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Bank of England Deputy Governor now saying we need to spend, spend, spend.

dazeruk · 2010-09-27 14:43:53

Posted this in another thread but thought it probably could lead to a discussion in it's own right. The Bank of England has urged Britain's army of savers to "eat into" their reserve funds now to get through the current period of historically low interest rates, saying "in the short term we want to see households not…

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PhylPho Posts: 1,443 Forumite

28 September 2010 at 4:45PM

wherediditallgothen wrote: »

Maybe some people could opt for Green Shield stamps?

Sadly, there are no more stamps. However it should be possible for the Bank of England to provide those who so wish with a boxed set of wine glasses or anti-dazzle windscreen strips emblazoned with the name of the driver and his / her partner (though only if one is called Lee and the other is called Farah.)

Would we need to provide receipts with the self-assessment forms?

Well the elected never have so I don't see why the electors should.

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