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Labour to back bankers’ bonuses: How the Left responded
Rachel Reeves has said she has ‘no intention’ of re-establishing the cap.
bankers’ bonuses
Pay at the top has become a self-enriching racket
The relationship between bonus increases and profit growth is virtually non-existent.
The banks are using their political influence to defend the interests of their highest-paid employees
Capitalism's legitimacy will disintegrate if a tiny elite are allowed to capture the rewards of growth for themselves.
RBS – the accidental British bailout of the Irish state
Ulster Bank remains the missing part of the RBS story.
HSBC’s mammoth payouts show there is a real case for taxing bankers’ bonuses
This week’s announcement by HSBC of the extent to which they are circumventing European Union rules limiting bankers’ bonuses provoked more than usual outrage.
Boris should lobby for London, not the City
In 2010 and 2011, just 2,500 top bankers earned enough in bonuses to bring all 750,000 Londoners currently on poverty wages up to a living wage.