[polly]

Well Gordon Brown and the French president whose name escapes me, both seemed agreed on Tv this morning that the whole problem originates in America of course it maybe that someone on Accy Web knows better.

It seems to me that the only semi safe and ethical place to keep money nowadays is in a credit union (Does Accy have one?) Apparently they are only allowed to take investments from local people and of course they lend at lower rates to local people. It seems to me that this is the 'back to the roots' approach the ordinary person needs just now