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Bank share give-away flawed
Philip Booth
23 June 2011
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Mechanisms to ensure the political acceptability of privatisations should not be rejected automatically, simply because they are inefficient and raise less money for the taxpayer. Political...
Giving away the banks is fraught with danger
Tom Papworth
7 March 2011
9 comments

Over at the Adam Smith Institute, Dr. Eamonn Butler criticises Stephen Williams’ proposals to give away the Government’s shares in RBS and Lloyds to each and every person in the country...
“Two plus two equals five”, argue Tories. “Two plus two equals three”, respond Lib Dems
Philip Booth
22 February 2010
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Further worrying evidence of the decline in adult and further education was revealed in the debate about selling off the banks yesterday. The Conservatives have proposed selling bank shares cheaply...

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