Greed?
What's there to say about greed?
There's something grubby about it.
There's something weak & pathetic about it.
It's almost servile; a kind of inner grovelling neediness.
You make yourself the saddle in which THINGS ride.
So why are so many people so greedy?
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#greed
What's there to say about greed?
There's something grubby about it.
There's something weak & pathetic about it.
It's almost servile; a kind of inner grovelling neediness.
You make yourself the saddle in which THINGS ride.
So why are so many people so greedy?
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#greed
21 NOV 2019
Corporate greed:
United Utilities has the hard job of transporting water from the Lake District to Manchester.
In the last 6 months it made monopoly profits of £292m.
In the last 5 years the boss took home £12m.
Is that greedy enough for you?
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#greed
Corporate greed:
United Utilities has the hard job of transporting water from the Lake District to Manchester.
In the last 6 months it made monopoly profits of £292m.
In the last 5 years the boss took home £12m.
Is that greedy enough for you?
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#greed
22 NOV 2019
Corporate greed:
Severn Trent made £285m in the last 6 months. The boss was paid a salary of £2.45m.
The 9 bosses of the water companies have been paid £58m over the past 5 years.
Greedy enough for you?
theguardian.com/business/2018/…
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#greed
Corporate greed:
Severn Trent made £285m in the last 6 months. The boss was paid a salary of £2.45m.
The 9 bosses of the water companies have been paid £58m over the past 5 years.
Greedy enough for you?
theguardian.com/business/2018/…
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#greed
6 JAN 2020
Greedy bosses are only part of the story.
Once in place they appoint consultants to run the PLC.
Re-structuring facilitates a takeover & after the takeover the bosses, consultants & shareholders get even richer.
Systemic greed, anyone?
theguardian.com/business/2020/…
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Greedy bosses are only part of the story.
Once in place they appoint consultants to run the PLC.
Re-structuring facilitates a takeover & after the takeover the bosses, consultants & shareholders get even richer.
Systemic greed, anyone?
theguardian.com/business/2020/…
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12 FEB 2020
United Utilities, the greedy water monopoly, leaves thousands of homes without water.
Where? The Lake District!
Chief Executive was paid £2.3m last year.
bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…
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#greed
United Utilities, the greedy water monopoly, leaves thousands of homes without water.
Where? The Lake District!
Chief Executive was paid £2.3m last year.
bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…
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#greed
2 MAR 2020
Something that the BBC strangely missed:
Greg James – How greedy, stupid and unaware do you have be to accept £100k to promote Shell's green credentials?
dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8…
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#greed
Something that the BBC strangely missed:
Greg James – How greedy, stupid and unaware do you have be to accept £100k to promote Shell's green credentials?
dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8…
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#greed
5 MAR 2020
MORE GREED - Joint-Chairman of the Tories Ben Elliot (nephew of Camilla) is paid £340k a year by the govt to pamper wealthy foreign visitors.
Surprisingly, Elliott is an Old Etonian who backed Crooked Johnson for leader…
independent.co.uk/news/uk/politi…
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#greed
MORE GREED - Joint-Chairman of the Tories Ben Elliot (nephew of Camilla) is paid £340k a year by the govt to pamper wealthy foreign visitors.
Surprisingly, Elliott is an Old Etonian who backed Crooked Johnson for leader…
independent.co.uk/news/uk/politi…
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#greed
5 MAR 2020
EVEN MORE GREED – 4 more pharmaceutical companies are fined £3.4m for ripping off the NHS, illegally sharing data to keep prices high.
dailymail.co.uk/health/article…
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#greed
EVEN MORE GREED – 4 more pharmaceutical companies are fined £3.4m for ripping off the NHS, illegally sharing data to keep prices high.
dailymail.co.uk/health/article…
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#greed
12 MAR 2020
Meanwhile at Greed Central, figures are released about MPs’ pensions, taking their pay over £100k pa, not including inflated expenses, housing subsidies & support staff.
The scheme's in debt. Who’ll bail them out?
ft.com/content/108247…
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#taxpayers
Meanwhile at Greed Central, figures are released about MPs’ pensions, taking their pay over £100k pa, not including inflated expenses, housing subsidies & support staff.
