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non sociopath skin

(4,972 posts) Tue Jul 3, 2012, 05:19 AM Jul 2012

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... An anudder one bite de dus' ... albeit kicking and screaming.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/jul/03/bob-diamond-quits-barclays

.... though I wonder why my Internal Crap Detector is telling me we haven't seen the last of Diamond Bob, the Punter's Friend.

The Skin

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... An anudder one bite de dus' ... albeit kicking and screaming. (Original Post) non sociopath skin Jul 2012 OP

"There was a period of remorse and apology for banks and I think that period needs to be over" muriel_volestrangler Jul 2012 #1

Internet trolls the length of Britain.... T_i_B Jul 2012 #2

A coining from those wonderful people who still talk about "Guardianistas," eh ... non sociopath skin Jul 2012 #3

Sadly, politicians don't give them a very good example T_i_B Jul 2012 #4

Yes, that was a pretty ugly spectacle non sociopath skin Jul 2012 #5

muriel_volestrangler

(101,306 posts)

1. "There was a period of remorse and apology for banks and I think that period needs to be over"

Reply to non sociopath skin (Original post)

Tue Jul 3, 2012, 05:30 AM

Jul 2012

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2011/jan/11/bob-diamond-stands-firm-mp-bonus

No wonder he thought it needed to be over, when he knew how much his firm, and his part of it, had to cover up.

T_i_B

(14,737 posts)

2. Internet trolls the length of Britain....

Reply to non sociopath skin (Original post)

Tue Jul 3, 2012, 08:32 AM

Jul 2012

.....keep hearing talk of 'Libor' on the news and gets their hopes up that they've finally started using 'ZANU LieBore'.

non sociopath skin

(4,972 posts)

3. A coining from those wonderful people who still talk about "Guardianistas," eh ...

Reply to T_i_B (Reply #2)

Tue Jul 3, 2012, 09:34 AM

Jul 2012

... the quaint old things.

The Skin

T_i_B

(14,737 posts)

4. Sadly, politicians don't give them a very good example

Reply to non sociopath skin (Reply #3)

Fri Jul 6, 2012, 02:50 AM

Jul 2012

See the debate between Osborne & Balls yesterday for evidence of that.

non sociopath skin

(4,972 posts)

5. Yes, that was a pretty ugly spectacle

Reply to T_i_B (Reply #4)

Fri Jul 6, 2012, 08:18 AM

Jul 2012

Bullying kids in the playground rather than statesmen.

I'm not impressed by the current parliament at all.

The Skin

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