tag:jolyongumbrell.blog.co.uk,2009-11-23:/This page investigates politics and current affairs. Since March 2007 Jolyon Gumbrell has also created a book review website at www.jolyonsreview.co.ukMokoFeed2009-11-23T05:34:16+01:00tag:jolyongumbrell.blog.co.uk,2008-10-10:/2008/10/10/who-is-lending-the-money-4850767/#c7968660technomist2008-10-10T16:18:45+02:002008-10-10T16:18:45+02:00You are not quite correct that all of it will have to be paid for by the tax payer. A lot of the money is only being made available to the banks in the form of commercial guarantees - they have to pay for it to be earmarked to back one of their interbank loans. The money does not go to the bank itself but would be in a fund in case the loan goes sour. There is a fair to good chance it would not be called on, but the taxpayer would get the fee for the guarantee. <br> <br> The other loans to banks are loans, not gifts, which obviously means the taxpayer is expected to get the money back. In other cases the bank has to give up preference shares in return for the cash - a share in the business which is an asset owned by the taxpayer, not a gift. tag:jolyongumbrell.blog.co.uk,2008-08-18:/2008/08/18/the-economic-consequences-of-peace-by-jo-4604470/#c7540543metyu2008-08-18T15:52:13+02:002008-08-18T15:52:13+02:00Although I have read little of his work, I've read enough to be in awe of the man. <br> <br> He arguably saved Europe after WWII by going to Washington and pleading - would we have had the Marshall Plan without him?<br> <br> Perhaps he would be dumbfounded by modern economics (neo-liberalism)?<br> <br> Also, wasn't he one of the fathers of the IMF and World Bank? I'm sure I read somewhere that he envisaged the IMF would control some 50% of world GDP, whereas it's more like 2% nowadays?<br> <br> Thanks for an interesting article! tag:jolyongumbrell.blog.co.uk,2007-10-29:/2007/07/06/the_bad_manners_of_some_employers~2584262/#c5061734deleted user2007-10-29T15:53:47+01:002007-10-29T15:53:47+01:00but then, perhaps they get so many applications that they are unable to answer every single one of them... Although I do understand how annoying that can be (especially after listening to famous "We'll call you" line;) )tag:jolyongumbrell.blog.co.uk,2007-07-21:/2007/07/06/the_bad_manners_of_some_employers~2584262/#c4138494Siina732007-07-21T10:32:30+02:002007-07-21T10:32:30+02:00Yeah that have happened to me every often. I don't know why companys do like that. Maybe it's easier for them. When I was working at the Labour force office I heard that this happens to many people here in Finland, unfortunately.