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Economic Dynamism and My Arse

Bill Kruse — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 10:35:11 +0000

What happened was the multi-millionaire David Cameron walked into a room full of frustrated businessmen, talked a lot of old flannel and walked out again. He’s still a multi-millionaire and they’re still frustrated businessmen. What he didn’t say was the one thing they needed to hear, “Here’s the money”. All that happened was the status quo …

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Taxing The Banks And My Arse

Bill Kruse — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 11:06:40 +0000

Taxing the banks, something both Cameron and Clegg are keen on, won’t work to impress the banks in any way because they’ll immediately pass any costs on to the public. Also Prime Ministers, in case you were in any doubt, do not have the authority to order private companies to operate in a manner against …

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Obama Declares War On My Arse

Bill Kruse — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 06:50:35 +0000

President Obama Declares War On The Banks, bawls one headline, presumably missing the days when it could stand urchin-like on street corners exhorting passers by to “Readallaboutdit” inbetween sniffs. President Obama, it seems, proposes to reinstate key elements of the Glass Steagall Act to restrain the banks, causing many to think that – at last! – …

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