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non sociopath skin

(4,972 posts) Fri Jul 5, 2013, 06:52 AM Jul 2013

The Tories. The Bank of England. A Great Partnership For Business. You Know It Makes Sense.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2013/jul/05/pound-four-month-low-dollar

It'll certainly affect our holiday as most of my wife's customers are in the States and pay in dollars.

"Britain is open for business".

Way to go, guys!

.... bit of a bugger for the poor Brits though.

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The Tories. The Bank of England. A Great Partnership For Business. You Know It Makes Sense. (Original Post) non sociopath skin Jul 2013 OP

Just 98% of Brits Anarcho-Socialist Jul 2013 #1

Ah. Being a non-city non-sociopath I'd missed that nuance. non sociopath skin Jul 2013 #2

Anarcho-Socialist

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1. Just 98% of Brits

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Fri Jul 5, 2013, 11:54 AM

Jul 2013

The "Pound in your pocket" is devalued through Quantitative Easing to give the sociopaths in the City (who caused the financial crisis) free money to inflate stock and asset prices.

non sociopath skin

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2. Ah. Being a non-city non-sociopath I'd missed that nuance.

Reply to Anarcho-Socialist (Reply #1)

Fri Jul 5, 2013, 12:49 PM

Jul 2013

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