In the UK the banks were bailed out to the tune of approximately £150 billion.
The initial cost to the citizens of the UK over the next 24 months is estimated to be somewhere in the region 50,00 job losses and massive cuts in public services (dependant on which source you enquire of......this one being UNISON the largest public sector union in the UK).
It is believed the debt may not be repaid for at least 15 years.
Banks continue to pay out huge bonus sums to the highest paid employees
