This is to do with the Farepak collapse but it made me chuckle. From City AM:
“MPs boycott HBOS in fury over Farepak” screams the headline. Scots MPs apparently don’t think that HBOS’s contribution of £2m to the Farepak rescue fund is enough. So are they withdrawing their mortgages, investments and savings accounts from the Edinburgh-based banking giant?
No. They’re thinking of not turning up to HBOS’s Christmas champagne reception.
Given the dearth of such events around the Christmas season, and the general absence of opportunities for MPs to quaff free champagne (and at the expense of shareholders, rather than the taxpayer!), we’re sure the Scottish people and Farepak’s customers will appreciate the heroic gesture their MPs are considering making on their behalf.
“MPs boycott HBOS in fury over Farepak” screams the headline. Scots MPs apparently don’t think that HBOS’s contribution of £2m to the Farepak rescue fund is enough. So are they withdrawing their mortgages, investments and savings accounts from the Edinburgh-based banking giant?
No. They’re thinking of not turning up to HBOS’s Christmas champagne reception.
Given the dearth of such events around the Christmas season, and the general absence of opportunities for MPs to quaff free champagne (and at the expense of shareholders, rather than the taxpayer!), we’re sure the Scottish people and Farepak’s customers will appreciate the heroic gesture their MPs are considering making on their behalf.
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