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First they took money from other banks,
and I didn't speak out because I didn't own a bank.

Then they took money from governments,
and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a government.

Then they took from customers of banks,
and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a customer.

Then they took from borrowers,
and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a borrower.

Then they took money from the people,
and I didn't speak out because I had no money.

Then they stole from me.
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Past tense, but it continues

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First they took money from other banks,
and I didn't speak out because I didn't own a bank.

Then they took money from governments,
and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a government.

Then they took from customers of banks,
and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a customer.

Then they took from borrowers,
and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a borrower.

Then they took money from the people,
and I didn't speak out because I had no money.

Then they stole from me.
And the very sad fact is that this continues to this day, never mind what happened in 2007/08; the docu of last night produced plenty of evidence for this, with the main player in the spotlight being this guy:- Jenkins: Jon Corzine and Failure as Usual - WSJ.com
He indulged himself as the boss of an investment company, using the company money to invest (something which up until then the company had never done previously); when it all started to go wrong (with the analysis of "risk" being used to play what amounted to a game of backgammon = double or quits) he then dipped into using the accounts of customers to hedge the bet; the company collapsed. Along the way, this boss got rid of any staff who did not see things the way he wanted.

One pithy comment in the docu was: "it was a fools paradise, and there were plenty of fools available", or words to that effect. I believe this comment related to those investors who trusted such organisations to invest their money wisely; the general public basically.
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It's not all gloom and doom

I came upon this new UK bank a while ago when the CEO was interviewed on a news channel.
The theme of the news item was to find some "good news" in the banking industry (and this in addition to my earlier link to "Bank on Dave").
I think it is new; I haven't come across them previously.
https://www.shawbrook.co.uk/

Does anyone have experience of them or, for that matter, any other "good news" banks??
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Those with access to the BBC programming can see more about this at BBC Two - Bankers and there is more discussion about the issues at:-

DEBATE: Can we trust bankers to help the national recovery? - OpenLearn - Open University
Yep, watch that programme, whether or not you like the BBC - (there's a bit of BBC sensationalism in it). I've only watched yesterday's, about JP Morgan and MF Global. But will definitely watch the rest. Thanks for the tip, Dave.

Only a year and a month ago, big bank CEOs were still lying about the state of their trading.
From the US Securities and Exchange, Mar 2013: JP Morgan had “a trading operation that piled on risk, ignored limits on risk taking, hid losses, dodged oversight and misinformed the public”.
'Misinformed' is US-speak for 'lied'.

According to the same programme, the EuroZone countries owe $11,000,000,000,000.
To whom, exactly?
Why does no investigative TV programme or journalist start asking? Or looking?

Ponder why the Met Police have just asked to be allowed to use water cannon. After concluding about 5 years or so ago that it was of no use.
Is it 'just' a frightener? Or is there something down the pipe? It's one, or the other.....

Imagine for a moment if the western world's engineering professions operated with the same behaviours as the world's financial professions.
Anyone want to hang around within reach of the London Shard? Or take a high-speed train through the Chunnel?

From the Chief Executive of the UK Financial Conduct Authority, during the programme: "There's no question whatsoever, we won't spot everything and there will be failures and there will be scandals in the future hopefully(!!) somewhat less than in the past......." (My emphasis).
Any likelyhood such a thing would ever need to be said about the construction of the HS2 rail line and rolling stock when it gets underway?
Or the next 'super passenger air-liner'?

Capitalism relies entirely on the integrity of captains of the financial industries, in the same way as civil construction relies of the integrity of engineers.
It seems to me that captains of financial industry have very little or no respect for capitalism, (consumed by greed?), and capitalism is doomed until that changes. If ever.
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Capitalism relies entirely on the integrity of captains of the financial industries, in the same way as civil construction relies of the integrity of engineers.
It seems to me that captains of financial industry have very little or no respect for capitalism, (consumed by greed?), and capitalism is doomed until that changes. If ever.
It used to be said that only Doctors and civil engineers bury their mistakes, and the engineers can bury them deeper.

So, tonight the 3rd and final episode will provide a review of mis-selling by the banks over the last 30 years, or thereabouts.
Yep, I'm up for this, having also been involved, as a consumer, in the endowment mortgage thing years ago.

In the meantime, this guy takes his pension and runs, putting in a good word for his co-workers as he departs.
Call to stop demonising bankers - MSN Money UK
How many times in how many occupations have we heard "that it is all the fault of the system".

Incidentally, during the interview contained in the link above, the outgoing bank of England boss did point out what some economists have said; the current UK govn scheme to encourage a boost in housing mortgages has the potential to bring on yet another bubble in housing defaults which, in this case, will be funded by the usual source - the taxpayers. All this in preparation for an election that is only 2 years away.
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I came upon this new UK bank a while ago when the CEO was interviewed on a news channel.
The theme of the news item was to find some "good news" in the banking industry (and this in addition to my earlier link to "Bank on Dave").
I think it is new; I haven't come across them previously.
https://www.shawbrook.co.uk/

Does anyone have experience of them or, for that matter, any other "good news" banks??
Any recommendations for a (half) decent UK bank?
In particular, is there one in the high street that provides a current account denominated in Euros?

In the meantime, looking back on the scandals, we have a new report, running to about 550 pages:-
Bankers Should Face Jail Terms, Report Says
If this suggested legislation was to be made retrospective then we could be getting some progress with the retribution and vengence that most of the population of the UK is clamouring for.
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