Perception of shareholders25 May 2021 11:10
Unfortunately, the general perception of a shareholder, for someone that isn't one, is a cigar chomping, brandy swilling fat cat type of character that gets rich off the back of others.
The reality however, is that maybe 80%+ of us are just hard working individuals in whatever field we're in. And we're just striving to attempt to secure a more comfortable future for ourselves and family through hard work, research and endeavour. I'm sure many of us have relied on loans in the past, which we've repaid with diligence and without complaint.
So to hear the judge and FCA dismiss 'shareholders' almost as a collective entity, that deserve to be punished, not as individual human beings, which is what we are, is actually quite offensive and way off the mark.
Just my thoughts. Not that it's going to get me or anyone anywhere.