Prince Andrew defends bankers’ bonuses even as economy stays mired in recession

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October 24, 2009 @ 1:01 pm

Prince Andrew last night launched an astonishing defence of bankers’ bonuses and declared them ‘minute’. The Duke of York, whose globe-trotting across 23 countries last year cost the taxpayer £140,000, made the extraordinary claim in a frank interview. He spoke of his shock at the scale of the recession but warned against victimising bankers. ‘I don’t want [...]