There was a curious headline in the Mail on Sunday yesterday. I was not curious enough to buy the paper but curious enough to investigate on the Mail website. Apparently, according to the journalist, Secret court seizes £3.2bn from elderly… and even forces furious families to pay to access own bank account Without any reading, I knew [...]

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Posted 26 Oct 2009 6:40 AM by Fighting Monsters | Report Abuse

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