After a week of bashing the bishops, it has been business as usual this week as the press and politocians returned to their other favourite hobby, attacking the banks. First came the announcements that Mr Hester had reluctantly given u his bonus, and after days of speculation and debate Fred Goodwin was finally relieved of his knighthood. Both of the main parties seem to be claiming the credit for these victories for us, the British tax payer. ..but should we really be rejoicing? What exactly is the message this sends out to business from abroad? We are open for business is the message the government want to give but appear to be saying, we are open but we will move the goal posts when it suits and your contracts aren't worth the paper they are written on. Further more,if your endevours fail, we will slaughter you. The headlines in the papers followong Fred Goodwins knighthood removal was in many ways remincent of the recent disgraceful coverage of dead dictators plastered on the front page. Frankly, we should be uncomfortable with savage attitude developing in this country. And at the end of it, are we any better off? What have we actually gained? There is a grave danger of making the bankers into marters if this hatred and in some cases,unfairness continues. Mr Hester is by all accounts, doing the job he was employed by us to do. If he is doing the job he was employed by us to do then it is right that we uphold our promise to pay him for it. Let me clear, i am not and will not defend the banks, but lets not forget that this government is also trying to change employment laws so that we can sack people easier and make it harder to take employers to tribunals for unfair dismissal. Does this simply pave the way for bosses to simply change their minds come payday?