Bank of England
About Bank of England
The Bank of England is the central bank of the United Kingdom and the model on which most modern central banks have been based. Established in 1694 to act as the English Government's banker and debt manager, and still one of the bankers for the government of the United Kingdom, it is the world's second oldest central bank, after Sweden's (1668). It is considered to be one of the world's most important central banks.
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There was a gang of counterfeiters that tried to con the Bank of England a few years ago out of 28 billion pounds. The audacious plot was foiled by the fact that the 1000 pound banknotes had not been legal tender for more than 60 years and the 500,000 pound version never existed.
from 29: No Such Thing As Terrestrial Sweetcorn, 2014-10-03 at 00:34:36 · read transcript
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Then doctors and lawyers came. There were vickers. There were fish mongers. It was just getting bigger and bigger. Eventually the Duke of York came along. There was the Governor of the Bank of England. The Archbishop of Canterbury came along. Yes. You know, there's a lot of what's real and not real in this story through the passage of time. Imagine opening your door and seeing the Duke of York outside.
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In the Bank of England. Oh, that's a good idea. North Korea. It may well have been. I don't know how many photocopies there are in North Korea, but in 2010, in Tibet, it was banned. People in the capital would have to register their name if they wanted to make photocopies. Basically, the Chinese authorities were worried about people spreading literature saying, hey, maybe the Chinese should leave Tibet.
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I got some Vasili It's amazing Yeah And there are really strict rules About how much gold you can keep How many layers of gold you can keep In the Bank of England vaults And this is a big difference between London and New York So London is mostly on clay So you're not allowed on most levels To stack the gold higher than four or six pallets Because it will start sinking into the ground And that is a problem So whereas New York is on granite and you can store gold as high as you like in there, it will not collapse. Yeah. I think north of the river in London, generally it's the surface is stronger. If Bank of England was south of the river, it would be to sink even further. You're so right, because that's why we could build the underground. Yes.
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If it's transparent, it means that people can't hide awful inside your toothpaste. The top millimeter is toothpaste and the rest is just pig fat. The number of times the aquifresh have got me with that trick. Do you know where photocopying has been banned? Oh, in the Bank of England. Oh, that's a good idea. North Korea. It's, well, it may well have been. how many photocopies there are in North Korea.
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