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Russell Brand - class warrior or complete bell end
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 Part Time James  17 Dec 14 11.18am |
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Quote Part Time James at 17 Dec 2014 10.53am
Love the open letter. As somebody who works for a bank (and doesn't get a massive bonus, just like the chap in the letter) this rang some bells for me. Taking away all my vitriol for Brand, this is a common (deliberate) misconception of the British media over the last few years. It's very convenient for high earning panel members on news quizzes to lump all bankers in together in a big evil money grabber pot and tar us all with the same brush. As one of my colleagues in the bank often says "When people ask me what I do for a living I don't tell them I work for a bank, I say I am an estate agent that sells used cars on the side". Thanks to lazy journalism, that's how bank employees feel now. I used to work part time for RBS whilst at uni. 95% are just average Joes earning a crust in the branch like the rest of us, it's a shame that some people feel the need to lie about it now. I know when I was looking for a grad scheme some 7 years ago it really did carry an element of prestige to it.
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Kermit8  Hevon 17 Dec 14 11.19am |
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'bankers' and 'bank employees' are seen as two different groups, surely? The former have got a lot to answer for. Billions, in fact.
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| Part Time James 17 Dec 14 11.20am |
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Quote Kermit8 at 17 Dec 2014 11.18am
Quote Part Time James at 17 Dec 2014 11.14am
Quote Kermit8 at 17 Dec 2014 11.12am
The cynic in me thinks, good as that letter is, that that has been penned by someone who does words for a living - a journalist/writer? - and not by someone associated with RBS. It is just too well written. It gives it more clout with the RBS link, of course. Edited by Kermit8 (17 Dec 2014 11.13am) Quite possibly true, but given that I don't expect Brand will ever see it as it's an open letter, it sort of doesn't matter. It makes some salient points that a few people might take on board. I don't expect at any point this letter will constitute an epiphany for Brand or his followers, but I still like it.
Could be Russell himself
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| Part Time James 17 Dec 14 11.22am |
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Quote Kermit8 at 17 Dec 2014 11.19am
'bankers' and 'bank employees' are seen as two different groups, surely? The former have got a lot to answer for. Billions, in fact.
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| Hoof Hearted 17 Dec 14 11.25am | |
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My Mrs is employed by Lloyds Banking Ltd. She started work as a PA/Secretary for Clerical Medical who were bought by HBOS and then merged with Lloyds. A banker she is not, and gets a very modest bonus in march of a few hundred pounds. Her final salary pension has effectively been frozen as any future pay increases will now not count towards her final pension accrual....... tell that to the firemen, teachers and any other public sector worker moaning about their pension benefits! She hasn't complained as she feels she is lucky to have a full time job.
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| Part Time James 17 Dec 14 11.39am |
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Quote Hoof Hearted at 17 Dec 2014 11.25am
My Mrs is employed by Lloyds Banking Ltd. She started work as a PA/Secretary for Clerical Medical who were bought by HBOS and then merged with Lloyds. A banker she is not, and gets a very modest bonus in march of a few hundred pounds. Her final salary pension has effectively been frozen as any future pay increases will now not count towards her final pension accrual....... tell that to the firemen, teachers and any other public sector worker moaning about their pension benefits! She hasn't complained as she feels she is lucky to have a full time job. I joined the bank I work for a year too late for a final salary pension! Damn!
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| ghosteagle 17 Dec 14 11.45am |
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Quote Hoof Hearted at 17 Dec 2014 11.25am
My Mrs is employed by Lloyds Banking Ltd. She started work as a PA/Secretary for Clerical Medical who were bought by HBOS and then merged with Lloyds. A banker she is not, and gets a very modest bonus in march of a few hundred pounds. Her final salary pension has effectively been frozen as any future pay increases will now not count towards her final pension accrual....... tell that to the firemen, teachers and any other public sector worker moaning about their pension benefits! She hasn't complained as she feels she is lucky to have a full time job. So, because your Mrs puts up with it everybody else should? Weak.
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Palace_Guard  Kyiv 17 Dec 14 12.38pm |
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Quote dannyh at 17 Dec 2014 10.28am
That is pure class. And afrims my previous opinion that the bloke is a massive c***.
Fancy paella for lunch now too.
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| Palace_Guard Kyiv 17 Dec 14 12.43pm |
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He should be blaming the RBS security company for not letting him through the doors (if he had a security pass) not Russell Brand
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| Palace_Guard Kyiv 17 Dec 14 12.46pm |
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Im pretty sure Brand targets "Bankers" like the directors & owners of banks etc....not regular Joe employees like receptionists, call centre customer service or the cleaners
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| Pawson Palace Croydon 17 Dec 14 12.57pm |
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Quote Palace_Guard at 17 Dec 2014 12.38pm
Quote Pawson Palace at 17 Dec 2014 10.40am
Quote dannyh at 17 Dec 2014 10.28am
That is pure class. And afrims my previous opinion that the bloke is a massive c***.
Fancy paella for lunch now too.
Juat watched it. I kind of feel he just rants and does not fully understand what he saying sometimes. That said it is a joke with the tax loopholes.
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| Part Time James 17 Dec 14 1.28pm |
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Everyone seems to begrudge bankers getting bonuses but they are happy to accept that when Scrooge pays off Bob Cratchit's mortgage using profits he's made from banking it's a happy ending. People are so fickle.
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