OCTOBER CRASHESA side note on the current stock markets crisis. For some reason market crashes almost invariably happen in October. Black Monday, the crash of 97, the Wall Street Crash of 1929 - all in October. Four of the biggest single-day falls in market history took place in October, and the fifth was in November. So the worst could yet be to co...
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FIRE IN ISLINGTON AND THE JEWEL OF MEDINAThe BBC is reporting that two men have been taken into custody after setting a fire at a publishing house in Lonsdale Square, Islington. The only publisher I can find at that address is Gibson Square, which has recently taken on the novel The Jewel Of Medina.This book tells the story of Mohammed's relationship with his nine-year-old bride Aisha (a historical fact that allows a certain kind...
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NO SYMPATHY FOR ESTATE AGENTSEstate agents have been badly hit by the recession, to the point that they can only sell one property a week. It seems fair to point out that estate agents have organised things so that their earnings are linked to property prices, by insisting on percentage fees. They do very well out of this when the housing market is booming so shouldn't complain when it is flat.Stephen Pollard wonders why estate...
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