Sort by Blaney's Blarney (Free subscription) - 09/10/2008 - YouTube
John Bird and John Fortune (the Long Johns) brilliantly, and accurately, describing the mindset of the investment banking community in this satirical ...
Sort by Blaney's Blarney (Free subscription) - 09/10/2008
A year ago, Bird & Fortune produced this searing satire - except it's not really satire, as we now know... Hat Tip: Sarkis Zeronian.
Sort by UK Libertarian Party (Free subscription) - 17/09/2008
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Sort by Not a sheep (Free subscription) - 13/10/2008
John Bird and John Fortune explaining the whole sub-prime fiasco back in 2007; too accurate to be funny, do watch it right to the end (from 7:50 it is quite scarily prescient). How a loan to an "unemployed black man in a string vest" becomes a structured investment vehicle (SIV) Of course what is missing from this explanation is why the "unemployed black man in a string vest" was being offered a mortgage...
Sort by Mabinogogiblog (Free subscription) - 18/10/2008
Bird and Fortune on the Subprime Crisis : for anyone who is feeling uncertain or confused about the inner workings of the financial markets.
Sort by Home of the Green Arrow (Free subscription) - 22/09/2008
This clip has been around for a while, but it is suddenly much more topical This is from Green Arrow
Sort by A Donkey on the Edge (Free subscription) - 08/10/2008
Sort by Corporate Eye (Free subscription) - 26/09/2008
As I write this Lehman Brothers and Merrill Lynch, two of Wall Street’s legendary giants have succumbed to the subprime mortgage crisis. But, the end is not in sight. There is no shortage of commentary on what caused this crisis and what to do in the future. C-suite greed, poor…
Sort by The Streeb-Greebling Diaries (Free subscription) - 03/08/2008
An amusing satirical interview on the topic of ID cards and the national identity register, in the style of Bird & Fortune . Fictitious of course, but all based upon current policies.
Sort by The Majority Blog (Free subscription) - 30/09/2008
Most of this crisis remains way above the heads of your average local council's pension-proof bin inspectors, traffic wardens and Feng Shui advisers. For the rest of us left alone in the wealth creating economy, it will take years (and a new government and possibly the undoing of much of the EU) to return to a system of reality in finance and investment. Expect the retirement age to go up to 80. Otherwise...
Sort by conversationware (Free subscription) - 10/10/2008
You can’t get more British than these two. Following the jaw dropping events of the stock markets, the video below (10 mins) is a slightly different perspective. But first, a screenshot from just now of the markets.
Sort by Grains of Sand (Free subscription) - 22/10/2008
This dates back to at least February 08, but it tells the whole story:
