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Morning roundup, Thursday 26th February 2009

26Feb09 – 10:05

RBS reports record losses of £24.1bn. There's more here and here, but it will all be alright as long as Sir Fred Goodwin's gives up his mahoosive pension. This would fill up that hole AND leave enough for trebles all round for the taxpayer - except he won't, will he? Selfish bastard. This is certainly the impression you would have got had you, like me, listened to the searing economic analysis that makes the Today programme the agenda-setter it is.

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Daily debrief, Tuesday 3rd February 2009

03Feb09 – 18:58

In spite of the snow, the carnival of politics continues apace: BoJo informs the Home Affairs Select Committee that he got his timings in a wrangle over when he warned Davy Cameron that Damian Green might be hearing the unwelcome sound of the snap of the plastic glove, and speculation continues apace over just who next the Conservative leader will be appointing his new policy best friend in the wake of the shock promotion of Carol Vorderman as Special Envoy on How To Get Rich on the Back of Horrific Loan Agreements.

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