Soros FAIL: The Man Who Broke the Bank of England Can’t Make Them Stay

George Soros—the multi-billionaire “man who broke the Bank of England”—couldn’t convince the British people to Remain.

Soros took on a very active and public interest in the Leave vote in the days leading up to his victory by penning a sky–is–falling piece for The Guardian that claims to be concerned about the financial well-being of the average British voter but left out the devastating effect Soros’s own profit-taking had on the people in the aftermath of 1992’s infamous Black Wednesday.

Soros hints at his financial gain in his Guardian piece, without giving his readers much detail, writing that should England vote to leave:

I would expect this devaluation to be bigger and more disruptive than the 15% devaluation that occurred in September 1992, when I was fortunate enough to make a substantial profit for my hedge fund investors, at the expense of the Bank of England and the British government.

CNN admits Soros profited from Black Wednesday:

September 16, 1992 – Soros bets $10 billion against the value of the British pound. After the currency collapse, known as “Black Wednesday,” Soros makes up to $1 billion and becomes known as the man who “broke the Bank of England” by the London press.

The cost to the UK Treasury was £3.4 billion and the effect on the public was equally devastating. A real estate crash followed as did job losses.

While George Soros profited from Black Wednesday, so did both the Tories and Labour, something Soros actually takes credit for it in his Guardian piece:

In 1992 the devaluation actually proved very helpful to the British economy, and subsequently I was even praised for my role in helping to bring it about.

Praise? Not from everyone and certainly not from the people whose lives were broken when Soros broke the Bank of England. Even left-leaning, Nobel prize-winning American economist Paul Krugman had harsh words for Soros, saying of him and his ilk in a 1999 book:

Nobody who has read a business magazine in the last few years can be unaware that these days there really are investors who not only move money in anticipation of a currency crisis, but actually do their best to trigger that crisis for fun and profit.

George Soros wanted voters to think that his meddling in the Leave vote was simply due to his sincere concern for working people, and not on whatever calculations he is making behind the scenes trying to cash in on currency trading.

Unfortunately for Soros, British voters ignore the establishment and made up their own minds.

 

The establishment, the media, and George Soros got a short sharp shock in England on Thursday. In November, we will all find out if they get one in America.

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