A place or country can look wealthy and not be: it depends upon whetther it was wealthy at some point or not. This helps to explain the Argentine debt default, so it is said.
Opposing government action is not the same thing as opposing the goals of the well-meaning advocates of such government action.
That surge in American house prices in recent years: not so much about an increase in mortgage affordability, more an increase in mortgage availability.
To segue to Northern Rock: yes, we taxpayers will be making the contributions to the Northern Rock Foundation. My, there are a lot of Labour Party MPs in the North East, aren't there?
Gaining links by the day: correcting Nick Clegg on a matter of corporate accountancy.
And finally, this might be going a little far, even for theocrats.