I haven't seen the Panorama special yet, but this looks like bring a fascinating and hopefully bracing attempt to truly get some of the cold, calculating fuckers who seem to be given carte blanche to do what they like even if given the stunningly bizarre freedom of legality sweating like pigs. What surprises me (but shouldn't) is that you'd think that a bank's previous involvement in Mexican drug-smuggling finances would have seen an intense platform of outrage sooner, but perhaps that might bring a little more attention in view of the latest fuck-up.
It also might bring into sharper relief the role of uber-cunt Dave Hartnett, he of HSBC employ, whose previous incarnation of chief tax executive bod at HMRC enabled his current employers a major help in avoiding tax, but I'm not holding my breath.
The downside of all this is that it might all end in mumbled apologies, slapped wrists and 'learning lessons' when some collars should be truly felt and cuffs put on. But we'll see.
It also might bring into sharper relief the role of uber-cunt Dave Hartnett, he of HSBC employ, whose previous incarnation of chief tax executive bod at HMRC enabled his current employers a major help in avoiding tax, but I'm not holding my breath.
The downside of all this is that it might all end in mumbled apologies, slapped wrists and 'learning lessons' when some collars should be truly felt and cuffs put on. But we'll see.
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