"a market study into banks would be announced before the election and happen some time in the next year or two." Might as well not bother. A year or two? We know the answer and we need action NOW. This is just pathetic leadership from Labour.
"a market study into banks would be announced before the election and happen some time in the next year or two." Might as well not bother. A year or two? We know the answer and we need action NOW. This is just pathetic leadership from Labour.
Thanks Merav. I recall a current Labour cabinet minister telling me a few years ago that taking on the banks was a bit like running across no-man's land in front of a couple of machine guns in political sense. The dramas of the initial CCCFA were when Labour's popularity started falling off a cliff.
Taking on any player with power could be political suicide. I say could because that state of mind is when you only consider the well off as potential voters. We need politicians with conviction to do the right thing, willing to posdibly sacrifice their career for it. They might be surprised to find out that there are more of us "plebs" than the elite.
Agree, accepting the current state of inertia is not an option if there is to be a viable future. Short term thinking is destroying our life support system.
"a market study into banks would be announced before the election and happen some time in the next year or two." Might as well not bother. A year or two? We know the answer and we need action NOW. This is just pathetic leadership from Labour.
Thanks Merav. I recall a current Labour cabinet minister telling me a few years ago that taking on the banks was a bit like running across no-man's land in front of a couple of machine guns in political sense. The dramas of the initial CCCFA were when Labour's popularity started falling off a cliff.
Taking on any player with power could be political suicide. I say could because that state of mind is when you only consider the well off as potential voters. We need politicians with conviction to do the right thing, willing to posdibly sacrifice their career for it. They might be surprised to find out that there are more of us "plebs" than the elite.
Agree, accepting the current state of inertia is not an option if there is to be a viable future. Short term thinking is destroying our life support system.
And the public should demand nothing less from any MP receiving a huge salary from us to do just that.