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Lloyd’s of London 50 years on

3rd December 2024 Godfrey Bloom 2646 Comments

I joined a prestigious insurance broker, Matthews Wrightson, straight from school back in 1967, the tag ‘& at Lloyd’s’ was always the gilt on the gingerbread for a broker. Old man Wrightson was still in [more…]

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My word is my bond

14th June 2018 El Cnutador 2644 Comments

“File:Handshake (16671886014).jpg” by Mark Morgan from Trinidad is licensed under CC BY 2.0 Much has been made in recent days on “bond rolls” and “gilts”.  As a technologist working in the financial sector I get [more…]

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Lloyds of London ‘My Word is my Bond’ A Page in the Diary

30th March 2017 Eraser of Love 1 Comment

6am: Unleash bowel movement Purging yesterdays Petrol washed translucent flake cocaine, continental lager and sundry sweet meats. 6.10am: Get up. 6.11am: Think about Killing Myself. Shower/power wank  while thinking of the Receptionists Feet , toe [more…]

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