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Is the gold in Fort Knox and the Bank of England just gold-plated tungsten?

January 27, 2010

Over the past few weeks, rumours have been growing that the gold which forms a large part of the reserves of many major countries may not be all it seems. The Chinese government, it is said, took delivery of some 400-ounce gold bars last October and decided to do a random test.
To their surprise, the [...]

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Not allowed to read the small print

November 11, 2009

The RAC are jolly nice chaps, and because I’ve been a member for 11 years they’ve phoned up to offer me a special deal. I can have “non-fault” cover as a road user, whether I’m driving my own car, someone else’s car, a hire car, if I’m in a bus or on a bike,or even [...]