensation for being sold to the worst banking group in the UK
    I have a deep burning indifference
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