Child abuse: let’s have one national agency with force of law behind it

A GROUP of senior bankers have gone to see the Minister for Finance.

They’ve told him they know people are unhappy with a lot of the things that have been happening in the banking sector and they accept that there must be reform and change. The minister, delighted with the meeting, agrees to a joint statement.

The statement says: “The Minister for Finance welcomed the bank’s renewed commitment to responsible behaviour, including their agreement to sign a written statement implementing really good practice in future. Because everyone is determined to be helpful, we are going to find a new way to safeguard investors and customers and we’re going to cooperate with each other to ensure that some of the things that have happened before don’t happen again. The minister and the bankers agreed that further meetings would be convened to process important issues concerning the safeguarding of customers and investors.”