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# 9 August, the day the world changed
- URL: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/9-august-the-day-the-world-changed/
- Published: 2007-09-14T09:09:43.000Z
- Updated: 2019-02-14T22:37:20.000Z
- Author: openDemocracy Supporters
- Tags: #en, #Migrated, #Import 2026-04-09 18:31

**Anthony Barnett (London,** [**OK**](http://ourkingdom.opendemocracy.net/2007/05/08/hot-off-press-call-for-new-settlement/?ref=opendemocracy.net)**):** The most striking interview about the Bank of England rescue facility for Northern Rock was with its Chief Executive, Adam Applegarth, who told the Today programme "It started on the 9th of August when the world changed". You can [listen here](http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/today/listenagain/?ref=opendemocracy.net), it comes on at 8.35\. He repeats the phrase a number of times - the day the world changed.