It’s Finished
John Lanchester: The Banks, 28 May 2009
“... was the last thing on anybody’s mind. Anybody’s, that is, except Sir Fred’s. He’s an easy man to dislike. Even his face, pinched and complacent, is easy to dislike. In a wider perspective, however, the pension question is something of a non-story. We are exposed to such gigantic losses through the financial crisis that it doesn’t really matter if ... ”