WELCOME TO UK PLC … managed by
ROBBERS, THIEVES & PIRATES
And all immune from prosecution
Oh, dear, oh dear, oh dear. The panic of the retail sector every damned Yuletide… “Figures are down on last year” etc. etc., and other such tearful drivel dropping into the champagne flutes. And so, annually, it comes to pass that the great British Public step out, cash in hand, and do what capitalism wants them to do; spend, spend, spend. And is there an easier, handier or more welcome present in an entertainment-dominated marketplace than a good old HMV voucher?
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| HMV's TREVOR MOORE : LISTEN UP - I WANT MY MONEY BACK! |
In December, HMV warned that trading was so poor that it was in danger of breaching its bank loan agreements. The company's two main bank lenders are Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds Banking Group.
On January 15th the two banks said: "The banking group led by RBS and Lloyds Banking Group have provided significant support to HMV over the past two years, as it has sought to reshape and restructure its business in the face of extremely difficult trading conditions. Unfortunately, despite the best efforts of management, lenders and suppliers, it has not proven possible to avoid a formal insolvency process."
So, that’s OK then. Bob Diamond, Rebecca Brookes and all the other unctuous, overpaid buccaneers can walk away with the millions provided by taxpayers and consumers and bask in the sunshine. This system is sick, yet nowhere is there a voice or a character with the guts and capability to speak out and alter it. These people despise and hate us, and laugh in our faces. Whatever it is we did to them, they think that their behaviour is acceptable. As Albert Camus observed:
“Let us call it by the name which, for lack of any other nobility, will at least give the nobility of truth, and let us recognise it for what it essentially is: a revenge.” That’s something pirates, thieves and robbers thoroughly understand.