Bank executives enjoy SECRET £300,000 champagne party… just weeks after £20bn bail-out by taxpayers
By Sam Greenhill
Last updated at 12:22 PM on 10th November 2008
The Royal Bank of Scotland has blown £300,000 on a secret champagne junket for executives - less than a month after being given a £20billion handout by the taxpayer.
Bankers and their partners […]
Posted in Business, Great Britain, Scotland, Greed, Financial Institutions |
Ah, yes. Here’s another example of form following function. While I had not realized Edinburgh had a Carnaby Street, someone solved the problem by using only 40% of the cloth on the new kilts.
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“Scottish troops must share scarce kilts
By BEN McCONVILLE Mon Dec 18, 3:40 PM ET
LONDON - Great Scot! A shortage of ceremonial kilts […]
you do whatever your little hearts desire and
I’ll just sit quietly thinking about brick walls.”
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School shuns tech, teaches fountain pen
By BEN McCONVILLE, Associated Press Writer Sat Dec 9, 7:51 PM ET
EDINBURGH, Scotland - In this age of cell phones, text messages and computer keyboards, one Scottish school has returned to basics. It’s teaching youngsters […]
Posted in Great Britain, Education, Movies, Scotland, Fountain Pens, Quills |
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