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"ref": "2008 March 6, “Eddie George defends role of FSA in Northern Rock crisis”, in The Guardian",
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"ref": "2007 December 11, Patrick Hosking, “Gieve’s head will not be enough to appease critics”, in The Times",
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"ref": "2002 November 10, Faisal Islam, “Doing the Continental”, in The Observer",
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