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Monday, 9 January 2012

AIG

I've been too busy  to post for a while and the horizon doesn't look  much clearer but hope springs eternal. For the moment here is a link to a comment on the economic crisis which is  as insightful as any I've read and a good deal more succinct.
Posted by Colin at 09:13

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