Yesterday we thought we were being clever, but alas it turns out we were a good deal less smart than we thought. Unless that is, you decide to believe the next statement: #147;It was a deliberate mistake to see if you are on the ball.#148;
Yesterday we said: #147;The UK joined the ERM at 2.95 deutsche marks to the pound. When the euro was formed, the German currency was converted at the rate of 1.95583 deutsche marks to the euro. Today there are 1.5214 euros to the pound, and that works out as the equivalent of 2.9756 pounds to the old deutsche mark. 15 years on, from when George Soros made his fortune from dumping sterling, and we are back to where we started.#148;
Did you spot this error this time? The penultimate sentence should have said 2.9756 old deutsche marks to the pound.
In future we will regularly report on any errors of this nature, and if you spot a mistake, don’t be shy in coming forward. Let us know by emailing: the editor
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