tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36227136.post1614277997864409748..comments2024-01-16T08:40:53.682+00:00Comments on <a href="http://www.openeurope.org.uk">Open Europe</a>: Would a stand alone financial services commissioner be a curse or a blessing?OEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00556463374230498875noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36227136.post-10565190967531585202014-08-11T00:05:49.690+01:002014-08-11T00:05:49.690+01:00"FINANCIAL SERVICES TSAR" a royal - wow ..."FINANCIAL SERVICES TSAR" a royal - wow !<br />Are all these acts, provisions, law, etc., for real ?<br />You see most business globally is done under the table, behind closed doors & in secret. So it is just a pretend, a charade, to hide the fact that everyone is getting away with not paying taxes, not polluting, not adhering to rules /laws.<br />The reality is that it is a banshees picnic out there.<br />Democracy is not the way of aristocracy & certainly not a royal by any name.<br />R Davisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36227136.post-26593512877952344612014-08-06T13:59:59.373+01:002014-08-06T13:59:59.373+01:00Look: first sensible thing I have heard from Darli...Look: first sensible thing I have heard from Darling: During the debate, Darling pressed Salmond on his “Plan B” in the event that the rest of the UK decided not to allow an independent Scotland to keep the pound, arguing that since the Scottish Nationalist Party has ruled out joining the euro, the only alternative would be for Scotland to continue using the pound but without a formal currency union; a scenario he described as “disastrous” for Scotland’s financial services industry. Citing the eurozone as an example, Darling described a currency union without political union as “stupidity on stilts”.<br />Guardian FT Times Independent Mail Sun Mirror EUobserver ICM poll.<br />Funnily pundits are saying the Eurozone problem is solved.<br />Rollohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18255460090580758354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36227136.post-44113261613060880472014-08-04T15:25:30.440+01:002014-08-04T15:25:30.440+01:00Openeurope - this write-up is an appeasers or EU a...Openeurope - this write-up is an appeasers or EU apologists charter. <br /><br />Plus, the UK has next to no chance of getting the internal market role.<br /><br />Not sure what it is you guys are smoking - 'tis not good for you.<br /><br /><br /><br />johnlandseernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36227136.post-26510994322431460362014-08-04T11:00:18.343+01:002014-08-04T11:00:18.343+01:00If it comes under EU control then it will be a dis...If it comes under EU control then it will be a disaster. But then again, anything that the EU touches sooner or later turns into a disaster.<br /><br />Just look at the Portuguese banking system (and others too). They have had bailout funds to use but have not used them.<br /><br />Anyone for another EU Banking stress test?!<br /><br />No thanks. <br /><br />SCAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com