It might be enforceable in a court of law this contract, but it's not enforceable in the court of public opinion that's where the Government steps in

So Sir Fred Goodwins exorbitant pension is completely legal but that's not good enough for Harriet Harman.

Forgive me for being naive but I always thought that laws were enforced in a court of law and not in "the court of public opinion," as threatened by Harriet Harman.

I'm not a fan of fat cat executives being rewarded for failure whilst ordinary employees suffer, but I do think that the law should be applied consistently - either the contract is legal or it isn't. If Sir Fred's contract is legal then he is entitled to his pension and we should be asking ourselves 'who made this contract?' Shouldn't they be getting a slapped wrist at the very least!

That's the scary thing about this government, the law doesn't matter provided they can win round public opinion.

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