Banks don't listen

I was reading in thelondonpaper last night about Eric Daniels, Chief Executive of Lloyds TSB promising that his staff's bonuses would still be paid this year.

This comes against the backdrop of banks - especially Northern Rock - hardening their attitude to defaulting mortgage payers and giving them little time to get out of difficulties.

How can the Government allow these things to happen. How can Gordon Brown give public assurances about bank bonuses and profess care for little people and companies, then just allow it to happen anyway.

I really look forward to getting up early in the morning to work hard all day to the point of exhaustion and then hand over a huge chunk of my earnings to the Government to give to the banks to give to their staff as rewards for failure. It may not be those individuals' fault but the buck most definitely does stop at the door of senior managers and government officials.

I don't suppose they'll listen.