{"id":7374,"date":"2010-11-23T10:33:42","date_gmt":"2010-11-23T10:33:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.clearbooks.co.uk\/?p=7374"},"modified":"2011-10-16T18:25:18","modified_gmt":"2011-10-16T18:25:18","slug":"eric-cantona-financial-meltdown-the-revolution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.clearbooks.co.uk\/blog\/eric-cantona-financial-meltdown-the-revolution\/","title":{"rendered":"Eric Cantona on financial meltdown and the revolution"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Eric Cantona, infamous for his\u00a0kung fu kicking ability, has now aimed a punch squarley at the Banks. (You may remember him playing football for a little known team in Manchester).<\/p>\n<p>In this video &#8220;King Eric&#8221; suggests the way to start a revolution is not on the streets, but\u00a0instead through everyone\u00a0withdrawing their money from the banks. It&#8217;s actually quite a scary thought.<\/p>\n<p><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"640\" height=\"385\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/-Uop5R7E314?fs=1&amp;hl=en_GB\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><embed type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"640\" height=\"385\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/-Uop5R7E314?fs=1&amp;hl=en_GB\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n<p>We have already seen what happened at the beginning of the credit crunch in the UK when there was a run on Northern Rock. The government had to step in to bail them out.<\/p>\n<p>What would happen if there was a run on all major banks? The condensed view:<\/p>\n<p>Day 1 Liquidity would dry up at the banks immediately<\/p>\n<p>Day 2 Banks would\u00a0start selling assets to improve liquidity which would prove difficult as no buyers<\/p>\n<p>Day\u00a03 Not everyone would get their cash out of the banks\u00a0as there are not enough physical notes in circulation<\/p>\n<p>Day\u00a04 Rioting on the streets<\/p>\n<p>There is another way, use Clear Books to stay on top of your finances and manage your cashflow to reduce borrowing. It&#8217;s no good knowing your financials only when you are in the office, you need to have them at your fingertips\u00a0all of the time. With online accounting software you have the flexible access to log in from home, the office, on holiday or\u00a0on the train. Anywhere really, you just need an Internet connection and a web browser. 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