Bank Bonuses
Alistair Darling is being interviewed on television.
Interviewer : Mr Darling do you not think it outrageous that Northern Rock employee's are receiving bonuses worth 9 million pounds?
Darling : 9 million?
Interviewer : Yes Mr Darling, 9 million pounds.
Darling : I thought it was more than that?
Interviewer : More than that?
Darling : Yes. What's the point of nationalising a company if we don't piss money up the wall?
Interviewer : Well then. What about the former chair of RBS who has received over 2 million in bonuses while the company posted recorded loses for a British Bank?
Darling : A chair getting 2 million? Now that's the sort of waste and irresponsibility we're after.
Interviewer : Is it not the case that we're simply rewarding failure?
Darling : I bloody well hope so?
Interviewer : Excuse me?
Darling :If so, I'm going to be in line for one f**king big bonus.
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