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Friday, August 25, 2006

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Nobody has been available in the press office for two days. Guido knows it is a union bank so they must have done all their 35 hours Monday to Wednesday. Did manage to speak to Paul Woodcock. Don't know what he does, he wouldn't say.
GF I'd like to speak to someone about your large exposures reporting to the FSA.
PW We can't comment on customer's borrowing.
GF I don't want to discuss individual customers.
PW We can't comment on customer's borrowing.
GF Yes, so you said.
PW We can't comment on customer's borrowing.
GF Your tape is jammed.
PW I'm sorry.
GF What is your job title?
PW We can't comment on customer's borrowing.
GF OK, can you tell me your job title?
PW I can't comment.
GF How do I know you are not some Friday afternoon drunk receptionist?
PW I can't comment.

21 comments:

Splashitallover said...

http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/paulwoodcockband

is this him?

Pulsar said...

Perhaps it was the "brother" in charge of laundry-he must be quite busy at the moment!

tree_logger said...

The Unity Trust Bank Accounts With Pictures of blair, brown, short and a bbc breakfast tv presenter. Kevin "Dale Winton" Turvey is the MD - wasn't he in the Young Ones? And isn't Cliff related to Blair?

And for more information check out the senior people at the FSA website

FSA stuff.

Looks like a bit like a joke Bank.

ThunderDragon said...

At least he could speak English (even if he made no sense)!

The Yak said...

You'd have better luck with a 5-year-old playing "banker" in Monopoly.

Robinson-Bliar's poodle said...

sounds like another case for Yates of the Yard

Anonymous said...

Yates doesn't have jurisdiction.

The FSA has, ahd will need to be seen to be acting.

If not, the head needs to be replaced.

Adam Carew said...

A joke bank? Come come, Bob Crow of the RMT is a non-exec director.

cona lotatwats said...

I wish to repond respectably to your commentations. Chief, Dr. Tunde Akinole our Head of Security answered your call. This was because teh bankers was engaged on unguent business sending airmiles to prospector claimants of vest fortunes.

We are sore that the reply was not to your satisfy. Please televise again by next Tuesday when all our stiffs will be avoidable to answer your cells.

Respectability yurs,

I. Amin (Ms.)

Prodicus said...

Bob Crow of the RMT is a non-exec director

Paid?

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quarsan said...

we've been trying to talk to the Co-Op Bank about how their famous ethical principles fit in with New Labour's compliance with rendition, arms deals and the rest:
http://www.blairwatch.co.uk/node/1322

We think we may be making progress. Details to follow

Anonymous said...

So what is wrong with Labour owning a bank? :-)

WmByrd said...

"Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for Brothers to dwell together in Unity!"
Psalm 133 - to you, Guido, Ps 132.

Any quotes from the Brothers yet?

Anonymous said...

I often wondered what happens when you get a load of arse holes together

And in this deal, i can certainly smell something

I has that runny New Labour smell

David Chappell said...

Anonymous said:

"So what is wrong with Labour owning a bank? :-)"

Well, there are teensy-weensy rules about lending to yourself...

Laughing Cavalier said...

Sounds like you've got them on the run.

javelin said...

I think their choice of "Comic" font and party theme was particularly stupid in their annual report.

Talk about making the UK look like a haven for banana banking.

Can you open an account at the bank - then ask questions as a shareholer?

Anonymous said...

PW I can't comment.
GF How do I know your not some Friday afternoon drunk receptionist?
PW I can't comment.


I do hope that you know the difference between “your” and “you’re.”

Guido Fawkes Esq. said...

Anonymong,

The unpaid position of sub-editor was filled by you today. Something for you to put on your CV.

Anonymous said...

At last someone else has caught out a Turing machine masquerading as a person (I bet there's a unicorn sculptored from tinfoil on his desk).



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