Financial Times headlines

[Gromit]

It might be fun if AB readers could suggest funny or apt headlines that might have appeared in the FT through the ages...

[Gromit]

Middle East 3rd century BC
After success of the first 10 commandments, Moses to launch remaining 10 next year!

19th century AD
Old woman who lives in a shoe continues Council Tax protests.

4th century BC
Unicorn and Griffin boycott 2 by 2 Arc excursion

I"m sure AB readers can do better, I look forward to your answers...

[jake-the-peg]

Oliver Cromwell in hostile takeover bid

[anotheoldgit]

Thatcher sells of countries jewels (but we still hold on to the Crown Jewels)

Quickly followed by 'Brown sells off countries Gold'.(but we can still print more paper money)

[sp1814]

december 10th, 1929

bankers: we've learned our lesson on cheap mortgages!

december 10th 2009

bankers: ooops.

[jake-the-peg]

How about Brown sells off countries gold - cost to us �6.60 each.

Capitalists gamble with countries economy cost to us �3,000 each.

[Ankou]

17 November 1558
Head of Stuart Group of Scotland, axed after failed Tudor takeover

[sp1814]

october 12th 1475:

richard iii horse theft latest...kingdom offered as a reward

[jno]

Earth covered with flood waters for 40 days and 40 nights, Jericho market forced to close.

[anotheoldgit]

Thanks for the stars gromit, theres always those who takes life too serious, considering what your post stated, "funny"

That's alright then all pals together, but wouldn't it have been classed as 'funny not to be taken seriously' if it did not have an suggestion of party politics attached to it?

If not, Daily Mail, Financial Times, why not the Guardian next?

[anotheoldgit]

jake-the-peg

Shouldn't that have read Brown's gamble with a spending strategy to cost us �3,000 each?

[jno]

oldgit, if my memory is correct, the Financial Times has backed Labour at every election since Kinnock's day. (They won't next time.) So Gromit is being extremely even-handed by including leftwing rags.