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Harriet Harman on (Sir) Fred Goodwin

Sir Fred Goodwin`s pension was said to be “unacceptable”, “money for nothing” and essentially a “severance payment” that he
“should not be counting on”.

Quote by: Harriet Harman (then Deputy Leader of the Labour Party)
Quote made on: 2009
Quote Submitted by: Yvonne Riley
Source: The Andrew Marr Show

Editor's Notes

Apart from incorrectly telling M.P.`s that the now Mr Goodwin had originally been knighted in 2004 for charity work, and not for services to banking, Ms Harman did rather get carried away with her invective about Mr Shred`s pension during her Sunday morning interview with Andrew Marr in 2009. Despite her protestations, Fred still ended up struggling by with an initial annuity of some £342,000 a year.

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Published on: February 13, 2012

Category – UK Financial Predictions and Gaffes, UK Political and Economic Gaffes
Tags – Andrew Marr, Harriet Harman, RBS, Sir Fred Goodwin

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