Reverend Paul Flowers - Ex Co-Op Bank boss busted.
Discussion
NailedOn said:
I closed my Co-op account today. Must have had it for 15 years.
No way I want to:
Be a laughing stock by having a Co-op bank card
Associate myself with Rev deFlowers
Subsidise Ed Balls
Barclays for me. At least I know what I'm getting - unadulterated capitalism.
Moved over to Nationwide, had a savings account with them for years, just added another 1'6d to the account with the transfer No way I want to:
Be a laughing stock by having a Co-op bank card
Associate myself with Rev deFlowers
Subsidise Ed Balls
Barclays for me. At least I know what I'm getting - unadulterated capitalism.
Good blog post in the Telegraph, explains the downfall of the Co-Op bank very clearly.
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/iainmartin1/1002...
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/iainmartin1/1002...
crankedup said:
NailedOn said:
I closed my Co-op account today. Must have had it for 15 years.
No way I want to:
Be a laughing stock by having a Co-op bank card
Associate myself with Rev deFlowers
Subsidise Ed Balls
Barclays for me. At least I know what I'm getting - unadulterated capitalism.
Moved over to Nationwide, had a savings account with them for years, just added another 1'6d to the account with the transfer No way I want to:
Be a laughing stock by having a Co-op bank card
Associate myself with Rev deFlowers
Subsidise Ed Balls
Barclays for me. At least I know what I'm getting - unadulterated capitalism.
This was my “Divi”
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-26734513
"I have sinned,"
No s
t Sherlock.
"The last few months had at times been hellish,"
Probably shouldn't have spent the last few months of your employment knee deep in gak, meth and rent boys then.
"He had sought professional support for the issues he was facing and underwent a 28-day addictions treatment programme before Christmas, which he found both cathartic and traumatic".
I'm sure that was very hard for him. Just like being made redundant from your job because of the appalling mis-management of the bank at the highest possible level.
"Mr Flowers said he had come under considerable pressure to make that deal happen from the present government - and mainly from Conservatives."
Lets see now Mr Flowers, what did you do in a previous life? Oh I know, you were a LABOUR councillor who had to leave in disgrace when porn was found on your work computer. Of course, no one in the Labour party thought to mention this when the LABOUR government appointed you to the role at the CO-OP. So its the evil bad Tories made you run out and spend the last few months of your employment knee deep in gak, meth and rent boys then. I'm sure my boss would be just as understanding if I was caught doing similar things.
So basically its been difficult you then Mr Flowers? Its not your fault, it was the pressure that you were put under but now you've realised the error of your ways, lessons will be learned and I'm guessing you will at some stage you will be willing to return to public life.
No.
He's a.
A hypocritical, patronising, self-centred, self-indulgent, weak-willed, pathetic little who was promoted and supported by other s who shouldn't be anywhere near an abacus let alone deciding the future of a major financial service which has been respected down throughout the years as having fiscal policies based on a strong moral compass. But despite his supposed religious background, he wouldn't know what one of those was if it was shoved up his arse.
Its his fault he is in the mess he is in. He should have been cut loose a long time ago and the ideal place for a man of his qualifications would be round the back of the bins at the Poundshop, wking off tramps for coins. He is an embarrassment of a human being and if he had any balls or proper sense of shame & regret he should disappear from public life and end up working in a Ladbrokes, surrounded by the dregs of society and living in a flat above a Chinese medicine shop, where people puke in the doorway on their way home from the pub.
However.
Its clearly true that lessons will be learned and I'm guessing he will turn up as the Chairman of a drug dependency charity on expenses and a nice fat salary while ex-workers of the CO-OP wonder how they are going to pay their mortgage.
He sums everything, EVERYTHING that is wrong with the upper echelons of our society and people like him make me and any right thinking person, sick.
Did I mention I think he is a?
"I have sinned,"
No s
t Sherlock."The last few months had at times been hellish,"
Probably shouldn't have spent the last few months of your employment knee deep in gak, meth and rent boys then.
"He had sought professional support for the issues he was facing and underwent a 28-day addictions treatment programme before Christmas, which he found both cathartic and traumatic".
I'm sure that was very hard for him. Just like being made redundant from your job because of the appalling mis-management of the bank at the highest possible level.
"Mr Flowers said he had come under considerable pressure to make that deal happen from the present government - and mainly from Conservatives."
