As it’s St Patrick’s Day, here’s a clip of the great Irish comedian Dave Allen to round off the afternoon:
I’d also recommend you check out this (sadly, unembeddable) clip of Allen’s 1993 routine on banks – I reckon he may have spotted the signs of the credit crunch before anyone else…

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