1125: Right hand and testicles off the mint-men!

The current issue (No. 1232) of Private Eye carries the full text of the punishment meted out to the ‘mint-men’ in 1125 as reported in The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. It goes like this: AD 1125. In this year sent the King Henry, before Christmas, from Normandy to England, and bade that all the mint-men that were [...]

What happens after “Sorry”?

This is the title of a programme by BBC Panorama broadcast between March 2nd and 10th, 2009. It recorded 25 apologies. In front of the Treasury Select Committee, four bankers apologised. A behaviour analyst comments on their sincerity. The beauty is that shareholders prepare for a fight – in Britain and in the US. Sir [...]

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