http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7294040.stm
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/htmlConte...08/ngol08.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk...es-444929.html
So it's even worse now! The price was just under $300 per ounce in May 1999 when Brown announced he was selling half our gold reserves (415 tonnes) further depressing the price by so doing.
Never mind - it's only taxpayers money!!!!