Friday, Jun 27, 2008

NR MkII?

Times Online: Resolution drops £400m Bradford & Bingley bailout plan

Keep watching ... if the others pull out, start queueing up at your nearest branch.

Posted by paul @ 04:51 PM (493 views) Add Comment

9 Comments

1. Rental John said...

That's rich coming from Standard Life - seeing as how their poorly performing endowments will see many thousands of people with serious shorfalls in their policies when they mature.

Slimey toads the lot of them!

Friday, June 27, 2008 05:31PM Report Comment
 

2. little professor said...

B+B shares down 21% on the news. Management in for a lot of anger from shareholders for blocking the takeover.

Friday, June 27, 2008 07:08PM Report Comment
 

3. Stevie Dee said...

It doesn't take Einstein to work out that this bank will go down like fart in an elevator. Just a matter of time now.

Friday, June 27, 2008 10:03PM Report Comment
 

4. Bangybongo said...

the strength of tpg now is terrifying. if they pulled out, one shudders even to think of the consequences. they must have govt. over a barrel.

Friday, June 27, 2008 11:15PM Report Comment
 

5. landofconfusion said...

The Motley Fool was baning on about their savings rates not long ago. And that was after they ran into trouble.

Saturday, June 28, 2008 06:50AM Report Comment
 

6. landofconfusion said...

was banging

Saturday, June 28, 2008 06:54AM Report Comment
 

7. renting2 said...

How much will this eventual government bail out cost? And will we ever know?

Saturday, June 28, 2008 09:58AM Report Comment
 

8. inbreda said...

3. landofconfusion said...
was banging


Well maybe you should stop banging and concentrate on typing - it's playing havoc with your spelling

Saturday, June 28, 2008 10:54AM Report Comment
 

9. Landofconfusion said...

> 5. inbreda said...
> it's playing havoc with your spelling

With 23 hours without sleep I think I'm allowed one mistake. :)

Saturday, June 28, 2008 05:30PM Report Comment
 

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