Nah, its not a loanthe govt have taken shares (over 60% of RBS, & over 40% of HBOS) in return for the cash. So being as the shares are currently in the toilet, when the price goes up, they can sell them at a profit.
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thirdman Ia! Ia! R'lyeh Cthulhu ftagn! Ia! Ia! Mglui nafl,
Tue 14 Oct 2008, 8:57,
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see this is part of the problemthe average man in the street hasn't got a fucking clue what is going on, because it's not ebing explained to us.
And 'they' wonder why the public panic when they tell them not to
(And 'they' wonder why the public panic when they tell them not to
Joe Scaramanga with a G-double-O-D vibration,
Tue 14 Oct 2008, 9:05,
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what!? a panic?! shit!*buys 8000 packets of ghee*
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Mighty Nibus who dares gins | @nibus,
Tue 14 Oct 2008, 9:09,
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