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Morning Extra: Should government get tougher on bankers' bonuses?

06/02/2009

Should government get tougher on bankers' bonuses?

BBC Radio Scotland - Morning Extra, Should government get tougher on bankers' bonuses?

Reports RBS is considering awarding large bonuses. And is anti-Englishness alive and well?

Graham Stewart takes your calls on reports RBS is considering awarding large bonuses. Plus: Have you suffered from anti-Englishness? An academic survey says it's alive and well in Scotland.

The Prime Minister has spoken of there being "no rewards for failure" when it comes to bonuses for the executives of our bailed-out banks. However there are reports that the Royal Bank of Scotland is looking at bonus payouts to senior staff, possibly running to hundreds of millions of pounds. The bank says no decisions have been taken and the Treasury says any deals will need approval from the Government company which holds the taxpayer's 70 per cent stake in the bank. But, with President Obama capping executive pay at bailed-out US banks, should Gordon Brown be doing the same here?

Plus: Have you ever suffered from anti-Englishness?  An academic survey says it's alive and well in Scotland.

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