Sir Freddie Goodwin

[sqad617]

I though that Harriet Harman and Mrs Blair were going to get Sir F's pension reduced?

All quiet?

[Rollo]

They are both "all mouth and trousers", as my father used to say!

If they engaged their brains before they opened their mouths they would not look so foolish - maybe.

[sqad617]

rollo...tell me about it.LOL

[jake-the-peg]

I think you'll recall that at the time Gordon Brown pointed out that that was unlikely and there were limits to what could happen legally

but the fall out continues

Bob Scott the Former excutive director who rubber stamped Goodwin's pension was forced out of his role as Chairman at Yell the other week over his role in it.

http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business /industry_sectors/banking_and_finance/article6 324717.ece

[sqad617]

Thanks jake....but the two of them were so adamant that they could bring him to heel.

[Rollo]

What has what Brown said got to do with what Harman said? Do it mitigate her saying something that she could not in fact do?

[jake-the-peg]

Yes they got a bit excited didn't they?

A bit like Cameron and his Nazi slip up.

Brown's statement is important because he immediately disassociated the government from the claim.

[Rollo]

It's a pity he did not disassociate Harman from the Government too!

Still, I suppose that as she is his Deputy as leader of the party it would be difficult for him to have done that.

[jake-the-peg]

Well that's all part of working with different people.

I'm amazed that Cameron, Clarke and Redwood haven't killed each other yet.

[Rollo]

They are mutually putting that off until after they win the next general election.

[rov1200]

According this latest report he has scarpered to the South of France.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2009/ 06/14/4m-pad-in-france-for-shred-115875-214389 58/

[jake-the-peg]

Looks like wheels were turning behind the scenes

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8106815.st m

Fred offers to give up 200 grand a year in the face of legal action

[Rollo]

*Wonders how long it will be before Harman claims it was all her doing*

He he he!