Banker Bob's £63 Million Jackpot: Anger and Disgust as Scale of City Fat-Cat Culture Hits New Record  http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1259212/Barclays-boss-Bob-Diamond-set-land-6m-bonus-jackpot.html

One of Britain's richest bankers has landed a record pay package of £63.3million. The extraordinary deal for Barclays president Bob Diamond sparked a major new row over payouts to banking fat cats. The sheer size of his salary, perks and shares package flies in the face of assurances that Barclays and other banks have adopted a culture of restraint.

MPs reacted with disgust, with one saying the behaviour of bankers had gone beyond all 'comprehension and decency.'The news suggests the banking sector is still in denial about its culture of excess, even after nearly £1trillion of taxpayer funding was committed to supporting it. Unlike Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds, Barclays has not taken direct injections of cash from the Treasury. But it has benefited from Bank of England guarantees and support for firms' finances.'