tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14418636.post5502670030582572565..comments2023-11-03T08:45:55.121+00:00Comments on Stephen's Liberal Journal: Can You Name 10 Famous Belgians?Stephen Glennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03027718551675624433noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14418636.post-5630263744545821522008-10-01T07:45:00.000+01:002008-10-01T07:45:00.000+01:00Point of Order Angus HBOS have (at least a present...Point of Order Angus HBOS have (at least a present) a deal on the table from another Bank. As you yourself said this is normally how the banking sector deals with such things.<BR/><BR/>Nobody other than the Goverment was prepared to step in for Northern Rock so part nationalisation as with Fortis, Dexia, Hypo etc was not an option back then. B&B have been part nationised with other parts possibly being sold on to another Bank Santander. <BR/><BR/>Are you suggesting otherwise, ie laissez faire ie Lehmans or what?Stephen Glennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03027718551675624433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14418636.post-31232066501969764642008-10-01T00:02:00.000+01:002008-10-01T00:02:00.000+01:00Gordon was and is blamed, and quite right too. He&...Gordon was and is blamed, and quite right too. <BR/><BR/>He's blamed because he didn't do what the Belgian government did just lately, and indeed what the Swedish government back in the 90s. The Belgians, French, Dutch and Luxemburgers are injecting capital into Dexia and Fortis. This is how companies are normally fixed, except that it's the banks and not the government that usually find the extra capital. <BR/><BR/>Just like any similar deal in normal times, the governments get shares in return for their money. When, or perhaps that should be if, the banking sector recovers, the governments will sell off their shareholdings and the taxpayers will get their pennies back. They may even turn a profit on the deal. <BR/><BR/>That's not what happened with Northern Rock, or with HBOS, and certainly not with Bradford & Bingley.Angus McLellanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14238976801715524150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14418636.post-64203713629749245152008-09-30T15:53:00.000+01:002008-09-30T15:53:00.000+01:00Merde! Qui il blâmez maintenant? La banque est mor...Merde! Qui il blâmez maintenant? <BR/><BR/>La banque est morte. Là où est maintenant le roi?Stephen Glennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03027718551675624433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14418636.post-11524584723756931212008-09-30T15:01:00.000+01:002008-09-30T15:01:00.000+01:00Belgian banks? Mais ce n'est pas possible! The Cyb...Belgian banks? Mais ce n'est pas possible! The CyberNats said it was all Gordon's fault. They said "independent" countries would be unaffected. That King Alex could turn back the tide... ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14418636.post-47188020714830527382008-09-30T14:25:00.000+01:002008-09-30T14:25:00.000+01:00You mean Bosman as in Jean-Marc Bosman.Don't forge...You mean Bosman as in Jean-Marc Bosman.<BR/><BR/>Don't forget Georges Prosper Remi aka Hergé of Tin Tin fame.<BR/><BR/>You could also get Justin Henin and Kim Kljisters the tennis champions.<BR/><BR/>Not sure if even I'd allow Hercule Poirot is allowed as he's ficticious.Stephen Glennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03027718551675624433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14418636.post-78948955181515792922008-09-30T13:56:00.000+01:002008-09-30T13:56:00.000+01:00i can only name 4 i think..audrey hepburnjean clau...i can only name 4 i think..<BR/>audrey hepburn<BR/>jean claude van damme<BR/>mr sax (invented the saxophone) and<BR/>and that bonsan guy that invented the transfer rule thingy...Monohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03873615490455860767noreply@blogger.com