Lets see now Mr Flowers, what did you do in a previous life? Oh I know, you were a LABOUR councillor who had to leave in disgrace when porn was found on your work computer. Of course, no one in the Labour party thought to mention this when the LABOUR government appointed you to the role at the CO-OP. So its the evil bad Tories made you run out and spend the last few months of your employment knee deep in gak, meth and rent boys then. I'm sure my boss would be just as understanding if I was caught doing similar things.
So basically its been difficult you then Mr Flowers? Its not your fault, it was the pressure that you were put under but now you've realised the error of your ways, lessons will be learned and I'm guessing you will at some stage you will be willing to return to public life.
No.
He's a
.A hypocritical, patronising, self-centred, self-indulgent, weak-willed, pathetic little
who was promoted and supported by other s who shouldn't be anywhere near an abacus let alone deciding the future of a major financial service which has been respected down throughout the years as having fiscal policies based on a strong moral compass. But despite his supposed religious background, he wouldn't know what one of those was if it was shoved up his arse.Its his fault he is in the mess he is in. He should have been cut loose a long time ago and the ideal place for a man of his qualifications would be round the back of the bins at the Poundshop, w
king off tramps for coins. He is an embarrassment of a human being and if he had any balls or proper sense of shame & regret he should disappear from public life and end up working in a Ladbrokes, surrounded by the dregs of society and living in a flat above a Chinese medicine shop, where people puke in the doorway on their way home from the pub.However.
Its clearly true that lessons will be learned and I'm guessing he will turn up as the Chairman of a drug dependency charity on expenses and a nice fat salary while ex-workers of the CO-OP wonder how they are going to pay their mortgage.
He sums everything, EVERYTHING that is wrong with the upper echelons of our society and people like him make me and any right thinking person, sick.
Did I mention I think he is a
?Edited by The Hypno-Toad on Tuesday 25th March 20:22
The Hypno-Toad said:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-26734513
"I have sinned,"
No st Sherlock.
"The last few months had at times been hellish,"
Probably shouldn't have spent the last few months of your employment knee deep in gak, meth and rent boys then.
"He had sought professional support for the issues he was facing and underwent a 28-day addictions treatment programme before Christmas, which he found both cathartic and traumatic".
I'm sure that was very hard for him. Just like being made redundant from your job because of the appalling mis-management of the bank at the highest possible level.
"Mr Flowers said he had come under considerable pressure to make that deal happen from the present government - and mainly from Conservatives."
Lets see now Mr Flowers, what did you do in a previous life? Oh I know, you were a LABOUR councillor who had to leave in disgrace when porn was found on your work computer. Of course, no one in the Labour party thought to mention this when the LABOUR government appointed you to the role at the CO-OP. So its the evil bad Tories made you run out and spend the last few months of your employment knee deep in gak, meth and rent boys then. I'm sure my boss would be just as understanding if I was caught doing similar things.
So basically its been difficult you then Mr Flowers? Its not your fault, it was the pressure that you were put under but now you've realised the error of your ways, lessons will be learned and I'm guessing you will at some stage you will be willing to return to public life.
No.
He's a.
A hypocritical, patronising, self-centred, self-indulgent, weak-willed, pathetic little who was promoted and supported by other s who shouldn't be anywhere near an abacus let alone deciding the future of a major financial service which has been respected down throughout the years as having fiscal policies based on a strong moral compass. But despite his supposed religious background, he wouldn't know what one of those was if it was shoved up his arse.
Its his fault he is in the mess he is in. He should have been cut loose a long time ago and the ideal place for a man of his qualifications would be round the back of the bins at the Poundshop, wking off tramps for coins. He is an embarrassment of a human being and if he had any balls or proper sense of shame & regret he should disappear from public life and end up working in a Ladbrokes, surrounded by the dregs of society and living in a flat above a Chinese medicine shop, where people puke in the doorway on their way home from the pub.
However.
Its clearly true that lessons will be learned and I'm guessing he will turn up as the Chairman of a drug dependency charity on expenses and a nice fat salary while ex-workers of the CO-OP wonder how they are going to pay their mortgage.
He sums everything, EVERYTHING that is wrong with the upper echelons of our society and people like him make me and any right thinking person, sick.
Did I mention I think he is a?
yep guess we're all just waiting for the rape allegations are we?"I have sinned,"
No s
t Sherlock."The last few months had at times been hellish,"
Probably shouldn't have spent the last few months of your employment knee deep in gak, meth and rent boys then.
