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Moose423956 replied

29 May 2008, 09:19
Originally posted by Churchill View Post

risk

HTH

safe bet
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Churchill replied

29 May 2008, 07:08
Originally posted by EqualOpportunities View Post

Any more tips you have Moose, feel free to share the wealth...

risk

HTH
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EqualOpportunities replied

29 May 2008, 07:07
Originally posted by Moose423956 View Post

It came in second at 16-1. You would have doubled your money. I did.

Any more tips you have Moose, feel free to share the wealth...
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BrilloPad replied

29 May 2008, 06:59
Did I suggest getting divorced yet?
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beaker replied

28 May 2008, 21:33
Up your ?
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Moose423956 replied

28 May 2008, 21:15
Originally posted by Moose423956 View Post

Put £250k each way on a 16-1 bet called An Scaribh in the 18:35 at Beverley.

It came in second at 16-1. You would have doubled your money. I did.
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Peoplesoft bloke replied

28 May 2008, 18:11
Originally posted by threaded View Post

Give it to the New Lie, get made a Lord. Hopefully you have a bit of technical nouse which appears quite lacking in government, so you'll get to sit on lots and lots of comittees: just think all them expenses. Sorted.

You don't even have to give it to them - in order to get around the new rules they brought in on big donations, they accept loans - sorted.
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DS23 replied

28 May 2008, 17:41
write a cheque out to yourself for the full amount and then eat it. that way you can put your money where your mouth is.
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Marina replied

28 May 2008, 17:34
Originally posted by DimPrawn View Post

.. Any other "nice" safe banks out there? Which ones are safest from subprime and don't offshore everything to India?

How about Coutts? I think their monthly statements are hand-written with a real quill pen, and delivered to your door on a silver plate by a guy in full livery and a powdered wig.

P.S. You might find their charges are a bit steep.
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DimPrawn replied

28 May 2008, 17:25
I think I'm going to stick to NS&I and the safer bank accounts.

I like the following banks & building societies

Nationwide
Co-op

Any other "nice" safe banks out there? Which ones are safest from subprime and don't offshore everything to India?

A lot of the others are on the verge of collapse (Northern Crock style) (e.g. the Icelandic banks)
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KentPhilip replied

28 May 2008, 13:55
Buy this website and ban all the people you love to hate. Must be worth half a mil.
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ChimpMaster replied

28 May 2008, 12:27
Greengold Optimum. I've just invested in it. `
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BlasterBates replied

28 May 2008, 12:02
German property possibly, also consider the emerging Mongolian property market and Greenland.
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Badger replied

28 May 2008, 11:42
Oversea's property?
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Advocate replied

28 May 2008, 11:13
All on red!
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