Blood Bath in the City

[BrilloPad]

Certainly if loads of foreign banks want to transfer loads of money and jobs to the UK then fabulous.

Not so sure about UK banks....

[The Spartan]

All banks are the same if you ask me just look at UBS they've been spanked royally for manipulating the Libor rate

[AtW]

We can print the missing money. Simples.

Printing is so yesterday.

Minting is in now - US 'seriously' considering $1 trillion coin to pay off debt - Telegraph

[eek]

Printing is so yesterday.

Minting is in now - US 'seriously' considering $1 trillion coin to pay off debt - Telegraph

That's only because they can issue coins (supposedly small denominations) without asking permission but need permission to issue notes in new denominations.

[BrilloPad]

That's only because they can issue coins (supposedly small denominations) without asking permission but need permission to issue notes in new denominations.

Even if it was only designed for ceremonial occasions its still a good idea. We can just inflate our way out of this! Lets get going.....

[Doggy Styles]

So the government pays billions to keep the banks afloat and they provide some of it back in bonuses.

I think you misunderstand what a bank does. The government isn't refreshing the bank's money, it is refreshing the money the bank holds for other people and other businesses.

Without refunding, most of them would have gone bust along with the bank, an order of magnitude worse than a load of redundant banking staff.

[DodgyAgent]

Before we all jump in and join the mindless crowd baying for the blood of bankers let us remember which industry has been the main driver for the enrichment of contractors.

[DimPrawn]

Before we all jump in and join the mindless crowd baying for the blood of bankers let us remember which industry has been the main driver for the enrichment of contractors.

Public Sector under Labour.

[DodgyAgent]

Public Sector under Labour.

Otherwise known as banking

[AtW]

Before we all jump in and join the mindless crowd baying for the blood of bankers let us remember which industry has been the main driver for the enrichment of contractors.

Recruitment agencies of course...