Well George Osborne said they were going to be ‘robust’ in dealing with the banks to try and prevent them from reckless speculative investing and unacceptable risk. So, what has he done? Basically, very little of any substance. They set up Project Merlin to get banks lending (particularly to small businesses) but it hasn’t really [...]
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June 29, 2011 by Karl Craig-West · 1 Comment
Filed under: Business
Social Tagging: bank firewall • bankers bonuses • debt derivatives • george osborne • Independent Commission on Banking
Filed under: Business
Social Tagging: bank firewall • bankers bonuses • debt derivatives • george osborne • Independent Commission on Banking
April 22, 2011 by Karl Craig-West · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Politics
Social Tagging: david cameron • eu budget increase • george osborne
Filed under: Politics
Social Tagging: david cameron • eu budget increase • george osborne
The European Commission have, just this past week, said that they want more money. They’ve said that they need an extra 4.9%,. This means that the annual cost the UK would be £10billion a year or around £400 per year for every family. Last year David Cameron agreed to an EU budget increase of 2.9%, [...]
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