The Treasury fears embarrassment and pointed fingers; selling at a loss would echo the decision a decade ago by Gordon Brown, then the chancellor, to sell much of Britain's gold at the bottom of the market. Too bad.
亏本出售银行股份就会像十年前时任财政大臣乔治.布朗以市场最低价出售英国大部分黄金一样成为千夫所指的对象,财政部害怕这种尴尬场面。