I'm sure he will be looking at his 700k pension and feeling absolutely gutted.....

A simple bone thrown to the masses without any real substance.

Isn't this ther first time since something like the 1600's this has happened? I'm sure there was something about it on QI recently. I think Mark Thatcher's is by virtue of Maggie's isn't it?

Originally Posted by Alsacien

I'm sure he will be looking at his 700k pension and feeling absolutely gutted.....

A simple bone thrown to the masses without any real substance.

Agree'd, listening this evening to the BBC's Chief Politcal Editor whom pointed out that Investment companies may become 'more' wary of the UK due to all the Political debate reference Board Pay & Bonuses, especially at a time when the UK needs significant Input within the economic sector.

With the current GDP figures we've seen reported as of late this kind of supports her arguement, maybe Boris's invite to the French Banks (due to Sarkozy's proposed joint levy) look less of an opportunity.

Stripped of a knighthood, many 'Sir's of today will mainly miss the pageboys. Lord? Today I listened to 'Lord' Prescott on R4. Titles today only show that the holder is likely to fold under close investigation.

Smoke and mirrors and a piddling little thing in the grand miasma that is the current situation.

Sir Jackie Stewart was on the news defending Fred- they're mates. He made a good point asking what penalty we can expect the gormless oaf Gordon Brown to pay for losing billions in his genius gold sale.
A caller to 5 Live made a good crack, he supposed that Fred has had a few sleepless nights recently... Now he can look forward to some Knightless sleeps. Well it made me smile.

All rather a bit sudden this dramatic news don't you think?

The normal protocol for knighthood striping is a criminal conviction, i also note that there were other knights on the payroll of RBS at the same time as Fred such as the chairman for example, however, Fred was unlucky to have acquired a household name status for all the wrong reasons.

I think that Fred has been dicked by the establishment with the short straw for "Fall Guy" in a effort to please and calm down the masses who are disgruntled about the stinking rich in Britain today.

This stinks of spin and political bullshit.

The establishment will have to go a great deal further than this cheap stunt to please the British public regarding run away pay packets.

Originally Posted by guzzijon

Sir Jackie Stewart was on the news defending Fred- they're mates. He made a good point asking what penalty we can expect the gormless oaf Gordon Brown to pay for losing billions in his genius gold sale.

Fuck off. Some of us did rather nicely out of Mr. Brown giving us two weeks notice he was about to drop Britain's entire gold reserves onto a free market. I call the Jaguar 'Gordon' as a tribute. It is a shite name for a car but I don't tell many people it is called Gordon.

My dear wife and I have a joint account with RBS. I used to call the shitter off of the boot room 'Sir Fred'. But now it shall just be 'Fred'.

Originally Posted by AIR FILTER

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This stinks of spin and political bullshit.

The establishment will have to go a great deal further than this cheap stunt to please the British public regarding run away pay packets.

Sorry? Are you surprised?

I have no difficulty with the mahoosive salaries paid, because like it or not, this is a Global market. According to the Beeb this morning, there are 3 UK banks in the City out of 23. "Cut the pay and the guy walks 50 yards across the road to a new job."

Howevvver ... ex-Sir Fred was at the helm when it all went Pete Tong. Before and after. And the people of the UK [the ones who end up paying, not the Government] are rightly aggrieved.

Does anyone think he really gives a fuck. Thought not. Yes he was in charge, so the buck ultimately stops with him, and quite rightly he deserves to be punished in some way, but really, does the removal of his knighthood do him any real harm, NO. He is sitting quite happily with his mahoosive (9 mill) payout and his slightly less mahoosive 650K a YEAR pension. Politicos, bunch of self serving jaffa cunts.