The Lehman Brothers party is a red herring – it’s the system that stinks | Stefan Stern
Will it be slippery nipples all round? Harvey Wallbangers, maybe, or possibly even a nice Banker's Lunch (vodka, vermouth, orange liqueur and grapefruit juice). Whatever is on the drinks menu, next month's 10-year reunion of former Lehman Brothers employees should be quite a night.
On 15 September 2008, in the memorable image from the film The Big Short, the fatal Jenga brick of destiny slipped out of place and the whole global financial tower teetered on the edge of collapse. Lehman Brothers was finished, and the rest of us very nearly were too.
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