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http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/news/article.html?in_article_id=455407&in_page_id=2Rate-setter Sentance warns of a downturn The chances of a severe downturn in the economy have increased significantly, according to Bank of England rate setter Andrew Sentance... Latest reports from across thisismoney.co.uk Candy Bros at war with Icelandic bank HBOS superbank deal puts Lloyds …
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[IMG Sir Fred Goodwin]
http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/news/article.html?in_article_id=455389&in_page_id=2After £37bn rescue, £17bn in bonuses revealed As the seeds of the current financial crisis were being sown, bosses awarded themselves a record £17bn in bonuses... Reader comments (2) …
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Quantitative easing: the case for ‘printing money’
http://www.liberalconspiracy.org/2009/01/08/quantitative-eas...‘Brown plans to print more money’ was the front-page headline on tonight’s Evening Standard, and tomorrow’s Daily Mail front-page splash follows suit. With interest rates set to fall again in the morning to their lowest level since the Bank of England was founded in 1694, the
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J D Wetherspoon - An apology(of sorts) - John Wallace Linton.
http://newportcity.blogspot.com/2009/01/j-d-wetherspoon-apol...iously I had cause to complain about how my father was spoken to by a member of staff and this was resolved by a corporate fluff letter. Oh and it would appear the JD Wetherspoon have had a few vermin problems in the past: here also here and here But that aside when I fancy some food I would rather my steak be steak than some form of Zebu bushmeat from South Amercia List of videos re the above complaint that I put up are here I shall finish with this from The Urban Dictionary &
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theRatandMouse - London's property blog
http://www.theratandmouse.co.ukBank spotted "crazy borrowing", failed to act [This Is Money] Slump in Prime London rents [Wealth Bulletin] Mother-of-four bullied out of expensive council house [Daily Mail] Homeless risk for 2009 [BBC] It's Paris's time [Times] The Rat and Mouse - London's property blog, since 2005
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The banks say a second bail-out will be essential if they are to achieve their medium-term strategic goal of . . .
http://punkscientist.blogspot.com/2009/01/banks-say-second-b...~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~... having all the money and throwing you out of your house. Mash it! FYI: The real-world version, with the same punch line, can be found here. And here.
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Governance Focus
http://governancefocus.blogspot.comThis is Money (UK)
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A sharp eye is needed at the exit door - This is Money
http://bankruptcy.org.uk/bankruptcy-news/a-sharp-eye-is-need...A sharp eye is needed at the exit door This is Money, UK - 3 hours ago Buy and sell UK stocks and shares for a flat fee of just £12.50 (or £20 for certificate trades). The determination of the Insolvency Service that there … More here: A sharp eye is needed at the exit door - This is Money
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News From B.A.D.D.I.A For Driving Lessons In Bedfordshire
http://www.baddia.co.uk/blogHe is now coming to the end of his three-stage training period and will get three chances to pass the final test. About half the market is still accounted for by self-employed instructors. Source: thisismoney website, by Dan Atkinson
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TheFinancesBlog.com
http://thefinancesblog.blogspot.comWatchdog fails on building society mergers
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An interesting article about the Madoff fraud and performance attribution
http://performance.blogware.com/blog/_archives/2008/12/30/40...article about the role performance attribution plays in preventing fraud within asset management companies and pointing out the integral role performance plays in promoting transparency along with descibing the investment story and explaning it. http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/news/columnists/article.html?in_article_id=462697&in_page_id=19&in_author_id=4&position=moretopstories
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I Just Don’t Get Paul Krugman
http://www.positiveliberty.com/2008/12/i-just-dont-get-paul-...s evidence of falling prices, folks. Retailers are running huge sales. MSNBC reports that The bargains before Christmas were already unheard of. But on the day after the holiday, it is even better. And in England they predict that “the bargains will continue for at least another 12 months. “ FedEx has made a small splash with its wage-cutting measures. Senior execs are taking pay cuts of 7.5% to 10%, all other salaried non-union employees are taking a 5% cut, and the
