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Banks to be given until 2019 to implement reforms

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  • Thrugelmir
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    StevieJ wrote: »
    If the UK hadn't discovered the benefits of RADAR in 1935 we wouldn't hav got that far.

    Nazi Germany was already well advanced with RADAR as a technology in 1935.

    What saved the UK in the Battle of Britain was the use of RADAR to detect incoming aircraft.

    Though didn't save the US at Pearl Harbour as the data was misinterpretated. :eek:
  • Thrugelmir
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    chucky wrote: »
    it's just not what you saying, for example your comment about Hester; people miss the point completely because they're frothing about the size of his bonus payment and that's what has captured their blinkered attention.

    I'm sure Hester earns every penny for living the job 24/7. A small price to pay if he bails RBS out of the hole its in.

    The consequences if Hester fails will be a pittance in comparison to his bonus.
  • Blacklight
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    I take it from Graham's reaction this is good news.
  • Thrugelmir
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    Blacklight wrote: »
    I take it from Graham's reaction this is good news.

    Well Gordon fixed the banks didn't he?
  • StevieJ
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    Thrugelmir wrote: »
    Nazi Germany was already well advanced with RADAR as a technology in 1935.

    What saved the UK in the Battle of Britain was the use of RADAR to detect incoming aircraft.

    Though didn't save the US at Pearl Harbour as the data was misinterpretated. :eek:

    There are are some that think this was deliberate, to force US engagement in WW2 :eek:
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