RBS

[MrMark]

Anyone still got money in there? What happens if Ireland goes under, and brings RBS (who apparently are heavily exposed) down with it? Does the UK govt (ie us the taxpayer) have to bail it out again?

Genuine questions - there seems to be a lot of speculation out there. It'd be interesting to know the answers.

[Moscow Mule]

Ireland isn't going under without dragging the rest of Europe with it.

Therefore, you'll probably be alright.

[Green Mango]

Anyone still got money in there? What happens if Ireland goes under, and brings RBS (who apparently are heavily exposed) down with it? Does the UK govt (ie us the taxpayer) have to bail it out again?

Genuine questions - there seems to be a lot of speculation out there. It'd be interesting to know the answers.

Mmm RBS exposure to the IR is only a few billion.

IR appears unlikely to go bust, they're already talking about bailout cash

[TimberWolf]

Ireland isn't going under without dragging the rest of Europe with it.

Therefore, you'll probably be alright.

There's been a lot of talk about Europe going under too

[Green Mango]

There's been a lot of talk about Europe going under too

Mmm the Euro may go down, but not convinced the EU will fail.

[MrMark]

Didn't Gordo increase the amount of compo we get (correction -we pay out via taxes) when a bank goes under? Could prove to have been his worst policy....

[DimPrawn]

How long does it take to "print" 100 trillion pounds?

We could bail out the World a million times over.

I wouldn't worry.

[Moscow Mule]

Interestingly, I heard that there is no central printing press for Euros, each country prints their own.

So the Irish could start their own QE if they felt like it...

[Troll]

Northern & Southern (+Ireland) Euros - the only way

[xoggoth]

Can't be bothered to check obviously but seem to recall National Savings and Post Office accounts are with the Bank of Ireland.