Quote Originally Posted by les_taxi View Post
The predicted outcome for the shares was not good as RBS are still awaiting possible penalties for past dodgy dealings of this bank. He has taken a hit yes but it's a bit like someone borrowing £50 quid off you and offering to pay back £30 or do you gamble that your mate will get his finances sorted. I'd take the money every time. Labour paid too much for the shares to the tune of £18 billion!
It amazes me how you can even try and defend Osborne losing 1 billion pounds of the public's money

I would imagine Les that this equates to a lot of benefit scroungers

They introduce unfair taxes like the bedroom tax and then without the bat of an eyelid they can write off 1 billion