On Fri, 05 Aug 2011 11:29:45 +0100 Dave Plowman (News) wrote :
Seem to remember Thatcher selling off our *real* gold (gas) quite
wantonly. But then as I said people have selective memories...

If you look at a long term graph, there was a point (1981?) when she
could have sold off the gold and bought it back a year or so later
for half the cost.

As to Gordon Brown selling off gold, Peter Costello, our treasurer
(=chancellor) did just the same thing

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news...-1225985231872

and he was certainly no socialist.

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