Ding dong the witch is dead

[peterjca]

It's possible that part of the reason they bailed out the banks and devalued the pound was because the financial industry currently represents about 43% of our GDP.

You sure you're not a banker with an inflated sense of importance? 43% is extremely optimistic. Where did that come from? Andrew Haldane of the Bank of England states the financial services contribution to GDP is 10%.

But hey, don't let the facts get in the way of a good plunder of the taxpayer.