This individual presided as BoE governor through the worst housing inflationary period ever. He had full control of interest rates to bring the economy into reality but instead fuelled the speculation.
Where does he get his credit from? Ah yes, titles, that must mean he's someone worth listening to.
Wait, it almost sounds like I'm defending Brexit. Down with it!
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I thought the promise was we were going in with a tray of scones with jam and clotted cream.
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Look, they won, get over it [emoji2] [emoji3] [emoji2] [emoji12]Originally posted by meridian View PostI don’t recall “we’re going to go into the negotiations with a begging bowl” to be one of the Leave campaign’s slogans? Why did you vote for that?
You all knew what you were voting for, apparently. How’s that working out for you?
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I don’t recall “we’re going to go into the negotiations with a begging bowl” to be one of the Leave campaign’s slogans? Why did you vote for that?Originally posted by Mordac View PostNice pun. It just goes to show (as Boris alluded to the fact) that if you wander into a negotiation with a begging bowl, don't be surprised if you opponent just gozzes into it...
You all knew what you were voting for, apparently. How’s that working out for you?
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Nice pun. It just goes to show (as Boris alluded to the fact) that if you wander into a negotiation with a begging bowl, don't be surprised if you opponent just gozzes into it...
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King's Speech!
Former Bank chief in withering attack on Brexit process
Former Bank of England governor Mervyn King, now Lord King, has blasted Brexit preparations as "incompetent".
The Brexit-supporting ex-governor said it "beggared belief" that the world's sixth-biggest economy should be talking of stockpiling food and medicines.
This left the government without a credible bargaining position.
"A government that cannot take action to prevent some of these catastrophic outcomes illustrates a whole lack of preparation," he said.
"It doesn't tell us anything about whether the policy of staying in the EU is good or bad, it tells us everything about the incompetence of the preparation for it."
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