Comments on: It’s Grim Up North: We Own Bradford And Bingley

By: chenier

chenier — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 14:40:20 +0000

I can see that the Savile Row suit covers a heart of pure gold; do be careful, though.

The way things are going fully secured may not be enough; you may have to repel Somalian pirates, sorry, environmental activists, mining for precious metals …

By: Fully Secured Bank Funding Pigeon

Fully Secured Bank Funding Pigeon — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 14:20:05 +0000

I pity the fools

By: chenier

chenier — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 14:05:11 +0000

It’s all very well for the likes of Fully Secured Bank Funding Pigeon to take the mick, but those of us without his advantages are going to be feeling the cold blasts of recession.

And I’m not just talking about his feathers…

By: dairy

dairy — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 13:58:57 +0000

in answer to the article’s final question - Buggered & Bolloxed seems to be appropriate…

By: chenier

chenier — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 13:55:41 +0000

No, Saul.

Unfortunately not.

Hanging, drawing and quartering the Board of Directors would work, though…

By: Fully Secured Bank Funding Pigeon

Fully Secured Bank Funding Pigeon — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 13:51:20 +0000

if you only owe 15 pence on your mortgage you might be able to !

By: chenier

chenier — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 13:50:34 +0000

On the other hand, cutting edge finance seems to have come close to cutting our throats…

By: Saul

Saul — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 13:50:19 +0000

If you are a shareholder and a mortgage holder, can you call it Quits?

By: chenier

chenier — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 13:49:34 +0000

Though it’s so embarrassing that they went all retro; management buyouts aren’t exactly cutting edge finance, are they?

By: Fully Secured Bank Funding Pigeon

Fully Secured Bank Funding Pigeon — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 13:43:16 +0000

which very nearly happened if MFI hadn’t been saved!