Financial Watchdog Gifts

'Your company raised the red flag when you purchased the super duper paper shredder.'

"Cut down on smoking, drinking, meat, sugar and get out of the stock market."

'It is a standard contract - sign at the bottom. The first clause forbids you to read any of the others!'

"I canceled my membership, but they keep withdrawing money. I've lost 15 pounds so far fighting them in court."

'To be honest I generally only deal with clients by phone or email.'

'After our last vote one executive pay raises, the shareholders want us back on short leashes.'

'...And in this dungeon we incarcerate the lowest of the low - the mis-sellers of P.P.I. schemes!'

It's okay Mom! As a broker, I'm under supervision of the SEC!

'Don't blame us. Blame the customers we mis-sold insurance to, for having the audacity to claim compensation.'

Banking Inquiry

Illustration on the problem of money that is given to charities ending up in the hands of governments.

'I think the global banking sector, drunk on years of excessive bonuses, may need a little more than your 'very angry' T-shirt to make them toe the line.'

'What's worse, environmentalists now say our toxic investments have polluted the global economy.'

I want you to look at this, Harris, and see if it could give us any trouble.

'I'm afraid the cuts are beginning to bite!'

The Bank Bogey Man

Financial Terrorist Bernard Madoff.

Ursula von der Leyen

"They will be spelling banker with a 'W' from now."

How Americans Can Get Help

'Look at the country's deficit... Children aren't the only ones who don't know the value of a dollar.'

Daylight robbery.

'It's 10pm, do you know who's raiding your pension fund to pay down corporate debt?'

Press claim GPs to receive 50 pay rise.

'I feel such a failure, I've never has a single PPI call.'

Police warning: Thieves operating in this area.

"If people are to have faith in the pension system then they need to have faith in the people who run it..."

Panama Papers

Bus Stop. The ex-CEO plundered the pension fund. He traded in our safety net for his golden parachute.

"Nope. I'm not falling for another Pyramid Scheme."

"Hi, I'm Bob Darrel. I'm here to perform the audit of your books. Don't mind the vultures. They follow me everywhere."

"Good boy."

Sen. Krupt. I don't tell constituents that we're fueling inflation. I say we're protecting consumers and thanks to us they won't have to worry about buying any cheap stuff.

"We seem to be spending more on defence than on things to defend"

"You may have been the victim of a mis-sold PFI contract."