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UK Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg wants to give the public shares in bailed-out banks John Stillwell/PA Wire/Press Association Images

UK may give the public shares in bailed-out banks

Nick Clegg backs plan for every voter to be issued with shares in RBS and Lloyds.

THE UK’S DEPUTY Prime Minister has backed a proposal that the public be allowed to share ownership of banks.

Nick Clegg is quoted by the BBC on a trip to Brazil as saying that British taxpayers who have bailed out banks like the RBS and Lloyds should be given a financial stake in such institutions. He said:

Psychologically it is immensely important that the British people feel they have not just been overlooked and ignored… I think, in a sense, as a society we are condemned to take an interest in our banking system.

The reward for being “condemned” to paying attention to what’s happening in the banks, he argues, should be the option to have a financial stake in the bank. As shareholders, members of the public would then have some control over the direction of the banks.

The Guardian reports that the plan is to distribute shares to everyone on the electoral roll or on the national insurance register. That would involve around 1,450 shares in RBS per person and 450 shares in Lloyds, worth around €865.

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    Oct 4th 2018, 9:17 PM

    God love her. Rip

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    Oct 5th 2018, 6:25 AM

    We have lived through this. I want to try to say how anyone contemplating suicide has usually no idea of the tsunami of pain shock grief mental health troubles and huge expense follows for the family left behind.
    If you cannot function and are in severe pain shame exhaustion – be a hero and ask for help. It is not an easy road but once you acknowledge you are powerless over this – you can take the pressure off yourself – seek help to rest and recover. Your Family would prefer this rather than lose you. Be a hero and stay here with us – please.

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    Oct 5th 2018, 7:35 AM

    @Eddie G: Help isn’t always readily available. Tbh most of society doesn’t care about others. If you read most of the journal comments it’s quite clear

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    Oct 5th 2018, 10:07 AM

    @Eddie G: excellent advice Eddie, well said.

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    Oct 5th 2018, 4:21 PM

    @Diddles Daffy: that is not true . but when one is unwell the behaviour can antagonise others , push them away. Its not obvious to even the closest families when someone is severely unwell. In our experience a good GP us the best port of call. The public services can be tough but thats why it takes courage – if they manage to help with symtoms – the person gets a breather and the family gets a real chance to understand and support. And we deserve that chance.

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    Oct 5th 2018, 5:11 PM

    @Eddie G: Well said Eddie. Great advice.

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    Oct 5th 2018, 6:29 PM

    @Eddie G: i feel sorry for the lady who did not feel comfortable asking for help , maybe she did and no one listened . .Mental health is not easy and living with it is very difficult ,.I am saddened that you think that people who take there life have sense to understand the sadness and the questions it leaves family and friend’s behind , the brain , the ability to allow them to think that way stopped working that in there own head only see life in a very different way, the disease taking there own life . forcing them to believe its best for every one if they were not around … the mental chemicals that tell us that it will be ok are so mixed up that it goes the other way .as each of us are individuals the dose and time needed to get it correct to make them better he health service drs and all people who do help do there best sadly some never get that ..

    to say its the persons fault is sadly wrong , that is like asking a car run on diesel to run on petrol from time to time , honestly its never going to work . you as family members friends you cannot know the pain that person goes through and how out of control of the mental illness takes , all you want to do is get better yet some time you only get short bursts of feeling great yet always fearing when it will end ,,at the same time trying to enjoy the brief times when you feel ok in your self …
    the real hero is the person living with the disease . shame on you for not recognizing the real person in there suffering … Mental illness changes daily and over time .. best for every one is to learn more about the disease and treat the people , with a bit more respect and love . ….

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    Oct 4th 2018, 9:40 PM

    Just terrible news for some one’s family and friends Rest in peace.

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    Oct 4th 2018, 11:07 PM

    Jesus,that’s tough..but at least the family have a body ..may she rip.respect to the recovery team..great service in a horrible situation.

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    Oct 5th 2018, 1:01 AM

    @Mark Hurson: The “University of Life” teaches all of us some very unpalatable facts and how to try to deal with them… Like when my sister-in-law, suffering severe post-natal depression, threw herself in front of a speeding bus in its fast bus lane in Dublin, killing herself. Like when my friend found his neighbour’s body underwater, pulled off that arm and all that followed for all involved in both events…

    Life may not be happy-go-lucky for everybody but it’s still got to be lived, warts and all

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    Oct 5th 2018, 7:34 AM

    @Canny Jem: Not everyone obviously shares your opinion. If someone is in agonising mental pain and not getting help. Maybe this feels like their only option

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    Oct 5th 2018, 7:46 PM

    @Diddles Daffy: My reply was to Mark Huron who commented on a previous post I made, which has been deleted (which I’m glad was deleted. In hindsight I should never posted it, too graphic in content and possibly distressing to some readers. For once I thank the Journo’s editors for deleting it).
    Your response above is out of context to my original post. But I agree, in great sadness, with your sentiments. I knew four people in my life who believed they has no other option.

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    Oct 5th 2018, 6:37 PM

    today its best we all educate our selves about mental health and be more caring a society .the next time some one sits down for chat and is still complaining about the same thing they were talking or worried about last time you met , don’t switch off , listen and for once start to help that person with the situation and that may be having to spend time helping them to look at solutions they cannot see and they don’t know how to even start on be there commit the time and stay in touch don’t be selfish say its not your problem ,actually it is all our problem because we hear the call for help yet never recognize it … just because you are ok and life is good does not mean that some one very close is in same position , they are not , educate your self about suicide mental illness and stress then listen so you can help others

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