David Cameron resigns over expense claims

How long before we see a big name fall?

Obama: Start?

A moving event, and great speech - hopefully there will be substance to follow:

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 And to misuse a quote "It's the economy, climate, energy security, healthcare, etc, stupid"

Brownian motion: is Gordon Brown the right person to be preaching to the banks?

The irony of Gordon Brown telling British
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/39805ecc-0a41-11dd-b5b1-0000779fd2ac.html

and American bankers
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7347995.stm

to tighten their belts, come clean on their hidden debts and pass on the interest rates reductions to account holders is amazing to see....

considering that the bank that Gordon now owns has not passed on these rates
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7346081.stm

that his government wanted to keep this debt off the books
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2008/feb/07/northernrock.economics

and that the regulatory environment that he created failed to cope with the situation on a fundamental level:
http://www.economist.com/world/britain/displaystory.cfm?story_id=10978416

actually maybe he is the best person qualified to talk about these issues!