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Every week we ask Magic listeners to come up with a headline for a real story from Friday's paper.
Now you can join in the fun by making your suggestion through the comment box at the bottom of this page.
This week's story
The global financial meltdown can be traced to the era of pirates in the 17th century – claims a senior politics lecturer at Sunderland University.
Dr Peter Hayes argues that the roots of modern democracy were not in Britain or the U.S., but were the "corporations" which were created on pirate ships during the golden age of buccaneering.
Dr Hayes said: "Pirates elected their captain, voted on major decisions and distributed their booty in roughly equal shares, and there is something in the idea that a pirate ship is the equivalent of a modern corporation."
The robbers hid their profits in tax havens and those who stole foreign wealth were welcomed by the government of the day and received by high society – as long as they were successful and gave a cut to the state.
He said financiers – much like modern multinational PLCs – would pay to kit out a ship, which would sail in search of gold to steal.
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Echo headline: Pirates of the Corporation
Magic headline: Long Gone Silver
Some other Magic listener suggestions...
PLC Piracy" Little Princess
The Pirates of Finance Kev the bookie
'pieces of 08' jimmy heaton
'Pirate bunch cause credit crunch.' 'Pirate ships come home 2 roost.' 'From precious wares 2 stocks and shares'. AF
privateers cause money fears.
banks walk planks
jonathan hall
buccaneers cause credit fears. dj and ruby
pirates must take the blame. Harry Stores-Bloke
Pi-rates of interest to blame
Long Gone Silver Joel and Eileen
Blame it on the booty
The Worlds gone to pieces of 8 Eileen
hes a jolly banker - little john and all the boys
Capn's of Industry
Wayaye Capn - Steve
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