HSBC and Household Finance

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New Orleans In my dealings with them over the years I have found HSBC to be a fascinating company with some wild extremes and some very redeeming qualities as well. Floyd Norris of the Times noted the end of an era with the bull’s-eye shot on the acquisition of Household Finance by HSBC only 7 …

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Sassy in Scotland: Tactical Alert

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New Orleans     Since I’ve taken the burden of keeping the faithful reader up to date on tactical developments we see here and about as they come across attention, I wanted to share the work of group called Plane Stupid in Scotland that is trying to prevent airport expansion there for environmental reasons. The …

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Pushback Works

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New Orleans   The first weeks of this new administration have been an organizer’s education. Here’s the summary judgment: if you push, they respond! That’s important to know if you are putting together campaigns. Another example was front and center today as President Obama continues the run up to healthcare reform with a summit for 150 …

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