In 1999, Gordon Brown, the not so “Prudent” Chancellor at the time sold of 395 tonnes of our gold leaving 310.3 tonnes remaining in the national reserve (bear in mind you can’t print gold like money). 12 years on and the value of gold has risen six-and-a half-times equating to a $20 billion loss to the UK treasury.
I got the sack from an engineering firm for accidentally f***ing-up a pre-war lathe worth about £1000 in scrap value at best. I should have been a politician.
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