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Forum: General Chat 05-08-2008, 19:43
Replies: 52
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Posted By andrewb
Re: Northern Rock Nationalised!

The private sector offered to bail Northern Rock out. Instead Browns indecisiveness left no option open but to nationalise to save customers from losing their money as the bank would have collapsed....
Forum: General Chat 20-02-2008, 07:32
Replies: 52
Views: 1,496
Posted By andrewb
Re: Northern Rock Nationalised!

So you think Labour would have had it so easy if the Tories hadn't have had the balls to sort our economy out in the 80's/90's? We're living off the same back of what Thatcher and Major built.
Forum: General Chat 19-02-2008, 23:12
Replies: 52
Views: 1,496
Posted By andrewb
Re: Northern Rock Nationalised!

Fair enough, you're completely entitled to your own opinion, along with everyone else. :)
Forum: General Chat 19-02-2008, 22:47
Replies: 52
Views: 1,496
Posted By andrewb
Re: Northern Rock Nationalised!

Is this an inkling you have or do you have any evidence in mind (other than US Sub-prime mortgages of course)?
Forum: General Chat 19-02-2008, 21:56
Replies: 52
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Posted By andrewb
Re: Northern Rock Nationalised!

Right, first off you can't judge the economy based on stories from your own industries. Though businesses in your various careers might be failing it's generally a bad guide of a country-wide trend....
Forum: General Chat 19-02-2008, 16:15
Replies: 52
Views: 1,496
Posted By andrewb
Re: Northern Rock Nationalised!

I'm sure somebody said the UK had a good financial sector earlier in the thread. We're a world leader, its about the only thing we can truly say we're a world leader in.
Forum: General Chat 18-02-2008, 18:29
Replies: 52
Views: 1,496
Posted By andrewb
Re: Northern Rock Nationalised!

Sorry lecturers who study economics as their main research area are wrong, you're right, I take back what I said. The British financial sector has been a disaster, we're all doomed.
Forum: General Chat 18-02-2008, 00:15
Replies: 52
Views: 1,496
Posted By andrewb
Re: Northern Rock Nationalised!

What? Privatisation has driven prices down because of huge competition. Look at the broadband market, its available to you and from many different companies and look how cheap you're getting it!
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Forum: General Chat 17-02-2008, 14:39
Replies: 52
Views: 1,496
Posted By andrewb
Northern Rock Nationalised!

BBC NEWS | Business | Northern Rock to be nationalised (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7249575.stm)

What does this mean for future banks? That they can take huge risks, making their board...
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