Gordo and the Icelanders.
Gordo and the Icelanders.
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Olf

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11,978 posts

248 months

Thursday 9th October 2008
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I'm looking forward to him getting that shirty with the yanks, Russians, French, Germans or similar.

He's setting a dangerous precedent given the Dow(n) is plumbing new depths.

anonymous-user

84 months

Thursday 9th October 2008
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Olf said:
I'm looking forward to him getting that shirty with the yanks, Russians, French, Germans or similar.

He's setting a dangerous precedent given the Dow(n) is plumbing new depths.
A government has miss handled some of his investments.

Now he knows how we all feel, the fat one eyed slack jowled hypocrite.

eharding

14,648 posts

314 months

Thursday 9th October 2008
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El stovey said:
Olf said:
I'm looking forward to him getting that shirty with the yanks, Russians, French, Germans or similar.

He's setting a dangerous precedent given the Dow(n) is plumbing new depths.
A government has miss handled some of his investments.

Now he knows how we all feel, the fat one eyed slack jowled hypocrite.
Stovey: check for sounds of running water.


anonymous-user

84 months

Thursday 9th October 2008
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He'll buckle, guaranteed. He hasn't got the minerals, the spineless little knobshiner.

Eric Mc

125,742 posts

295 months

Thursday 9th October 2008
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I think he is making a bad situation worse.

At the moment, the Icelandics are not feeling terribly sympathetic to the Brits (memories of the 1973 Cod War and the "occupation" of 1940 are all flooding back)I feel that the Icelandic government is just going to shove two fingers in Gordos face and there is not nmuch he can do about it.

10 Pence Short

32,880 posts

247 months

Thursday 9th October 2008
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Eric Mc said:
I think he is making a bad situation worse.

At the moment, the Icelandics are not feeling terribly sympathetic to the Brits (memories of the 1973 Cod War and the "occupation" of 1940 are all flooding back)I feel that the Icelandic government is just going to shove two fingers in Gordos face and there is not nmuch he can do about it.
Especially considering the Ruskies are now Iceland's best friend.

Edited by 10 Pence Short on Thursday 9th October 22:18

jmorgan

36,010 posts

314 months

Thursday 9th October 2008
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Time to start polishing the nukes.

Olf

Original Poster:

11,978 posts

248 months

Thursday 9th October 2008
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We won't need a nuke for iceland. One of those water bomb catapults will do the job.

Parrot of Doom

23,075 posts

264 months

Thursday 9th October 2008
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anonymous-user

84 months

Thursday 9th October 2008
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eharding said:
El stovey said:
Olf said:
I'm looking forward to him getting that shirty with the yanks, Russians, French, Germans or similar.

He's setting a dangerous precedent given the Dow(n) is plumbing new depths.
A government has miss handled some of his investments.

Now he knows how we all feel, the fat one eyed slack jowled hypocrite.
Stovey: check for sounds of running water.
hehe bd!

FourWheelDrift

92,338 posts

314 months

Thursday 9th October 2008
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Olf said:
We won't need a nuke for iceland. One of those water bomb catapults will do the job.
One 3 bar electric heater would do the job, melt the ice cap and flood them out.

andyquantum

13,204 posts

234 months

Thursday 9th October 2008
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He's fingerpointing, again. First off it was those US subprime mortgages, now it's Icelands fault.

Total lack of control over the UK financial system allowing councils, which get their money from central Government to then invest it in known shaky non UK banks.

Injecting cash into the UK financial system, when £1bn was invested in another country. By doing so, he's given a nice bit of steak to a very hungry, angry lion and is about to get his hand ripped off when it comes back looking for more food


Olf

Original Poster:

11,978 posts

248 months

Thursday 9th October 2008
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It is a joke that we've had liquidity problems for months now and councils are allowed to push billions offshore.

Olf

Original Poster:

11,978 posts

248 months

Thursday 9th October 2008
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Los Angeles said:
Is Iceland a smaller country than the UK ... by any chance?
Small is relative.

10 Pence Short

32,880 posts

247 months

Thursday 9th October 2008
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Olf said:
Los Angeles said:
Is Iceland a smaller country than the UK ... by any chance?
Small is relative.
Was it cold at the time? hehe

scruffy

1,244 posts

296 months

Thursday 9th October 2008
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10 Pence Short said:
Olf said:
Los Angeles said:
Is Iceland a smaller country than the UK ... by any chance?
Small is relative.
Was it cold at the time? hehe
Nothing to Bjork at...

Olf

Original Poster:

11,978 posts

248 months

Thursday 9th October 2008
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Don't point.

andy355

1,347 posts

268 months

Thursday 9th October 2008
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im surprised councils were allowed to put money in the bank, in other countries they have to invest large sums in government bills or bonds.

its no huge surprise to the world of finance that iceland has gone bust - it was at risk for a long time. so its even more outrageous that public bodies werent instructed to put their money somewhere safer. this governement (or is it any government) seem totally clueless

V8mate

45,899 posts

219 months

Thursday 9th October 2008
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andy355 said:
im surprised councils were allowed to put money in the bank, in other countries they have to invest large sums in government bills or bonds.
Whilst prudence is, of course, a priority, Local Authorities are duty bound to invest their cash with regard to maximising income

anonymous-user

84 months

Thursday 9th October 2008
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What cash are local authorities investing?

Why is central government letting LA's keep millions of pounds when the money could be applied elsewhere?