I hate to say this, but the bankers are an easy target. True, their sole purpose is to make money, but this ejaculation of indignation towards them is at best populist knee jerkery, at worst, self deception. Look at the mutual tugfest of property related backslappery on this forum of a few years back. Those delighful extentsions to your property paid for by borrowing, the explosion of in yer face ostsntatious consumption that characterises the early part of this century, the virus of expensive nick nackery retail cookwankery outlets that fester along the bustling Lordship Lane - these may be a direct consequence of the availability of cheap money, but most of us have enough common sense to make a decision as to whether we feel pressurised to participate or not. Sadly,we are paying for your excesses. Calling for the head of Fred or any other financier will not make amends for the reckless BTL, Ipod fetishment and expensive holidays that many enjoyed. We remember the bad times, but convieniently forget the long periods of relative wealth between these blips. shit smeared comparisions between terrorists and drug dealers devalue whatever point you may be pushing. If you willingly participated, get some backbone and accept it. Sometimes, it is not someone elses fault