The face that sank a thousand jobs

Was this the face that sank a thousand jobs
And forced the populace to invest?
To brace the loss they paid a lavish sum
His knighthood taken as redress.

I speak of Goodwin of RBS
Who led the seize upon the Dutch,
And bought a bank for a sumptuous price
Which cost the country twice as much.

Once the Trojan horse had been welcomed in
It wasn’t long until the walls were breached,
And ruin brought by a swift recession
Not since the second world war was reached.

Was it enough his honour stripped
When still he reclines in pomp and splendour?
Is there to be no just recourse
For the folly of a financial lender?

A Glossary of Media Terminology #1

‘Double dip recession’ – an economic slump characterised by families using bathwater twice to save on heating bills