Brown and Darling did alright yesterday

[Cyberman]

You know you shouldn't of bought those Northern Rock shares !

In future I suggest you stick to sure fire bailout bets such as Icesave.

Time will tell.

[snaw]

So what. You know no more than anybody else unless you were there. Personally, I believe we led in a panic and they followed. If you want to call that coordinated, fine.

Yes indeed. You're absolutely correct. 6 central banks, inc the bank of china all coordinated interest rate cuts at exactly the same time following our lead.

[sasguru]

So what. You know no more than anybody else unless you were there. Personally, I believe we led in a panic and they followed. If you want to call that coordinated, fine.

Did you fall on your head as a baby or do you come from a long line of congenital idiots?

[DS23]

Did you fall on your head as a baby or do you come from a long line of congenital idiots?

why either or?

[Bob Dalek]

Yet other people have been saying for weeks that bailing out the banks is unfair and they should be allowed to collapse... so it's not that obvious.

And whether it's obvious or not, a decision of this magnitude is pretty ballsy. I somehow doubt if you were in charge, you'd be so sure when £400billion was involved

Er, I don't know WHO said "Let the banks die.", but it was never an option for the UK Gov.

[Cyberman]

Er, I don't know WHO said "Let the banks die.", but it was never an option for the UK Gov.

Mervyn King..... head of the BofE, when quoting 'moral hazard'.