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LSE Globalisation talk with George Soros Geezer

Professor Valium Metaphor | 08.03.2002 14:57

Here is a short account of last night's informative talk about global capital and the distribution of wealth at the London School of Economics...

...Here is a short account of last night's informative talk about global capital and the distribution of wealth at the London School of Economics...

Millionaire George Soros wore a suit

The Economist magazine editor tried to open with a joke about the instability of the economy, raised a slight murmur in the nerdier corners of the room. But failed generally due to the incongruity in matter being to thin for general belly laugh. See Benny Hill

The chairlady spoke with a posh accent

I was late due to a friend giving me poor directions. So I had to sit upstairs and watch it all transpire on video screens.

Had difficulty finding a seat, and when one secured, much ruffling and position asserting.

Scored a free copy of the Economist

It was generally agreed the World Bank, The IMF and US are bad components of the 'free' market.

US gives 0.1% of its gdp to foreign aid, where an average American believes it to be 8%.

Anti-globalisation protestors were identified to be in the audience and to their shame said nothing nor dressed inappropriately. Hey ho, those flared trousers have got to go…

Soros, flogging his new book about globalisation, talked of a way to give foreign aid to developing nations, by giving them special drawing rights, (sdr's) where money is loaned to specific approved projects in areas like education, health and social science but the money is lent in a currency tied to international baskets of currency. Basically so they don't have to pay back in us dollars or deal with international inflation.

nice but unlikely according to professor valium metaphor

Soros name dropped U2 singer Bono, no one impressed. I think the audience prefer Mariah Carey

During question time a person went on a rant about inheritance tax, quoting Thomas Jefferison. The chairlady fobbed him off, telling the panel not comment because it was not a question and had nothing to do with globalisation. The audience giggled.

His name was Keith Neilson

my phone went off during the middle of the talk and due to me being in a state of mild contempt towards the staid eco students around me, answered it and spoke briefly but loudly.

George Soros was asked a question and he said, "I'll try to answer it, I'll try," he then went on to answer the question but I did not understand what he meant.

I asserted my presence in a lift full of arrogant international eco and finance students. They were scared of my global lift dominance.

On the way home a guy, annoying the night travellers on the 38, asked me if I thought he was normal? I asked him what normal was? and he was stumped and went quiet.

I read a few pages of the economist, see above.

At the end of Essex Rd and towards Dalston he started up again, why won't anyone talk to me. Whatcha reeding.."

Place my favourite photos on the ground in my new room

had happy thoughts of bunny rabbits playing in snow and gentle winds licking my hair as I painted an Austrian landscape (oils).

slept, alone

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  1. nice — bush whacka
  2. I laughed out loud — devana
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