Why conspiracy theories exist - "UK Lord claims mysterious Foundation wants to give Britain 17B, no strings attached." via Boing Boing.

UK Lord claims mysterious Foundation wants to give Britain 17B, no strings attached - Boing Boing:

"Charlie Stross links to an official transcript of the Nov 1 debate in the UK's House of Lords in which the Tory life-peer Lord James of Blackheath (a respected industry magnate and financier) claims to have been contacted by a secret foundation with more gold on hand than all the world's bullion reserves combined. This group, 'Foundation X,' apparently has offered to give the UK 5 billion right away, no strings attached, with another 17 billion to follow before Christmas for works on hospitals, schools and London's crossrail project. Lord James seems to be totally serious about this, and he claims to have brought other respected Lords to meet with these shadowy goldbugs."