Tag Archives: Sir Fred Goodwin

Morning roundup, Thursday 12th March 2009

12Mar09 – 10:17

Child protection services aren't up to scratch, claims Lord Laming. Still, over-worked social workers make such lovely media scapegoats to the extent that when some murderous scroate kills his/her toddler, the media only vaguely hint at the perpetrators' guilt, leaving everyone with the distinct impression that children's services operate a Pied Piper policy on protecting our young. Of course, laws could be passed to make information sharing on vulnerable kids easier and help social workers do a difficult job in slightly easier circumstances, but then the Porter-warriors in the commuter belt would screech something about Nazi Germany until the plaintive cries of those with a proper job involving protecting children are totally drowned out in a slurry of Chakrabarti bullshit. Rant over;

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Economic Roundup Friday 27th February

27Feb09 – 14:22

This week your correspondent has come across the wonderful term pessimism porn, it's available free and it's all over the internet.

Let's start out with a little banker bashing, first focus of our ire is former RBS chief Sir Fred Goodwin. Fred the shred, ruthless costcutter failed to live up to his reputation when it came [...]

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Morning roundup, Thursday 26th February 2009

26Feb09 – 10:05

RBS reports record losses of £24.1bn. There's more here and here, but it will all be alright as long as Sir Fred Goodwin's gives up his mahoosive pension. This would fill up that hole AND leave enough for trebles all round for the taxpayer - except he won't, will he? Selfish bastard. This is certainly the impression you would have got had you, like me, listened to the searing economic analysis that makes the Today programme the agenda-setter it is.

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