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Listed below are comments made by oscarsnr between Wednesday, 17th September 2008 and Thursday, 11th June 2009.

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Changes to international pages 11:30am on 11 Jun 2009 Oh no...this really sucks. I don't mind the ads (much more descrete than the Telegraph online) but I do miss the ex-pat button.

#47 We like to sample that complusive diet from a safe distance - have our cake and eat it!
Caption Competition 05:28am on 17 Apr 2009 Budget cruise ship company introduces radical new passenger entertainment program in an effort to attract new customers during a recession.
Fred Goodwin to receive £650,000 for life 11:55pm on 25 Feb 2009 Right, I've been to lunch and got over the shock of this news.

On reflection, I think this particular 'Knight of the Realm' is going to need that 650K for his home security budget.

Either that or for all the cake he'll have to throw at disperse the peasants (i.e. 'normal' pensioners...the one's paying for his pension pot) from his front lawn.
World back from brink 9:29pm on 14 Oct 2008 'What's the downside?"

I'm not sure yet.

But I suspect the fact the my 1st time buyer nephew has just bought a flat for GBP150K that was asking GBP450K not so long ago has something to do with what it will be...
A very big rescue 09:43am on 08 Oct 2008 Robert,

All this flak you're copping...it's hilarious. Best not to look as if you're enjoying your job too much, mate.

"Don't mention the War!"
Rescue plan due in hours 05:08am on 08 Oct 2008 I'm intrigued by the increasing number of people 'shooting the messanger'. And saddened, as it's probably an indication for real people losing real money.

Is this the downside for all this modern-day, nanosecond connectivity for information? I guess in 1929 people had to wait several days for the report in the newspaper. I read once that the best tool in trader's armoury was Yahoo! instant messenger.

I'm sure the BBC has editorial guidelines for reporting on wars, but possibly not financial wars... (Well, it's probably got a few now!)

I for one assume that RP works his 'style' (which is one compelling reason I read his blog) within a strict context of allowed content. Read any blog and you're getting information through the eye's of the owner. That's the whole point, isn't it?
Lucky, Lucky, Lucky? 01:21am on 02 Oct 2008 "...veritable economic oasis...Southern Spring..."

That's great, but isn't the country going to be needing some real ones before too long? Or do I need to re-calibrate my irony sensor?!
Why our banks are vulnerable 11:45pm on 30 Sep 2008 I don't know if someone has already made this point, but might his be a clever scheme to get the British public to bail out failing Irish banks? I've just read that certain Irish banks are planning to publicise in the UK their new competitive advantage...
Taxpayers recapitalise banks 01:23am on 24 Sep 2008 Whoever you are, whichever way you look at this mess, we're all a lot less rich than we thought we were not so long ago...
How banks depend on AIG 01:34am on 17 Sep 2008 AIG = "All Insurance Gone", eh.

Surely a watershed is about to be reached here. And I for one would be interested in any informed comment about the amount of debt being racked up by the US tax payer and what happened in Argentina a few years back. Are there any parallels?

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