Lying governments are good news for gold

The Government wants to make it harder to find out how much money the Bank of England is printing. But hiding the truth will only further undermine faith in the financial system, says Dominic Frisby. That’s bad news for the economy – but it can only be good for gold.

What does the Bank of England have to hide?

Last month, political blogger Guido Fawkes, who's usually well worth reading, made a telling observation regarding an apparently insignificant amendment in the Government's new Banking Bill.

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