On MR Fred Goodwin

 Sir Fred Goodwin was one of those who destroyed great swaithes of the British banking sector. He was also made a Sir by labour for services to banking. 

Now after a labour and tabloid witch hunt he has had his knighthood removed. 

I'm sorry it's pathetic  

I've never met Goodwin and know his knighthood was the result of his close ties to labour. He probably didn't deserve it. However it is so petty to remove his title to appease the mob. 

Not being a peer Goodwin would have been automatically been stripped of his title if he was convicted of a crime. But he hasn't been. Goodwin hasn't been charged with any crime at all. He won't be charged with any crime as he only acted in accordance with government wishes and regulation. 

So it's wrong to sinlge out Goodwin for a unique punishement for something that wasn't a crime. What has he done that's allows him to be bracketed with Mussolini or the war criminal Mugabe, both of whom had their knighthoods removed? The great robber barons of the eighties and nineties sacked remain Sirs. 

This vindictive scapegoating of one man as a way to garner votes and distracting attention from the political incompetence which led to our current financial troubles is beneath us. 

If you want to know what is wrong with this country think on this: peers who have been imprisoned for purjury, fraud, and killing people retian their titles, their power to make our laws, power, and their place at the public teat. Those non-politicians who are unpopular but innocent of any crime are thrown to the wolves. 

However this is about more than petty tiles and honours. This hounding of the rich and business people makes this country look anti-business and a country where laws and decency can be ignored. In the current economic climate this is damaging our prospects. 

Things like this demean our country and show us to be petty and stupid. It's sad.