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BBC NEWS | Politics | Crisis 'more serious than 1930s'

The financial crisis will be "more extreme and more serious than that of the 1930s", cabinet minister Ed Balls has predicted.

Mr Balls, a former economic adviser to Gordon Brown, said the global recession would be the most serious for "over 100 years", the Yorkshire Post reported.



Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.
by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Mon Feb 9th, 2009 at 05:17:01 PM EST
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I'll trade you two minutes for a couple of extra lines. :)
by ThatBritGuy (thatbritguy (at) googlemail.com) on Mon Feb 9th, 2009 at 05:19:59 PM EST
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BBC NEWS | Politics | Crisis 'more serious than 1930s'

He told a Labour conference that these were "seismic events that are going to change the political landscape".

The Conservatives said the remarks were "staggering and very worrying"



Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.
by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Mon Feb 9th, 2009 at 05:31:31 PM EST
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Just so you didn't feel like you'd been left out. ;)

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.
by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Mon Feb 9th, 2009 at 05:33:28 PM EST
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Not that the conserves were worried that the crisis was "staggering and worrying," only the remarks indicating we might have a severe crisis.

"Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage." - Anaïs Nin
by Crazy Horse on Mon Feb 9th, 2009 at 05:37:07 PM EST
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Did anyone else giggle that it took a man named "Mr Balls" to state the truth to a bunch of people that don't want to face it?

And I'll give my consent to any government that does not deny a man a living wage-Billy Bragg
by ManfromMiddletown (manfrommiddletown at lycos dot com) on Mon Feb 9th, 2009 at 05:45:56 PM EST
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Mr Balls has some weight, as he Was Gordons right hand man when he was chancellor.

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.
by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Mon Feb 9th, 2009 at 05:57:51 PM EST
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Missed it, but thank you now.

"Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage." - Anaïs Nin
by Crazy Horse on Mon Feb 9th, 2009 at 05:58:34 PM EST
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Alright, I'll 'fess.  I did, too.

Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. - George Carlin
by Drew J Jones (myfriends@thisispancakes.com) on Tue Feb 10th, 2009 at 07:22:44 PM EST
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