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Chancellor talks of 100k compensation

News this morning has chancellor Alistair Darling talking of a revised scheme to guarantee upto 100k. See here:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7007835.stm

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  • skronk
    skronk Posts: 129 Forumite
    Not before time. :T

    However, credit where it's due. At least he's doing something. If it ever comes to fruition
  • Don't know what the experts think, but this makes an awful lot of sense to me.
    As long as the guarantees are there, should provide much better stability in future.

    Would be nice if they could announce it at the party conference.
    oh, isn't that next week? ;)
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