Banks bigger than countries
I NOTE that the shareholders of RBS have a balance sheet that is bigger than Scotland’s.
Does this mean that the shareholders of Lloyds TSB have a balance sheet bigger than Kenya’s?
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Hide AdOr that the shareholders of Barclays have a balance sheet bigger than Nigeria’s?
Here in Ireland, we embrace a different culture, one based on the Christian notion of natural justice. Instead of saying: “my money”, we say, in Irish, “mo chuid airgid”, “my share of money”.
Perhaps it’s a culture the City of London might care to discover?
Clowns in the political circus
From: Irene Sutcliffe, Elms Road, Bare.
THE nation must breathe a collective sigh of relief with the news that Thirsk and Malton Conservatives have chosen to deselect their MP Anne McIntosh.
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Hide AdDoes this mean that we can now watch David Cameron at Prime Minister’s Questions without the circus act going on at his right shoulder?
From: John Penty, Bedale.
LOOKING over the River Swale into the Thirsk, Malton and Filey constituency, I have been baffled to understand what the end game is?
This must be an undercover operation by the Taliban to kill a safe Conservative seat! Then to install Ukip or Ed Miliband in 10 Downing Street.