The total cost of the RBS (Real Benefit Scroungers) bailout has now reached £53.5 billion and far surpasses all previous banking bailouts anywhere in the world. Yet, despite this and the current economic climate, our bank (82% taxpayer owned) believes it’s acceptable to pay its boss Stephen Hester a £963,000 bonus in addition to his £1.2 million salary. Perhaps he spent last year’s entire £6.5 million bonus on soaring heating and fuel bills? :P
If the present government is serious about tackling what it calls, “The dependency culture” then it needs to show consistency, instead of bearing all of its political will and resolve down on those at the bottom of the social ladder. In true, “What’s good for the goose is good for the gander” spirit, RBS (Real benefit scroungers) would be a good place to start. If not, the echoes of “We are all in this together” will fall on deaf ears.