The scheme's in debt. Who’ll bail them out?
ft.com/content/108247…
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#taxpayers
13 MAR 2020
GREED CENTRAL
A fifth of MPs have 2nd jobs, some earning large additional incomes while claiming they’re overworked and underpaid.
Rees-Mogg, already a multi-millionaire, got £165k extra in 2018.
fullfact.org/law/are-mps-al…
10/-
#greed
#ReesMogg
GREED CENTRAL
A fifth of MPs have 2nd jobs, some earning large additional incomes while claiming they’re overworked and underpaid.
Rees-Mogg, already a multi-millionaire, got £165k extra in 2018.
fullfact.org/law/are-mps-al…
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#greed
#ReesMogg
13 MAR 2020
GREED CENTRAL
The US has 435 Reps for 327m population: UK has 650 MPs for 66m.
A fifth of MPs have 2nd jobs, earning an extra £27k on average.
While claiming they’re overworked they average 18.5 hours/month on 2nd jobs.
fullfact.org/law/are-mps-al…
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#greed
GREED CENTRAL
The US has 435 Reps for 327m population: UK has 650 MPs for 66m.
A fifth of MPs have 2nd jobs, earning an extra £27k on average.
While claiming they’re overworked they average 18.5 hours/month on 2nd jobs.
fullfact.org/law/are-mps-al…
11/-
#greed
15 MAR 2020
Greedy billionaire Branson asks for a taxpayer £7b bail-out of his environment-destroying industry.
That's a lot of hospitals beds and respirators.
How much tax does this Caribbean resident pay?
news.sky.com/story/virgin-a…
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#greed
#branson
Greedy billionaire Branson asks for a taxpayer £7b bail-out of his environment-destroying industry.
That's a lot of hospitals beds and respirators.
How much tax does this Caribbean resident pay?
news.sky.com/story/virgin-a…
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#greed
#branson
15 MAR 2020
Junior doctors pay: £30k for 48 hr wk + 10 hrs unpaid after 5 yrs training.
MPs: £80k for 2 hr wk between extended lunches with sponsors & lobbyists & filling in expense forms. No training req'd.
MPs award themselves a 3.1% rise.
independent.co.uk/news/uk/politi…
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Junior doctors pay: £30k for 48 hr wk + 10 hrs unpaid after 5 yrs training.
MPs: £80k for 2 hr wk between extended lunches with sponsors & lobbyists & filling in expense forms. No training req'd.
MPs award themselves a 3.1% rise.
independent.co.uk/news/uk/politi…
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20 MAR 2020
Even more greed
EasyJet pays out £170m in dividends and then asks the govt for a bail-out.
Stelios took his cut – £60m…
metro.news/business-brief…
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#greed
#EasyJet
Even more greed
EasyJet pays out £170m in dividends and then asks the govt for a bail-out.
Stelios took his cut – £60m…
metro.news/business-brief…
14/-
#greed
#EasyJet
26 MAR 2020
Us and them in Covid:
Stelios took a £60million dividend
Branson asked for bail-out
Mike Ashley doubled the price of goods
Tim Martin told his staff to work for Tescos
Hundreds of thousand volunteer help the weak & vulnerable.
thisismoney.co.uk/money/comment/…
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Us and them in Covid:
Stelios took a £60million dividend
Branson asked for bail-out
Mike Ashley doubled the price of goods
Tim Martin told his staff to work for Tescos
Hundreds of thousand volunteer help the weak & vulnerable.
thisismoney.co.uk/money/comment/…
15/-
28 MAR 2020
Covid greed:
In the first lockdown greedy Brexiteer Tim Martin refused to pay his debts putting small brewers at risk…
Brighter news was that Brighthouse looked set to go bust, ending its rip-off of the poor.
thisismoney.co.uk/money/markets/…
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#greed
#TimMartin
Covid greed:
In the first lockdown greedy Brexiteer Tim Martin refused to pay his debts putting small brewers at risk…
Brighter news was that Brighthouse looked set to go bust, ending its rip-off of the poor.
thisismoney.co.uk/money/markets/…
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#greed
#TimMartin
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