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2 years, 1 month ago

The Last Election spacer

The General Election for which UK voters are preparing themselves — and with such unexpected relish — could well be the last occasion of this type. I am hardly predicting ... New Matilda - 10:27 a.m. Friday 23rd April 2010 EST Related Articles View Article Email

2 years, 2 months ago

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British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has defended his government’s decision to nationalise financial institution Northern Rock and take control of the banks, saying the move helped saved families and jobs. ... Dynamic Export - 7:12 a.m. Tuesday 2nd March 2010 EST Related Articles View Article Email

2 years, 6 months ago

EU backs Northern Rock split plan spacer

The European Commission has approved the Government's plans for splitting Northern Rock in two - a "good" bank and a "bad" bank. The "good" bank will continue Northern Rock's economic ... World News Network - 10:34 p.m. Wednesday 28th October 2009 EST Related Articles View Article Email

3 years, 5 months ago

Boost Packages In US and UK spacer

Major stimulatory packages were outlined on both sides of the Atlantic overnight.They were overshadowed though by the Citigroup bailout, which sparked a solid rebound in markets across the board.In the ... Yahoo!7 Finance News - 8:50 a.m. Tuesday 25th November 2008 EST Related Articles View Article Email

3 years, 7 months ago

The Death of Capitalism As We Know It? spacer

Around this time last year, Gordon Brown was facing the first economic challenge of his premiership: trying to fend off the collapse of the Northern Rock bank. The episode saw ... New Matilda - 10 a.m. Thursday 9th October 2008 EST Related Articles View Article Email

3 years, 8 months ago

No new Northern Rock exposure: PM spacer

Britain's Gordon Brown acted quickly with Lloyds and HBOS to stem the bleeding. The Age - midnight Saturday 20th September 2008 EST Related Articles View Article Email

3 years, 8 months ago

British PM 'bottled out' on Northern Rock: Branson spacer

LONDON, (AFP) - Virgin chief Richard Branson accused British Prime Minister Gordon Brown of having "bottled out " of the Northern Rock crisis in a move that will "haunt " ... Yahoo!7 Finance News - 3:28 p.m. Saturday 13th September 2008 EST Related Articles View Article Email

Branson attacks UK PM over Northern Rock spacer

Virgin chief Richard Branson has accused British PM Gordon Brown of having "bottled out" of the Northern Rock crisis in a move that will "haunt" him. The Age - 1:34 p.m. Saturday 13th September 2008 EST Related Articles View Article Email

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4 years, 3 months ago

Bank nationalisation bill hits roadblock in British parliament (AFP) spacer

LONDON (AFP) - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown's government suffered fresh embarrassment over Northern Rock Thursday when the second parliamentary chamber voted down a bill temporarily to nationalise the troubled ... Yahoo!7 Business - 4:46 a.m. Friday 22nd February 2008 EST Related Articles View Article Email

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Brown says bank nationalisation will respect EU rules (AFP) spacer

BRUSSELS (AFP) - Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Thursday that the nationalisation of ailing British mortgage lender Northern Rock will respect strict EU state aid rules. Yahoo!7 Business - 1:49 a.m. Friday 22nd February 2008 EST Related Articles View Article Email

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