tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post1200594960800013772..comments2024-03-05T10:52:24.691+00:00Comments on Mark Wadsworth: Fun Online Poll: Units of alcohol per weekMark Wadsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-73928326577443379432014-01-20T20:08:46.909+00:002014-01-20T20:08:46.909+00:00RM, good idea, but you can get into trouble for th...RM, good idea, but you can get into trouble for that - there are Homeys who follow me round the internet and threaten to report me if I ever speak out of turn.<br /><br />B, that's easy, it's 4.Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-38105593089169056042014-01-20T13:49:38.680+00:002014-01-20T13:49:38.680+00:00Or you could have: What do you think will happen t...Or you could have: What do you think will happen to the regulators and members of bodies like the Vickers Commission which were supposed to sort this out, but didn't:<br /><br />1. They all get gongs<br />2. They get to sit on the next Commission, for even more money<br />3. They go through the revolving door into a well-paid job with one of the banks<br />4. All of the above<br />5. NothingBayardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15211150959757982948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-34839741028264355722014-01-20T09:46:28.201+00:002014-01-20T09:46:28.201+00:00Herewith suggestion. Bank regulators were supposed...Herewith suggestion. Bank regulators were supposed to get rid of the Too Big to Fail subsidy that banks get. But according to Andrew Haldane of the Bank of England, the Too Big to Fail problem is worse than ever. See:<br /><br />http://www.voxeu.org/article/have-we-solved-too-big-fail<br /><br />So, do you think bank regulators and members of bodies like the Vickers Commission which were supposed to sort this out should be:<br /><br />1. Hung drawn and quartered.<br />2. Given a lethal injection.<br />3. Stripped of their pensions.<br />4. Stripped of their gongs.<br />5. Made to repay cash in brown envelopes they’ve received from banks.<br /><br /><br />Ralph Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09443857766263185665noreply@blogger.com