In my top 3 for sure. That fight in the train between the two of them. No tongues in cheeks. Just a visceral depiction of bareknuckle physical violence. (View Post)

Alan Greenspan merits a (dishonourable) mention if we're looking for culprits outside the financial sector participants themselves. But no, it would not have been easy for any feasible (given th… (View Post)

I was there and I can 100% assure you they did not. Eg RBS were ramming through a top dollar acquisition of ABN. (View Post)

I'm in a non-argumentative mood so let's just say, ok it would of course have made the crisis a little easier to deal with if the public finances had been flat or in surplus going into it. … (View Post)

I think having a woman in the role might have been a factor. Although you can still get 1.3 on Mahmood. That's not a 'done deal' price for something settling on Monday. (View Post)