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Submitted by Cityboy on Thu, 03/12/2009 - 14:50.
 ‘Those who can, do. Those who can’t teach.’ That tedious old adage rears its ugly head every time some joker talks about the teaching profession, which is generally perceived as a cushy little number by outsiders. That viewpoint is even more firmly held by Cityboys who jabber on endlessly about how stressful their jobs are. That’s why I’ll be looking on with great interest to see if any ex-bankers take up the government’s offer (announced this week) that will allow such professionals to be ‘fast-tracked’ to become teachers after a mere six month training course. I think Cityboys who take up this option are gonna get more than they bargained for.
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Submitted by Cityboy on Thu, 03/05/2009 - 20:25.
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Everyone knows that ‘a verbal contract isn’t worth the paper it’s printed on’ but we all found out this week that written ones might just be. Firstly, there was a huge brouhaha over the fact that the former Chairman of the Royal Bank of Scotland, Fred ‘The Shred’ Goodwin, is to henceforth receive a £700,000 a year pension despite having presided over the near-collapse of his bank. He has refused to have it reduced despite vast public outrage and has smugly pointed out that it is contractually guaranteed. If, as seems possible, the government was involved in the negotiations that resulted in this travesty then Gordon Brown’s ‘no reward for failure’ stance seems about as valid as a lady of the night espousing the virtues of ‘no sex before marriage’.
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Submitted by Cityboy on Thu, 02/26/2009 - 13:15.
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When I heard there was a film out with bankers as the baddies I rubbed my hands with glee and virtually sprinted to a press screening last week. ‘The International’ (released today in the UK) is the first film on banking since the credit crunch began and is likely to be one of the few beneficiaries of today’s current financial woes. Indeed, its star Clive Owen proudly called it ‘an incredibly timely movie’.
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Submitted by Cityboy on Thu, 02/19/2009 - 10:41.
 ‘Show me a good loser and I’ll show you a loser.’ Richard Nixon’s wise words reverberated around my throbbing brain after I somehow contrived to lose the motion ‘this house blames the bankers’ at a debate at the Oxford Union last week. Funnily enough, as I learnt that my opponents had won by 131 to 51 votes these words provided me with little solace. Indeed, as the result was read out I found myself smiling through gritted teeth like a failed Oscar nominee who had been convinced that that he was about to pick up the little gold fellah.
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