"He had sought professional support for the issues he was facing and underwent a 28-day addictions treatment programme before Christmas, which he found both cathartic and traumatic".
I'm sure that was very hard for him. Just like being made redundant from your job because of the appalling mis-management of the bank at the highest possible level.
"Mr Flowers said he had come under considerable pressure to make that deal happen from the present government - and mainly from Conservatives."
Lets see now Mr Flowers, what did you do in a previous life? Oh I know, you were a LABOUR councillor who had to leave in disgrace when porn was found on your work computer. Of course, no one in the Labour party thought to mention this when the LABOUR government appointed you to the role at the CO-OP. So its the evil bad Tories made you run out and spend the last few months of your employment knee deep in gak, meth and rent boys then. I'm sure my boss would be just as understanding if I was caught doing similar things.
So basically its been difficult you then Mr Flowers? Its not your fault, it was the pressure that you were put under but now you've realised the error of your ways, lessons will be learned and I'm guessing you will at some stage you will be willing to return to public life.
No.
He's a
.A hypocritical, patronising, self-centred, self-indulgent, weak-willed, pathetic little
who was promoted and supported by other s who shouldn't be anywhere near an abacus let alone deciding the future of a major financial service which has been respected down throughout the years as having fiscal policies based on a strong moral compass. But despite his supposed religious background, he wouldn't know what one of those was if it was shoved up his arse.Its his fault he is in the mess he is in. He should have been cut loose a long time ago and the ideal place for a man of his qualifications would be round the back of the bins at the Poundshop, w
king off tramps for coins. He is an embarrassment of a human being and if he had any balls or proper sense of shame & regret he should disappear from public life and end up working in a Ladbrokes, surrounded by the dregs of society and living in a flat above a Chinese medicine shop, where people puke in the doorway on their way home from the pub.However.
Its clearly true that lessons will be learned and I'm guessing he will turn up as the Chairman of a drug dependency charity on expenses and a nice fat salary while ex-workers of the CO-OP wonder how they are going to pay their mortgage.
He sums everything, EVERYTHING that is wrong with the upper echelons of our society and people like him make me and any right thinking person, sick.
Did I mention I think he is a
?Edited by The Hypno-Toad on Tuesday 25th March 20:22
Blamed the people who hired him, blamed the Conservatives, blamed the Mail, blamed KPMG.......then spoke briefly about his own failings. Talked about greed within the banking industry yet one wonders why he accepted, and then stayed in, a job he must have known he wasn't qualified to do.
The Hypno-Toad said:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-26734513
"I have sinned,"
No st Sherlock.
"The last few months had at times been hellish,"
Probably shouldn't have spent the last few months of your employment knee deep in gak, meth and rent boys then.
"He had sought professional support for the issues he was facing and underwent a 28-day addictions treatment programme before Christmas, which he found both cathartic and traumatic".
I'm sure that was very hard for him. Just like being made redundant from your job because of the appalling mis-management of the bank at the highest possible level.
"Mr Flowers said he had come under considerable pressure to make that deal happen from the present government - and mainly from Conservatives."
Lets see now Mr Flowers, what did you do in a previous life? Oh I know, you were a LABOUR councillor who had to leave in disgrace when porn was found on your work computer. Of course, no one in the Labour party thought to mention this when the LABOUR government appointed you to the role at the CO-OP. So its the evil bad Tories made you run out and spend the last few months of your employment knee deep in gak, meth and rent boys then. I'm sure my boss would be just as understanding if I was caught doing similar things.
So basically its been difficult you then Mr Flowers? Its not your fault, it was the pressure that you were put under but now you've realised the error of your ways, lessons will be learned and I'm guessing you will at some stage you will be willing to return to public life.
No.
He's a.
A hypocritical, patronising, self-centred, self-indulgent, weak-willed, pathetic little who was promoted and supported by other s who shouldn't be anywhere near an abacus let alone deciding the future of a major financial service which has been respected down throughout the years as having fiscal policies based on a strong moral compass. But despite his supposed religious background, he wouldn't know what one of those was if it was shoved up his arse.
