[dimtimjim]

Now there is a good game..... "If I were DevilsDuck I would __________" (Fill in the blank)

No prize on offer.

[DevilsDuck]

If I were DevilsDuck I would be the bestest person ever!

[Boboff]

......Come out the closet.

[DevilsDuck]

Its not gay if its with foots.....he doesn't count

[dimtimjim]

foots.....he doesn't count

Which must make his job as a banker more challenging...

[Yudster]

As I understand it, Foots' job is less being a banker, more telling bad bankers off.

[dimtimjim]

telling bad bankers off.

Really? That'll take a ruddy long time!

[foot-loose]

As I understand it, Foots' job is less being a banker, more telling bad bankers off.

My job is making 100% sure the Bank has done everything correctly, properly and fairly from a customers point of view.

[Yudster]

You told me you tell them off.

[dimtimjim]

My job is making 100% sure the Bank has done everything correctly, properly and fairly from a customers point of view.

Really? Well I can tell you they 100% don't....! More work to do Foots!

[dimtimjim]

Ha! My sister is on the front cover of one of the 'womans weekly' magazines! How bizarre!

Apparently her and her fella used the money to get HD tv and blu-ray player set up!

[DevilsDuck]

Playboy?

[dimtimjim]

No, no, you misread, womans weekly, not mans wankly.

[foot-loose]

You told me you tell them off.

Well, yes and no. I dont normally "tell them off". If I am talking to someone and they are being a pillock then I will explain my opinion and give them the oppertunity to resolve the issue. Generally though, I tell their boss how they * up and tell their boss to make sure it doesn't happen again.

My job is making 100% sure the Bank has done everything correctly, properly and fairly from a customers point of view.

Really? Well I can tell you they 100% don't....! More work to do Foots!

I agree that there is a lot of work still to do, especially with how the bank relates to its customers. I disagree that banks get it wrong 100% of the time. As I said - my job is to decide whether the bank has got it right or if it has * it up. My perspective has got to be customer focused - if there is an element of doubt over which side is right, I won't side with the bank. If the bank * up as much as you, and the press say we do, I would know about it and agree with you.

There is a significant difference between the bank getting it wrong and the customer agreeing with a decision the bank has made. There is also a difference between what the press says has happened and what actually happened.

If anyone wants to discuss anything specific - hit the PM button.

[Boboff]

It's almost like there are two sides to the story!

I do know one thing, with the FSCS putting the limit up to £85k, the banks can never expect again to be bailed out, this government will let them fail.

Which is how it should be in my eyes.

The fact that the "bail out" will lead to a decent gain eventually, is something the press will gloss over I feel.

When bankers get big bonuses they buy nice houses and kitchens with the 40% they get after the government has taxed the arse of them, which stimulates the housing market and the economy as a whole, so whats the biggie?

I do struggle to see though why they should get a bonus if returns for shareholders are poor, they should be rewarded for performance not attendance. Although I have no proof they are not, except Bill Turnble told me it was true, and as you know, he is a *.

[foot-loose]

It's almost like there are two sides to the story!

I do know one thing, with the FSCS putting the limit up to £85k, the banks can never expect again to be bailed out, this government will let them fail.

Which is how it should be in my eyes.

If the government hadn't bailed them out, we would have been significantly more * than we are now. I agree that there should be enough controls in place that mean we cannot end up in that situation again although I dunno if that is possible.

The fact that the "bail out" will lead to a decent gain eventually, is something the press will gloss over I feel.

It's almost like the press have their own agenda!

[bmstinton93]

This is truly amazing

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00xcfmp

[McGuinness-89]

Comedy Awards are about to start, hope they aren't a letdown.Also City lost.

[bmstinton93]

Comedy Awards are about to start, hope they aren't a letdown.Also City lost.

Yeah I'm A Villa Fan today!

[dimtimjim]

I'm A Villa Fan today!

there is never any reason to stoop that low.....

[catherine]

It's almost like there are two sides to the story!

I do know one thing, with the FSCS putting the limit up to £85k, the banks can never expect again to be bailed out, this government will let them fail.

Which is how it should be in my eyes.

The fact that the "bail out" will lead to a decent gain eventually, is something the press will gloss over I feel.

When bankers get big bonuses they buy nice houses and kitchens with the 40% they get after the government has taxed the arse of them, which stimulates the housing market and the economy as a whole, so whats the biggie?

I do struggle to see though why they should get a bonus if returns for shareholders are poor, they should be rewarded for performance not attendance. Although I have no proof they are not, except Bill Turnble told me it was true, and as you know, he is a *.

Did you watch this morning?

[catherine]

I'm A Villa Fan today!

there is never any reason to stoop that low.....

...you what?

[dimtimjim]

Brutal dismemberment > Villa.

[catherine]

Well you just proved it, you ARE a moron.

[DevilsDuck]

Well you just proved it, you ARE a moron.

I agree