George Osborne got 650k p.a. for working one day a week 📂 Archived Message Posted by Raskolnikov on November 13, 2021, 7:07 pm, in reply to "Is Black rock ingrained in the UK system as much?" https://www.socialist.net/osborne-the-evening-standard-and-capitalism-s-revolving-door.htm What has made this appointment even more controversial is that a week earlier Osborne had accepted a high paying part-time job for investment giant BlackRock. What is BlackRock? According to Wikipedia: “BlackRock is the world's largest asset manager with $5.1 trillion in assets under management. BlackRock operates globally with 22 investment centres, 70 offices in 30 countries and clients in 100 countries. Due to its power, Blackrock has been called the world's largest shadow bank.” So not a small operation then. It seems Osborne will be paid a whopping £650,000 a year for “working” one day per week for BlackRock. When workers are being told to take pay cuts, this flagrant display of unearned and unjustifiable income will rightly provoke anger. It seems there is no austerity for George, one of the key architects of the Tory government’s austerity programme. In fact, the former chancellor thinks he can still continue as one of our “hard-working” (as they like to call themselves) members of parliament. Safe to assume they have their claws into the UK too. Message Thread: BlackRock? - Shyaku November 13, 2021, 10:45 am F. William Engdahl article about them here - Raskolnikov November 13, 2021, 4:40 pm Is Black rock ingrained in the UK system as much? - ken November 13, 2021, 6:13 pm George Osborne got 650k p.a. for working one day a week - Raskolnikov November 13, 2021, 7:07 pm a Hugo Boss suited techno-financial stormtrooper mob ;O).... - Keith-264 November 13, 2021, 7:06 pm Re: good presentation..clear and concise.. - Sir Michael Mouse November 14, 2021, 12:02 pm Re: ps..thanks S, good spot.nm - Sir Michael Mouse November 14, 2021, 12:51 pm LOL, you seem very brand-savvy :-) nm - Shyaku November 15, 2021, 8:02 am Re: LOL, you seem very brand-savvy :-) nm - Sir Michael Mouse November 15, 2021, 8:51 am Hilarious lampooning of Janet and her ilk by Russel. Ta - Tomski November 15, 2021, 9:53 am Great one! Many thanks. Nm - Shyaku November 19, 2021, 10:41 pm « Index   Searching