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THE senior civil servant who recommended stripping former RBS boss Fred Goodwin of his knighthood denied that he was leant on by Prime Minister David Cameron. Read the full story at The Herald Full Article at Edinburgh News
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Sir Bob Kerslake, the head of the home civil service, who also chairs the forfeiture committee, insisted Mr Goodwin’s case was considered on its merits. But senior Conservative backbencher Bernard Jenkin, who chairs the Commons public administration... Full Article at The Scotsman
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EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - FEBRUARY 01: A postman delivers mail to the home of Fred Goodwin on February 1, 2012 in Edinburgh, Scotland. A decision was taken yesterday to strip former Royal Bank of Scotland chief executive Fred Goodwin of his knighthood. View Photo »
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RBS came to symbolise everything that went wrong with the British economy over the last decade and under Fred Goodwin that's when it happened and I think it's appropriate therefore that he loses his knighthood
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David Cameron 'signalled' that Fred Goodwin's knighthood should be reviewed, says key official
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“This hardly meets the standards that we expect in a free and democratic country before somebody is punished.” Mr Jenkin said it was difficult for the public to be confident that the Committee’s decisions were made objectively when it met in secret... Full Article at The Telegraph
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'Rigorous' In evidence to the Commons Public Administration Committee, Sir Bob said the "over-arching" criterion for deciding whether to strip a person of an honour was whether they had brought the system "into disrepute". He added: "Fred Goodwin got... Full Article at BBC News
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The FSA’s inquiry into the cataclysmic collapse of Royal Bank of Scotland caused outrage because its former boss escaped any form of punishment from the regulator. Despite his pivotal role in the collapse of RBS, Fred Goodwin continues to enjoy a... Full Article at Daily Mail - UK
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EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - FEBRUARY 01: Journalists and photographers gather outside the home of Fred Goodwin on February 1, 2012 in Edinburgh, Scotland. A decision was taken yesterday to strip former Royal Bank of Scotland chief executive Sir Fred Goodwin... View Photo »
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BBC names Fred Goodwin and Enoch Powell among most influential Britons during Queen's reign
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Business men and women include Anita Roddick, Alan Sainsbury, Rupert Murdoch and Fred Goodwin and the world of sport is represented by George Best and Basil D'Oliveira. James Naughtie will write and present 60 profiles of those whose deeds the panel... Full Article at The Telegraph UK
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Sir Frederick (Dick) Anderson Goodwin CA, DUniv, FCIBS, FCIB, LLD (born 17 August, 1958) is a Scottish banker and former chief executive of the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS). He presided over the company's rapid rise to global prominence, and its equally rapid fall. In the process he went from being chosen as European Banker of the Year 2003 to... Full Article At Wikipedia.org
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