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about-us
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simon-heffers-style-notes
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# Style notes 13: Jan 13 2009
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7:12PM GMT 14 Jan 2009
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Dear Colleagues
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Here are two quick points for those of you writing about global financial and
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economic tribulations, whether in our business pages or in the main book:
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First, the governor of the Bank of England has decreed that what we have all
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called "base rate" when referring to the level of interest set by the Bank is
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in fact Bank Rate. So, with immediate effect, can we please start referring to
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it as that? Note the caps.
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Second, as I have pointed out before, Ponzi schemes are not pyramid schemes.
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When writing about these types of fraud be sure to get the right one, and do
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not use the terms interchangeably. Mr Madoff's alleged improprieties are a
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Ponzi scheme.
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Yours ever
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Simon Heffer
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Associate Editor
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The Daily Telegraph
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