Its his fault he is in the mess he is in. He should have been cut loose a long time ago and the ideal place for a man of his qualifications would be round the back of the bins at the Poundshop, wking off tramps for coins. He is an embarrassment of a human being and if he had any balls or proper sense of shame & regret he should disappear from public life and end up working in a Ladbrokes, surrounded by the dregs of society and living in a flat above a Chinese medicine shop, where people puke in the doorway on their way home from the pub.
However.
Its clearly true that lessons will be learned and I'm guessing he will turn up as the Chairman of a drug dependency charity on expenses and a nice fat salary while ex-workers of the CO-OP wonder how they are going to pay their mortgage.
He sums everything, EVERYTHING that is wrong with the upper echelons of our society and people like him make me and any right thinking person, sick.
Did I mention I think he is a?
"I have sinned,"
No s
t Sherlock."The last few months had at times been hellish,"
Probably shouldn't have spent the last few months of your employment knee deep in gak, meth and rent boys then.
"He had sought professional support for the issues he was facing and underwent a 28-day addictions treatment programme before Christmas, which he found both cathartic and traumatic".
I'm sure that was very hard for him. Just like being made redundant from your job because of the appalling mis-management of the bank at the highest possible level.
"Mr Flowers said he had come under considerable pressure to make that deal happen from the present government - and mainly from Conservatives."
Lets see now Mr Flowers, what did you do in a previous life? Oh I know, you were a LABOUR councillor who had to leave in disgrace when porn was found on your work computer. Of course, no one in the Labour party thought to mention this when the LABOUR government appointed you to the role at the CO-OP. So its the evil bad Tories made you run out and spend the last few months of your employment knee deep in gak, meth and rent boys then. I'm sure my boss would be just as understanding if I was caught doing similar things.
So basically its been difficult you then Mr Flowers? Its not your fault, it was the pressure that you were put under but now you've realised the error of your ways, lessons will be learned and I'm guessing you will at some stage you will be willing to return to public life.
No.
He's a
.A hypocritical, patronising, self-centred, self-indulgent, weak-willed, pathetic little
who was promoted and supported by other s who shouldn't be anywhere near an abacus let alone deciding the future of a major financial service which has been respected down throughout the years as having fiscal policies based on a strong moral compass. But despite his supposed religious background, he wouldn't know what one of those was if it was shoved up his arse.Its his fault he is in the mess he is in. He should have been cut loose a long time ago and the ideal place for a man of his qualifications would be round the back of the bins at the Poundshop, w
king off tramps for coins. He is an embarrassment of a human being and if he had any balls or proper sense of shame & regret he should disappear from public life and end up working in a Ladbrokes, surrounded by the dregs of society and living in a flat above a Chinese medicine shop, where people puke in the doorway on their way home from the pub.However.
Its clearly true that lessons will be learned and I'm guessing he will turn up as the Chairman of a drug dependency charity on expenses and a nice fat salary while ex-workers of the CO-OP wonder how they are going to pay their mortgage.
He sums everything, EVERYTHING that is wrong with the upper echelons of our society and people like him make me and any right thinking person, sick.
Did I mention I think he is a
?Edited by The Hypno-Toad on Tuesday 25th March 20:22
Couldn't even own up to his own failures. As you said, appearing soon in another role where he has the opportunity to f
k up some more lives. But it won't be his fault you know.....
The Hypno-Toad said:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-26734513
"I have sinned,"
No st Sherlock.
"The last few months had at times been hellish,"
Probably shouldn't have spent the last few months of your employment knee deep in gak, meth and rent boys then.
"He had sought professional support for the issues he was facing and underwent a 28-day addictions treatment programme before Christmas, which he found both cathartic and traumatic".
I'm sure that was very hard for him. Just like being made redundant from your job because of the appalling mis-management of the bank at the highest possible level.
"Mr Flowers said he had come under considerable pressure to make that deal happen from the present government - and mainly from Conservatives."
Lets see now Mr Flowers, what did you do in a previous life? Oh I know, you were a LABOUR councillor who had to leave in disgrace when porn was found on your work computer. Of course, no one in the Labour party thought to mention this when the LABOUR government appointed you to the role at the CO-OP. So its the evil bad Tories made you run out and spend the last few months of your employment knee deep in gak, meth and rent boys then. I'm sure my boss would be just as understanding if I was caught doing similar things.
So basically its been difficult you then Mr Flowers? Its not your fault, it was the pressure that you were put under but now you've realised the error of your ways, lessons will be learned and I'm guessing you will at some stage you will be willing to return to public life.
No.
He's a.
