The mantra spreads: Broon's "we will do whatever is required" becomes adopted across Europe:
A statement by Alistair Darling, the Chancellor, to Parliament failed to calm nerves with the stock market taking a further dive as he spoke.
The Chancellor refused to outline firm plans to deal with the crisis – however, he confirmed the Government was working on a radical scheme which could be implemented in the coming weeks.
European leaders issued an unprecedented joint statement pledging to do whatever is necessary to help struggling financial markets.
The answer is that none of our elected leaders know what to do and they are wasting our money in an attempt to get re-elected by demonstrating that they have our interests at hearts. That is why our taxes are recycling our savings across Europe. Just shows that the overwhelming sum of individual human transactions will always drown the state: on the way up and on the way down..