Sterling plunges as King warns on money scheme

[AtW]

I get the impression that Mervyn and Gordon don't get on

Is there anyone who gets on with Gordon?

[EternalOptimist]

Is there anyone who gets on with Gordon?

his wife likes him

[EternalOptimist]

Is there anyone who gets on with Gordon?

and ed balls

[TimberWolf]

And a few billion Indians.

[ThomasSoerensen]

As long as interest rates stay low, I'll be happy...

Interests will stay low - the ones on your deposits.

The interest rates on your loans will soon rise - with UK inflation oficially at 3.5% it is only a matter of time before you will pay 8% on your mortgage.

[Churchill]

Largest peacetime deficit?

Who is paying for our "operations" in Afghanistan?

Wake up and smell the napalm Mr King, we're at war!

[BoredBloke]

Mr King could do with telling them again! I get paid on Friday.

[sweetandsour]

And we haven't kicked off against the Argies again yet.

They really are slow learners.

I think it is more likely that the Argies have realised that all our troops are fully committed elsewhere and they could well be right.

[AtW]

And we haven't kicked off against the Argies again yet.

They really are slow learners.

This time they are gathering an alliance and there is oil to be had there.

I guess though they'd want to wait until exploration has been confirmed and expensive offshore platforms are fully operational...

[sasguru]

I think it is more likely that the Argies have realised that all our troops are fully committed elsewhere and they could well be right.

WHS. And they realise we're bankrupt. It would cost a few billion to mount an operation like that in 1981.
Imperial over-reach is historically the killer for all empires.