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Osem 19-04-2011 11:20

Brown for the IMF?
 
If so, We're all doomed!!!!! :shocked:


http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/finance...hers-pace-not/

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There’s no doubt that our former PM would like the job – during his prolonged absence from the House of Commons, he’s been lobbying hard – and the fact that the present incumbent, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, is thought highly likely to quit the post soon to fight for the French presidency, creates a vacancy.
Rumour has it that the local charity shop whose finances he's been running for the last few months went bust so he's at a loose end!... :D

Jimmy-J 19-04-2011 11:52

Re: Brown for the IMF???
 
Not if Cameroooon has is way. LiNK

Osem 19-04-2011 11:53

Re: Brown for the IMF???
 
Dave - our knight in shining armour equipped with his trusty sword of prudence..... :D

Ignitionnet 19-04-2011 11:57

Re: Brown for the IMF???
 
Not going to happen, the IMF is in favour of coalition debt reduction policies, both pace and scope, while Brown is opposed to them. Brown, Balls and Milliband spent years ignoring IMF warnings about running deficits in booms as they were operating on the delusion that there would be no bust. Brown considered an asset bubble to be long term wealth creation (the only scary thing here is the effort the current government is putting into keeping said bubble inflated).

Brown himself said that it was time for the head of the IMF to come from somewhere other than Europe, Asia I believe was his suggestion, I agree.

Osem 19-04-2011 12:06

Re: Brown for the IMF???
 
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Originally Posted by Ignitionnet (Post 35216644)
Not going to happen, the IMF is in favour of coalition debt reduction policies, both pace and scope, while Brown is opposed to them. Brown, Balls and Milliband spent years ignoring IMF warnings about running deficits in booms as they were operating on the delusion that there would be no bust. Brown considered an asset bubble to be long term wealth creation (the only scary thing here is the effort the current government is putting into keeping said bubble inflated).

Brown himself said that it was time for the head of the IMF to come from somewhere other than Europe, Asia I believe was his suggestion, I agree.

Some say they did a bit more than that, i.e. that they concealed data and tried to put pressure on the IMF to tone down their warnings about UK PLC. If they did that then they must have known how bad things really were rather than just disagreeing with the IMF's analysis..... :mad:

http://www.ftadviser.com/InvestmentA...ion-attack.jsp

Ramrod 19-04-2011 12:06

Re: Brown for the IMF?
 
A socialist economist......contradiction in terms? :D

Osem 19-04-2011 12:23

Re: Brown for the IMF?
 
Well it seems 'socialists' can be economic.....



........with the truth. :D

Taf 19-04-2011 15:50

Re: Brown for the IMF?
 
I'd rather see Bliar in charge of Middle Eastern Peace...


OMG! He is!

And just look what's happening there now!

Sirius 19-04-2011 17:52

Re: Brown for the IMF?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Osem (Post 35216603)
If so, We're all doomed!!!!! :shocked:


http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/finance...hers-pace-not/



Rumour has it that the local charity shop whose finances he's been running for the last few months went bust so he's at a loose end!... :D

So he ruined this country now he will destroy the rest OMG

martyh 19-04-2011 18:01

Re: Brown for the IMF?
 
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Originally Posted by Sirius (Post 35217014)
So he ruined this country now he will destroy the rest OMG

Knowing how generous he is with other peoples money ,i think greece ,portugal and ireland will be rooting for him

Osem 19-04-2011 19:31

Re: Brown for the IMF?
 
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Originally Posted by martyh (Post 35217024)
Knowing how generous he is with other peoples money ,i think greece ,portugal and ireland will be rooting for him

No, no, no! Brown's learned his lesson and will bring all his financial wizardry and legendary prudence to bear to good effect to 'save the world' all over again.... :rolleyes:

martyh 19-04-2011 19:47

Re: Brown for the IMF?
 
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Originally Posted by Osem (Post 35217107)
No, no, no! Brown's learned his lesson and will bring all his financial wizardry and legendary prudence to bear to good effect to 'save the world' all over again.... :rolleyes:

I'm so happy :rolleyes:

Osem 19-04-2011 20:04

Re: Brown for the IMF?
 
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Originally Posted by martyh (Post 35217115)
I'm so happy :rolleyes:

Do I detect the merest iota of sarcasm?...... ;)

martyh 19-04-2011 20:12

Re: Brown for the IMF?
 
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Originally Posted by Osem (Post 35217137)
Do I detect the merest iota of sarcasm?...... ;)

yes you do ,

on a serious note i would like to see Brown make an appearance to the British public and explain why he thinks we are all in this mess before he even contemplates taking a job of such importance .Now i accept that some of the circumstances where out of the governments control ,but it still remains the governments duty to make the rules so they stay in control of the banks,the economy and everything else that contributed to the financial mess we are in

Osem 19-04-2011 20:15

Re: Brown for the IMF?
 
Thought so. ;)

Yes, before the muck hit the fan he was denying anything was wrong and that we should all vote for more of his wisdom and prudence. Afterwards, he was out there telling us we should vote for him again as he'd made mistakes and was therefore the best placed person to put all the wrongs right. Nice logic that. In Brown's fantasy world nobody would ever get fired...... :rolleyes:

On a personal note, sometimes I feel I'd quite like to see Brown appearing on a gibbet but I'm taking tablets for that...... :D


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