Are we getting our just deserts?
One can only surmise that sometime in the past, Gordon Brown had an unfortunate experience with a general insurance broker
One can only surmise that sometime in the past, Gordon Brown had an unfortunate experience with a general insurance broker. This broker has a lot to answer for as it seems the Labour Government has it in for the sector. Insurance brokers are a pretty benign lot.
They are law abiding, do not got involved in many scandals - apart from the odd high-profile divorce - do not earn vast salaries and bonuses, very seldom go bust, comply with most regulations, get involved in their local communities, are
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