Barclay has been profitable with no bailouts and no irresponsible bonuses. Proving that it is possible to be highly profitable AND responsible in direct contradiction to the statements of RBS, Goldman-Sacks, HBOS, etc. all of whom received bailouts and have delivered record bonuses.

If all the savers being paid 0.5% interest put their money under the mattress for a year it would be a sharp lesson to Barclays as to where their profits are coming from. All banks are robbing the savers while charging over the odds interest rates for loans.