First posted on the original Lobby Group blog by contributor Wharfgirl-

If this is a Lobby Group, doesn’t it need to have campaigns and take actions? Surely there is something we can do about the obscenity of banks paying bonuses with money our kids and grandkids will have to pay in taxes. So what if we were to organise for people to turn up outside branches of RBS, Lloyds and Halifax – but particularly RBS – to queue with signs that read: Bonuses? Not with my Money’ One could easily get the press down to cover this if there were enough people. It should be organised for a specific day and then anyone on here ought to circulate the details to every friend they have. It does not matter whether or not you have an account with these banks. If you do, threaten to close it and move elsewhere. Not with my money refers just as much to tax, but the sight of queues outside banks should freak people out sufficiently to have some effect. Remember these taxpayer banks cannot now actually go bust, so it should do no actual harm. Come to think of it, it might be better to concentrate on a few branches, so that there will be enough people in the queue. How about Monday week?