On a train to Manchester<\/p>\n\n
well, the chief executive thinks were being a bit too generous with this chap, so I thought, why not ignore the first fifty million?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n
Nothing odd about that, you may think: but the middle-aged stockbroker who said this, with a Mercedes enthusiasts’ magazine to read when he had finished on the phone was travelling second class. The recession really must be biting, even for stockbrokers.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
On a train to Manchester well, the chief executive thinks were being a bit too generous with this chap, so I thought, why not ignore the first fifty million? Nothing odd about that, you may think: but the middle-aged stockbroker … Continue reading