SHOOT the bankers, nationalise the banks. The headline stood out from the page in the capitalists’ trade paper, the Financial Times, over a no-holds-barred piece by one of its senior commentators on the “rising public anger” observed by Gordon Brown at the behaviour of Britain’s banks. “Unbridled rage would have been a more accurate description of the national mood”, observed the FT’s writer. But that was a full month ago.
Archive for February, 2009
Tribune Comment: Pathetic apology for banking crisis
By Tribune Web Editor /Thursday, February 12th, 2009Unions to use Obama-style tactics in battle against the BNP
By Tribune Web Editor /Thursday, February 12th, 2009UNIONS are being called to use Barack Obama-style canvassing to encourage their members to vote against the BNP in this year’s European elections.
Vauxhall saved as GM wields European axe
By Tribune Web Editor /Thursday, February 12th, 2009CAR giant General Motors will save both its British factories but sell off other assets as part of a Europe-wide cost-cutting programme, Tribune can exclusively reveal.
Government promises action on City’s bonuses for failure
By Tribune Web Editor /Thursday, February 12th, 2009GORDON BROWN and Chancellor Alistair Darling are expected to outline new restrictions on bankers’ executive pay and bonuses in the coming weeks, after the Government was denounced for not taking further action to curb financial rewards at banks bailed out by the taxpayer, Tribune has learned.
Labour runs in City of London poll against ‘get-rich’ bankers
By Tribune Web Editor /Thursday, February 12th, 2009LABOUR will this week challenge what it sees as the secrecy and unaccountability of the City of London’s government, as it seeks to become the first political party to be represented there in its 900-year history.
Union threatens to disaffiliate over post privatisation
By Tribune Web Editor /Thursday, February 12th, 2009THE Communication Workers Union has warned the Government that if it approves Peter Mandelson’s plans to part-privatise the Royal Mail, the union will disaffiliate from the Labour Party.
MEPs in threat to ‘veto’ European Commission
By Tribune Web Editor /Thursday, February 12th, 2009A CROSS-PARTY coalition of Euro-MPs is threatening to stage a campaign to “veto” this year’s incoming European Commission over calls for changes in the law on foreign workers’ rights across the European Union.
Unions to use Obama-style tactics in battle against the BNP
By Tribune Web Editor /Thursday, February 12th, 2009UNIONS are being called to use Barack Obama-style canvassing to encourage their members to vote against the BNP in this year’s European elections.
High Court verdict hailed by anti-hunt campaigners
By Tribune Web Editor /Thursday, February 12th, 2009ANIMAL welfare groups have welcomed last week’s ruling by the High Court on the Hunting Act. The court was asked to give judgment on points of law concerning the legislation. It ruled that any individual accused of hunting with dogs and who claims their actions were exempt under the law must offer an explanation.