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Re: What on earth will they call it
« Reply #15 on: September 18, 2008, 11:54:25 AM »
Why are you calling me Darling?
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Re: What on earth will they call it
« Reply #17 on: September 18, 2008, 11:56:01 AM »
Well, I am very fond of you too sweetie  happy100
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Re: What on earth will they call it
« Reply #18 on: September 18, 2008, 05:44:34 PM »
Something has just struck me and I'm hoping that someone here can explain it. Lloyds paid what, £6billion for HBOS, the government poured almost 10 times that amount into Northern Rock and they were a much smaller company even before the asset stripping.

How the hell did Northern Rock cost so much?
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Re: What on earth will they call it
« Reply #19 on: September 18, 2008, 06:55:19 PM »
Darling has a mortgage with them?
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Re: What on earth will they call it
« Reply #20 on: September 19, 2008, 07:49:00 AM »
To answer the title question, how about Halibolloyds ?
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Re: What on earth will they call it
« Reply #21 on: September 19, 2008, 10:29:13 AM »
 lol:


Comment of the day (or rather in the wee small hours when I couldn't sleep and was listening to BBC World Service) Unfortunately I didn't catch who was debating the current crisis but one of them said "It has nothing to do with people defaulting it has everything to do with over valuation"
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Re: What on earth will they call it
« Reply #22 on: September 19, 2008, 05:03:19 PM »
So Lloyds TSB owns The Cheltenham and Gloucester Building Society. Yet more potential savings on the High Street premises.  whistle:
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Re: What on earth will they call it
« Reply #23 on: September 19, 2008, 05:20:27 PM »
I have a C&G account somewhere... at least they keep sending me updates on interest rate changes and the like. I think I've got fluppence or thereabouts in it, no doubt I'll be deluged with more post advising the changes in the coming weeks... not to mention the rest of the other companies who'll be now obliged to notify, etc etc.
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Re: What on earth will they call it
« Reply #24 on: September 19, 2008, 05:34:52 PM »
Meanwhile I hear that Alex Salmon has rather let the cat out of the bag claiming that Gordo and Darling have said that there will be no job losses in Scotland which is, in his opinion, right and proper because the problems are all due to the "Spivs and crooks" in London City.

He seems to have missed the fact that HBOS has a large office in Bristol next door to LloydsTSB's equally large office, The Cheltenham & Gloucester are based in ~ well Cheltenham and Gloucester whilst the Halifax part of HBOS still has a huge main office in Halifax.

But Hey Bugger them eh Alex ~ Us Scots will stick together and protect jobs in Edinburgh. Stupid b@st@rd! cussing:
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