There are never enough options. It's a curse we have to live with.

[andrewducker]

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[andrewducker]

Except that we were hit worse than other countries, because we were leveraged further. It's generally acknowledged, I believe, that our internal regulation was more lax than most countries in Europe, because Labour wanted the tax that the financial sector brought in, and believed that they knew what they were doing.

I certainly don't blame Brown for the global problems - although others (like Vince Cable) were warning of the problem in advance - but I do blame him for the state of regulation we have.

[coalescent.livejournal.com]

although others (like Vince Cable) were warning of the problem in advance

You missed my point, there. So was Brown. He just wasn't doing it to the media.

On regulation: we have obviously read different things, and I didn't bookmark my reading, so.

[andrewducker]

I shall take your word for the first bit. I'm glad Brown was talking about it, in that case. I wish he'd been doing so more publicly.