Once again the government is mooting some anti-immigration measures, and as usual the full story is lost under the dance of racism – that action and reaction where the government panders to the racism it thinks the people hold, the media creates a scare story, and the population sees the policy as ‘too little, too [...]
Entries from February 2007
February 21, 2007
NatWest, Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds
Once again the profits of the banking sector are in the news. Some see the announcement of £7.1 billion profit at Barclays is taking the piss, when banks are also talking about imposing monthly charges on current accounts.
Now, it is true that most people can get their banking without fees, so getting a service for [...]