A hypocritical, patronising, self-centred, self-indulgent, weak-willed, pathetic little who was promoted and supported by other s who shouldn't be anywhere near an abacus let alone deciding the future of a major financial service which has been respected down throughout the years as having fiscal policies based on a strong moral compass. But despite his supposed religious background, he wouldn't know what one of those was if it was shoved up his arse.
Its his fault he is in the mess he is in. He should have been cut loose a long time ago and the ideal place for a man of his qualifications would be round the back of the bins at the Poundshop, wking off tramps for coins. He is an embarrassment of a human being and if he had any balls or proper sense of shame & regret he should disappear from public life and end up working in a Ladbrokes, surrounded by the dregs of society and living in a flat above a Chinese medicine shop, where people puke in the doorway on their way home from the pub.
However.
Its clearly true that lessons will be learned and I'm guessing he will turn up as the Chairman of a drug dependency charity on expenses and a nice fat salary while ex-workers of the CO-OP wonder how they are going to pay their mortgage.
He sums everything, EVERYTHING that is wrong with the upper echelons of our society and people like him make me and any right thinking person, sick.
Did I mention I think he is a?
Fantastic! "I have sinned,"
No s
t Sherlock."The last few months had at times been hellish,"
Probably shouldn't have spent the last few months of your employment knee deep in gak, meth and rent boys then.
"He had sought professional support for the issues he was facing and underwent a 28-day addictions treatment programme before Christmas, which he found both cathartic and traumatic".
I'm sure that was very hard for him. Just like being made redundant from your job because of the appalling mis-management of the bank at the highest possible level.
"Mr Flowers said he had come under considerable pressure to make that deal happen from the present government - and mainly from Conservatives."
Lets see now Mr Flowers, what did you do in a previous life? Oh I know, you were a LABOUR councillor who had to leave in disgrace when porn was found on your work computer. Of course, no one in the Labour party thought to mention this when the LABOUR government appointed you to the role at the CO-OP. So its the evil bad Tories made you run out and spend the last few months of your employment knee deep in gak, meth and rent boys then. I'm sure my boss would be just as understanding if I was caught doing similar things.
So basically its been difficult you then Mr Flowers? Its not your fault, it was the pressure that you were put under but now you've realised the error of your ways, lessons will be learned and I'm guessing you will at some stage you will be willing to return to public life.
No.
He's a
.A hypocritical, patronising, self-centred, self-indulgent, weak-willed, pathetic little
who was promoted and supported by other s who shouldn't be anywhere near an abacus let alone deciding the future of a major financial service which has been respected down throughout the years as having fiscal policies based on a strong moral compass. But despite his supposed religious background, he wouldn't know what one of those was if it was shoved up his arse.Its his fault he is in the mess he is in. He should have been cut loose a long time ago and the ideal place for a man of his qualifications would be round the back of the bins at the Poundshop, w
king off tramps for coins. He is an embarrassment of a human being and if he had any balls or proper sense of shame & regret he should disappear from public life and end up working in a Ladbrokes, surrounded by the dregs of society and living in a flat above a Chinese medicine shop, where people puke in the doorway on their way home from the pub.However.
Its clearly true that lessons will be learned and I'm guessing he will turn up as the Chairman of a drug dependency charity on expenses and a nice fat salary while ex-workers of the CO-OP wonder how they are going to pay their mortgage.
He sums everything, EVERYTHING that is wrong with the upper echelons of our society and people like him make me and any right thinking person, sick.
Did I mention I think he is a
?
Ozzie Osmond said:
In the snippet I saw he admitted he had "sinned".
So that's alright then....
I concur with your sentiments Ozzie. Perhaps the worst feature of this dreadful man is the absolute inability to recognise this activity was all entirely as a result of his own personal considered intentional and deliberate criminal dishonesty over many years. By a two faced self serving idiot who throughout this episode has professed to being a committed Christian. So that's alright then....
A two face lying fantasist who deserves the title pariah because of his prolonged debauchery and criminal activity. If he showed a little genuine contrition it would not be so bad. But instead he tries to slither his way by any means out of the obvious criminal activity. Bloody bad show.
What got me shouting at the TV was when Paxman said effectively 'other business leaders don't do these kind of things...' Flowers said "How do you know?" thereby trying to deflect responsibility by suggesting they are all at it and that makes it acceptable. I hope there wasn't a fee involved.
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