and control the masses in order to exploit and profit from them, and as we know, those in power rarely give away control lightly (see Saddam, Assad, Gaddhafi, etc., ad nauseum ). Whilst there are still sufficient bread and circuses to placate the masses, little will happen, though it feels that the latter are becoming less and fewer and that a wind of change just might be in the air. One can hope. The damage caused in 2008,has been exacerbated by the banks refusal to stop gambling away people's money and taking handouts,almost like a reward for,what now looks to be,alleged serious criminal behaviour. You don't really need the "alleged" in that sentence if you use "looks to be": "looks to be" shows what you are proposing need not be considered as gospel and you have your own doubts...infact you could replace both with "is, and always has been" and I doubt very much if any lawyer would chance his arm. "The damage caused in 2008,has been exacerbated by the banks refusal to stop gambling away people's money and taking handouts,almost like a reward for,what now is, and always has been serious criminal behaviour." Where was Simon Walker et al. when the supermarkets were rigging tobacco prices? Where were they when Virgin and BA were price fixing? What about the MPs defrauding the public with their expenses? What about the energy companies' record profits despite declining personal energy use? I don't like what the bankers have been up to but