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Merv getting grilled live on BBC now.

Treasury select committee in fine form.

Grilling Merv now as to why BOE is not spending more of QE on assets other than Gilts.

Very aggressive stuff.

:beer:
“The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie – deliberate, contrived, and dishonest – but the myth, persistent, persuasive, and unrealistic.

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  • nearlynew
    nearlynew Posts: 3,800 Forumite
    Nothing but a pointless charade
    "The problem with quotes on the internet is that you never know whether they are genuine or not" -
    Albert Einstein
  • Back to Sir Mervyn King at the House of Commons - he says whatever is decided at tomorrow's EU summit will not solve the region's underlying problems - it will only buy one or two years of breathing space...

    President Sarkozy will have a new target for his rage...

    :eek:;):eek::D:rotfl::):T
  • gailey_2
    gailey_2 Posts: 2,329 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    :eek:;):eek::D:rotfl::):T

    Made me chucke an angry sarkozey:rotfl:

    but sadly merves right

    is this not greeces 3rd bailout?doiubt be last
    we so desperate trying to avoid greek default and prop up weak currency

    recapitilising the banks easier said than done

    how are europe magically going to turn 440billion to 1.2trillion spivs as newsnight called it.

    qe made little difference last time
    hes admitted wont help banks lend more so whats the point
    especially when inflations so high.

    if they keep on and economy worsens
    they will have no choice but to up interest rates.
    i suspect this may happen

    its worrying no one knows what they doing
    europes got another credit crunch
    what happens uk will impact on uk.

    they should do what oz did give the money to everybody in hope they spend and boost the economy.
    pad by xmas2010 £14,636.65/£20,000::beer:
    Pay off as much as I can 2011 £15008.02/£15,000:j

    new grocery challenge £200/£250 feb

    KEEP CALM AND CARRY ON:D,Onwards and upward2013:)
  • until all the european countries severely crunch their public sectors, there will be no end to this.

    also, borrowing to get out of massive debts will not work.

    they need to cut spending and cut TAX. let people spend, let people invest, let people start businesses.
  • Road_Hog
    Road_Hog Posts: 2,749 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    nearlynew wrote: »
    Nothing but a pointless charade

    Correct, nothing more to be said.
  • ILW
    ILW Posts: 18,333 Forumite
    As long as the Greeks can go on getting state pensions at 50, what is the problem?
  • Treasury select committee in fine form.

    Grilling Merv now as to why BOE is not spending more of QE on assets other than Gilts.

    Very aggressive stuff.

    :beer:

    why the 'have a beer' smiley??
    FACT.
  • ruggedtoast
    ruggedtoast Posts: 9,819 Forumite
    Does anyone here have a working shift key and access to punctuation?
  • JWF
    JWF Posts: 363 Forumite
    no mine is broken so is the full stop button
    All I seem to hear is blah blah blah!
  • Road_Hog
    Road_Hog Posts: 2,749 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    edited 25 October 2011 at 6:21PM
    does anyone here have a working shift key and access to punctuation?

    "afraid not mines permanently fixed on even though im not shouting you should see me when the tourettes kicks in

    at least my tab key is still working along with my space bar
    "
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