London firms forced to party in secret

[Louisiana1976]

In the City of London, 2008 was known as the year Christmas was cancelled. This year, for those with the cash, it will be the season to be merry in secret.

The bacchanalian reveleries usually favoured by bankers to mark the end of another lucrative year became a casualty of the global credit crunch. But now, with the promise of bonuses making Christmas seem a sweeter prospect, it is not cash but the fear of getting caught in a party hat that is dampening the party spirit.

Wary of the "fat cat" tag that has dogged them through a series of scandals, city companies are increasingly finding ways to party at Christmas without attracting criticism. Tactics include making "anonymous" bookings using alternative names, downsizing parties into smaller events and minimising corporate branding.

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/nov/27/city-firms-party-in-secret

[arcadian]

1. 1789

[msongs]

2. they are not "forced" - it is a deliberate choice nt

[aikoaiko]

3. The spirit of Fezziwig lives!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

:applause:

[Mind_your_head]

4. Yeah. Cry us all a river.....

ASHAMED? to show off your bone asses (bonuses)? Well, well, well.....bankers, et al HAVE VERY MUCH to be ashamed of!

Cry us all a river.

:nopity: :eyes:

Throwing 'hidden parties' while the people around you starve for lack of a good job, and the 'lower' HELP aren't invited at all. Oh, good luck with how THAT all turns out for you disconnected from humanity 'partiers'. :puke:

Merry Christmas. Ho ho ho....

http://www.online-literature.com/hans_christian_andersen/981/

[Liberal_in_LA]

5. +5

[cowcommander]

6. What a bunch of dishonest scumbags

Obviously shows how perfectly aware they are of their wrongdoings