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	<title>Comments on: Sixteen of the biggest, fattest porkies</title>
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		<title>by: Fair &#38; Biased &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Lies?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2008 19:22:43 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[[...] Ezra Pound said “The less we know, the longer our explanations.”  What about the inverse (Gwen Robinson, “Sixteen of the biggest, fattest porkies,” FT’s Alphaville blog, March 20, 2008)?  Of course there are zillions more equally juicy lies floating around out there, but we reckon Peter Tasker, a Tokyo-based analyst and occasional author, has come up with some choice specimens - and just in time for a lighthearted, two-minute Easter read: The top 16 big, fat lies de nos jours [...]]]></description>
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		<title>by: Anonymous</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2008 17:14:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Here are some alternative porkies :

1 Gordon Brown has run the economy prudently.

2 The credit crunch was caused by sub-prime lending in America.

3 The credit crunch will not spread to the real economy.

4 The banking system has been lending responsibly.

5 The authorities have been watchful, understand the problems and will continue to take prompt, appropriate and timely action.

6 World asset values will not fall significantly.

7 The world banking system will be able to adjust to the reduced asset values that world debt is secured against.

8 This is a temporary adjustment, before normality resumes.

9 America’s position in the world will not be affected.

10 China will co-operate to maintain the status quo so that Western profligacy can continue.

11 Economic power, then political power and then military supremacy will remain in the West.

12 The Western way of life is not under threat and Western capitalism, democracy and aspirations will spread throughout the Middle East, China, Russia, Africa, South America, etc.   

13 All these fundamental truths are understood by George Bush. People who think differently do not have George’s depth of understanding.

14 The greatest philosophical truths emanate from Texas.]]></description>
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		<title>by: Dave Heasman</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2008 17:09:20 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Here's another of his dicta - 

"Remember the only two investment principles that matter - what is, isn't. What isn't, is. Master this knowledge and no market can defeat you. Listen to the cry of the reptile deep within you. " 

 Sortof David carradine meets David Icke.]]></description>
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		<title>by: Sixteen of the biggest fattest porkies &#171; Sidetalk</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2008 15:57:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[[...] http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2008/03/20/11751/sixteen-of-the-biggest-fattest-porkies/ [...]]]></description>
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		<title>by: VP</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2008 15:28:25 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Excellent.  How about:

17. You can make £100m spreading rumours on HBOS]]></description>
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