Bye Bye Barclays

According to Reuters, Mayor Bloomberg of New York has said that Barclays Bank head offices would be very welcome there and would fit in with the local financial culture.

This brings to mind the Martin Scorsese film of 2002 on the subject of new and recent arrivals in that fair city.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gangs_of_New_York


Perhaps all those top people in Barclays on vast pay and extras could progress there in a fine ocean cruise ship all together?

Does anyone know where I can hire a submarine?

The Irish Question

As “Burning Our Money” has used a picture from the past for his comment today, I have followed his example, although possibly with less taste.

For those with a sharp eye the hills in the picture are likely to be those of the Wicklow Hills where so many of the more splendid residences of the rich and powerful of Ireland are to be found.

If you were to replace the “Doctors” in the picture with the word “Bankers”, I wonder what the answer of the elderly lady might be?

This may be an Irish joke, but I fear the laugh may be on us and not them.