At one point, when Barclays withdrew from competing to buy ABN, just before the crisis, the government actually threatened to promote a shareholder lawsuit against Barclays management, with the gover… (View Post)

What ghastly atrocities have the people of Lerwick perpetrated, to deserve such? (View Post)

And she was ultimately brought down by her enemies within the party who wanted the job before their time was past - the Poll Tax stuff was just the excuse. The look on Hesletine's face when he r… (View Post)

“ the population of both Clacton and Makerfield will be sold into slavery to ease the National debt” That’ll raise what, £100? (View Post)

The profiles of various deliberate killers of politicians, in various countries, over the years suggests that, for many of them, the motive wasn’t especially rational. (View Post)