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The Euro - better in, or better out?

G. Osborne clearly states that Euro problems are also UK problems. But we have no say over the Euro - if Sterling alone was in trouble, would Europe catch a cold? When did you last hear the word 'Sterling'?

TruckerT
According to Clapton, I am a totally ignorant idiot.

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  • TruckerT wrote: »
    When did you last hear the word 'Sterling'?

    TruckerT

    This afternoon in the Sainsburys ciggies queue.
    ''apply within'' :)
  • TruckerT
    TruckerT Posts: 1,714 Forumite
    This afternoon in the Sainsburys ciggies queue.

    Was Teresa May on the till? She likes a bit of stand-up comedy as well - in these times, can we believe she is a serious member of our government?

    TruckerT
    According to Clapton, I am a totally ignorant idiot.
  • JWF
    JWF Posts: 363 Forumite
    Dunno, why not ask one of her pets.
    All I seem to hear is blah blah blah!
  • pqrdef
    pqrdef Posts: 4,552 Forumite
    TruckerT wrote: »
    Was Teresa May on the till? She likes a bit of stand-up comedy as well - in these times, can we believe she is a serious member of our government?
    A worthy successor to Jacqui Smith. But no heavyweight would touch that job, it's poison.
    "It will take, five, 10, 15 years to get back to where we need to be. But it's no longer the individual banks that are in the wrong, it's the banking industry as a whole." - Steven Cooper, head of personal and business banking at Barclays, talking to Martin Lewis
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