Oh Darling
James Forsyth 5:06pmOn October 7th, Alistair Darling called the Icelandic Finance Minister in an attempt to find out what iceland was doing to protect British savers who had money deposited in Icelandic banks. Here’s how the conversation starts:
Perhaps, not the best way to kick things off.Mathiesen: Hello.Darling: Hello.
Mathiesen: This is Árni Mathiesen, Minister of Finance.
Darling: Hello, we met a few months ago, weeks ago.
Mathiesen: No, we have never met. You met the Minister of Trade.
Darling: Alright, sorry.
Mathiesen: No problem
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Mungojerry
October 25th, 2008 12:18pm Report this commentI get similar calls from Boiler Rooms tryimg to sell me dud shares.
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