Comments on: Alan Rusbridger on libel http://timworstall.com/2008/12/28/alan-rusbridger-on-libel/ It is all obvious or trivial except... Fri, 25 May 2012 01:39:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: john b http://timworstall.com/2008/12/28/alan-rusbridger-on-libel/comment-page-1/#comment-25331 john b Mon, 29 Dec 2008 01:11:30 +0000 http://timworstall.com/?p=5469#comment-25331 "<i>If they’d simply asked their own accountants the whole scheme could have been explained to them</i>" The scheme will have been created by a Big 4 firm, not GMG's in-house accountants. The only people who fully understand it will be very senior at GMG. And I'm fairly sure anyone who's worked in a corporate environment will have a fairly good idea of how a call from a reporter employed in-house to the CFO asking for advice on financial reporting would be received (for those of you who haven't, the second word would be 'off'). “If they’d simply asked their own accountants the whole scheme could have been explained to them”

The scheme will have been created by a Big 4 firm, not GMG’s in-house accountants. The only people who fully understand it will be very senior at GMG. And I’m fairly sure anyone who’s worked in a corporate environment will have a fairly good idea of how a call from a reporter employed in-house to the CFO asking for advice on financial reporting would be received (for those of you who haven’t, the second word would be ‘off’).

]]> By: dearieme http://timworstall.com/2008/12/28/alan-rusbridger-on-libel/comment-page-1/#comment-25324 dearieme Sun, 28 Dec 2008 18:31:51 +0000 http://timworstall.com/?p=5469#comment-25324 Thanks, KMcC. I don't believe him when he says "I remember JK Galbraith saying to me once: "I've been rich and I've been poor, and rich is better." " Thanks, KMcC. I don’t believe him when he says “I remember JK Galbraith saying to me once: “I’ve been rich and I’ve been poor, and rich is better.” “

]]> By: KMcC http://timworstall.com/2008/12/28/alan-rusbridger-on-libel/comment-page-1/#comment-25318 KMcC Sun, 28 Dec 2008 15:53:39 +0000 http://timworstall.com/?p=5469#comment-25318 for those who missed it, or want to relive the pleasure: when Alan met Piers http://tinyurl.com/4vlaht for those who missed it, or want to relive the pleasure:

when Alan met Piers

http://tinyurl.com/4vlaht

]]> By: AntiCitizenOne http://timworstall.com/2008/12/28/alan-rusbridger-on-libel/comment-page-1/#comment-25313 AntiCitizenOne Sun, 28 Dec 2008 14:57:50 +0000 http://timworstall.com/?p=5469#comment-25313 It's impossible to avoid a Land Value Tax. Stop paying and the government sell it for you. It’s impossible to avoid a Land Value Tax. Stop paying and the government sell it for you.

]]> By: dearieme http://timworstall.com/2008/12/28/alan-rusbridger-on-libel/comment-page-1/#comment-25309 dearieme Sun, 28 Dec 2008 13:49:45 +0000 http://timworstall.com/?p=5469#comment-25309 "Odd", you say; but is it odd if we suspect that he may be a dishonest twat? Perhaps people can think of evidence against which to test that conjecture? “Odd”, you say; but is it odd if we suspect that he may be a dishonest twat? Perhaps people can think of evidence against which to test that conjecture?

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