Suddenly you wake up owning a bit of a bank - Go Socialism!

Oct 13, 2008 10:15

The government is to inject up to £37bn of taxpayer cash into Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) Lloyds TSB and HBOS.

Taxpayers will own about 60% of RBS and 40% of the merged Lloyds TSB and HBOS.Various chief executives and bank chairmen are quitting. Which isn't really a surprise, since they were obviously rather crap at their jobs ( Read more... )

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donnickcottage October 13 2008, 12:55:48 UTC
So maybe if I ever come over to visit, you can take me on a tour of your new digs!

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casaubon October 13 2008, 14:57:10 UTC
I'm not sure which bit of the bank I now own. I'm sure someone will let me know soon!

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donnickcottage October 13 2008, 17:12:47 UTC
I'm hopin it's the VAULT!!! But it's probably the janitor's closet:)

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casaubon October 13 2008, 17:50:41 UTC
The vaults are EMPTY, haven't you been watching the news?!?!?!

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donnickcottage October 13 2008, 22:46:28 UTC
That's just clever accounting:)

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