Brian on Harnser wrote: > on 27/11/2008, Reg supposed : >> Posted by: "Nigel Stanley" >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> This is all getting very off-topic, but many people think the pound >> has been significantly over-valued because of the over-dominance of >> financial services in the economy since Mrs Thatcher's city big bang >> in 1987. This has not been helped by government and Bank of England >> wanting an over-valued pound to bear down on inflation - one reason >> why our interest rates are often higher than elsewhere. >> ___________________________________________ >> >> I don't see it that way. In about 1970, I bought from Germany some >> components to build a radio ham TV transmitter. I got about 9DM for >> £1. >> >> By the time just before the Euro arrived, I got about 3DM to a pound. >> Today it's ¤1.1930 to a pound. In May 2008, I got ¤1.2595 using my >> Nationwide credit card in Germany. >> >> In June 2006, I got ¤1.3902. In Nov 2005, I got ¤1.4414. (I keep >> records of diesel costs for my car.) >> > I can remember when two and six was known as half a dollar, ie 4 > dollars to the pound
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