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Bullingdon Boys - Our "Betters"

The Bullingdon Club of 1992: pictured are (1) George Osborne, (2) Harry Mount, (3) Chris Coleridge, (4) Lupus von Maltzahn, (5) Mark Petre (6) Peter Holmes a Court, (7) Nat Rothschild, (8) Jason Gissing

Principal characters

Lord Rothschild and son, David Cameron, John Osborne, Baron Mandelson, Gordon Brown, Russian oligarchs, Mafia and gangsters inc.

Saturday 17 January 2009

MPs in new dodge to keep details of expenses secret

By Michael Lea, Daily Mail
Last updated at 8:06 AM on 16th January 2009



Battle: Speaker Michael Martin who fought in the courts to stop MPs expences being published

Four-day week: As work dries up, KPMG offers 11,000 staff a dramatic cut in hours in battle to save jobs

By Sam Fleming, Daily Mail
Last updated at 10:17 PM on 16th January 2009

KPMG's London office in Canary Wharf: The firm has offered its 11,000 staff sabbaticals or a shorter working week

As unsold cars pile up at docks, Honda halts production for two more months

UK heading for sharpest fall in output in decades, warns bank chief

By Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 12:57 PM on 16th January 2009




Deputy Governor Sir John Gieve says there was now little that could be done to limit the recession

Fears for Barclays as shares plunge more than 20% on first day since ban on short-selling is lifted

By Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 6:00 PM on 16th January 2009

Shares in high street bank Barclays plunged by more than 20 per cent today amid fresh fears for the British financial sector.

The staggering drop came after a dire week which has seen the firm unveil plans to axe more than 4,000 jobs.
It also followed the ban on short selling being lifted for the first time since October, although it is not yet known if this contributed to the sudden dive.