Bob Diamond questioned by Treasury Select Committee
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RT @gareth_gore: Barclays now saying it does NOT have recording of Tucker-Diamond conversation. HMD.by IFR_Owen via twitter 7/4/2012 1:29:06 PM -
Diamond seems nervous, unsteady...by lucymarcus via twitter 7/4/2012 1:29:19 PM -

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Now Barclays says it does NOT have a recording of the call between Tucker and Diamond... lots of flip flopping over there, no?by lucymarcus via twitter 7/4/2012 1:31:10 PM -

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Tyrie: what does "Whitehall" mean in Bob's email of Oct 29 08? D (eventually): "officials in government".by gfhay via twitter 7/4/2012 1:31:37 PM -
Interesting contrasting the styles of Diamond and Murdoch in answering questionsby spencerand via twitter 7/4/2012 1:32:36 PM -

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Now we are into the line by line part of the afternoon - lots of page turning...by lucymarcus via twitter 7/4/2012 1:33:30 PM -

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Tyrie: why didn't you think Tucker conversation meant a requirement to cut libor rates? Bob taking age to reply.by gfhay via twitter 7/4/2012 1:34:09 PM -
RT @rosenthal_jon: Diamond says in Oct 2008 Barc was funding adequately, yet was posting Libor higher even than nationalised banks.by gareth_gore via twitter 7/4/2012 1:34:22 PM -
Chairman: If you could get to the point...by lucymarcus via twitter 7/4/2012 1:34:47 PM -

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Tyrie - asking about a nod and a wink (never a good way to run a business)by lucymarcus via twitter 7/4/2012 1:35:45 PM -
That's a very good question!by spencerand via twitter 7/4/2012 1:36:24 PM -
Diamond: On 100% of days in Oct 2008 we were the highest post for Libor or next to highest. Some of those were unable to fund at any level.by HelenBarthol via twitter 7/4/2012 1:36:45 PM -
Diamond says libor rates went down soon after Tucker conversation due to Middle Eastern fundraising, (ie not due to submission fiddling).by gfhay via twitter 7/4/2012 1:37:39 PM -

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Diamond to Norman "You were at Barclays too"by lucymarcus via twitter 7/4/2012 1:38:12 PM -

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*chuckle, chuckle*by lucymarcus via twitter 7/4/2012 1:38:31 PM -
Breaking: MP on Treasury Select Committee can't add upby gareth_gore via twitter 7/4/2012 1:38:46 PM -
How many ex-BZW people are there on the panel?! Leadsom as well.by IFR_Owen via twitter 7/4/2012 1:39:11 PM -
I'm just waiting for one of the MPs to ask, "What does Libor mean?"by spencerand via twitter 7/4/2012 1:39:14 PM -
RT @pdacosta: Revolving door magic: Barclays CEO Diamond to UK parliament member -- "You were at Barclays then too."by lucymarcus via twitter 7/4/2012 1:39:17 PM -

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Bob says he's 'too old to be a derivatives person'. We like to think you're never too old to be a derivatives person.by HelenBarthol via twitter 7/4/2012 1:40:43 PM -

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Diamond "I prefer the consensus style of management..."by lucymarcus via twitter 7/4/2012 1:41:12 PM -
Jesse Norman giving Bob far too easy time at moment: a trip down Barclays' memory lane. Get back to Bob's email!by gfhay via twitter 7/4/2012 1:41:37 PM -

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RT @HelenBarthol: Bob says he's 'too old to be a derivatives person'. We like to think you're never too old to be a derivatives person.by CapitalCityIFR via twitter 7/4/2012 1:41:54 PM -

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Wouldn't mind some more questioning by Tyrie - this doesn't seem to be going anywhere...by lucymarcus via twitter 7/4/2012 1:42:52 PM -

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Is Jesse Norman looking for a job at Barclays or something? or perhaps doing research for a book? #HMDby gareth_gore via twitter 7/4/2012 1:43:34 PM -
What a joke. I could answer these questions for Bob in my sleepby spencerand via twitter 7/4/2012 1:43:38 PM -
Tell me Bob? What's the best thing you've ever done?by spencerand via twitter 7/4/2012 1:44:07 PM -
Norman: Was the Bank of England slow to respond?by lucymarcus via twitter 7/4/2012 1:44:22 PM -
RT @spencerand: Tell me Bob? What's the best thing you've ever done? #HMDby gareth_gore via twitter 7/4/2012 1:44:28 PM
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