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[Rangie]

Richard Branson needs £500,000,000 anyone fancy donating ?

[BazaJT]

I already contribute enough to his fund by way of the VM package I've got!

[dave the builder]

I'm poor ,down to my last few pallets of caviar   

[STEMO]

I know it's not how these things work, but he has got a personal fortune of £4 billion. Let him stump up the money.

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

Might have mentioned it before, but I utterly detest that bloke. Wouldn't give him my last penny to save his life.

[Doctor Gollum]

He has just put Virgin Blue into administration... That should help...

[Lizzie Zoom]

He should sell one of his islands, and pay U.K. tax.

Whatever us taxpayers do to keep Virgin jobs being paid should be reclaimed from Richard.

No ifs, no buts!! 

[deviator]

He isn't asking for a bail out, he is asking for a loan and offering up his island as collateral.

I don't understand the hatred?

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

Virgin Air is owned by a multinational conglomerate of big businesses, of which he is a minority shareholder. Between them they could find that kind of money down the back of the proverbial sofa.
Hes a very crafty sod, and I have little doubt he would try every trick in the book to find a way out of repaying the loan.
He has spent his whole career pulling tricks like this. Hence most brands which carried the Virgin name disappearing at some point.

Believe it or not, he actually got this idea from an April Fools joke on Guido Fawkes website.
https://order-order.com/2020/04/20/branson-pledges-necker-island-bailout-collateral/

[biggriffin]

Mr Branson, and Mr Green, didn't get were there are today being nice and cuddly when it comes to money, When it's going well they are lorded as heroes and stand there basking in glory, when it's going wrong they back peddle and use every cunning under hand truck they can, it's how big millionaire types survive, they don't care who gets hurt as long as they stay on top of the greasy pole.

[Rangie]

Mr Branson, and Mr Green, didn't get were there are today being nice and cuddly when it comes to money, When it's going well they are lorded as heroes and stand there basking in glory, when it's going wrong they back peddle and use every cunning under hand truck they can, it's how big millionaire types survive, they don't care who gets hurt as long as they stay on top of the greasy pole.

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All successful business people are psychopaths, it's well documented.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Yet another buccaneering capitalist whimpering for tax payer money when things go tits up.


Capitalisim seems to be risk free. Simply go crying to the government.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

He isn't asking for a bail out, he is asking for a loan and offering up his island as collateral.

I don't understand the hatred?

Apparently his Island is only worth £30 million. He wants £500 million.

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

I knew there would be a catch. As I said, £30 million is pocket change to him.

[Andy B]

I know it's not how these things work, but he has got a personal fortune of £4 billion. Let him stump up the money.

Not quite ... he's 'only' worth $4.4billion https://g.co/kgs/chymVg 

which Googles to about £3.58billion (or in English £3 580 million)

[Doctor Gollum]

He'll still have £3 billion left

[Andy B]

He'll still have £3 billion left

how would he manage? 

[biggriffin]

I know it's not how these things work, but he has got a personal fortune of £4 billion. Let him stump up the money.

Not quite ... he's 'only' worth $4.4billion https://g.co/kgs/chymVg 

which Googles to about £3.58billion (or in English £3 580 million)

 
That's his paper Worth, not what he has in the bank,, unlike our Lord Opti who allegedly has equal amounts in cash and Paper worth. 
 Now if Mr Branson had a Mighty Signum, or Even a fanny magnet Marina, then we could shout unfair.., or even a manual 3.2,,

[Sir Tigger KC]

The man has skeletons in his closet that will come to light one day that's for sure. 

Whenever he pops up in the news, I'm reminded of the Piers Morgan interview he did where his wife sat stony faced in the front row, looking like she really didn't want to be there. 

After all, he's often seen with a big grin and a scantily clad model/promo girl hanging off him, and I expect when his antics are revealed he'll make Tiger Woods look like the local vicar! 

Jealous? Moi?  Abso-bloody-lutely! 

[Doctor Gollum]

Decent CEOs will be taking pay cuts before anyone gets laid off.

As and example, Dave Ramsey has publicly said that although his staff are mostly working from home, they are all being paid and he has tweaked his operation to still function in the brave new world, (adapt or die etc). If the company looks like it may be in danger of having to cut staff due to reduced cash flow/reserves, then he and his family (most of his board) will skip a pay cheque. If this isn't enough, the next tier down have committed to missing a cheque and so on. Worst case being that the lowest paid team members may have to miss a cheque about six to eight months into the process.

Basically the upper management team has volunteered to go without if the alternative is lay offs or closing the business in order to protect both the business and the staff.

It may be that the company can only do this because they are a multi million dollar business with zero debt, but business owners should lead by example.

[biggriffin]

 The problem is, he is using a very good Gambit as a play, basically if you help me,the company won't fold,making hundreds of staff unemployed, the UC bill would be more than lending me £500millions...  Jerk the heart strings,,,  make the government think, so when/if they say no, he can blame them for not stopping Virgin going bust and costing all them jobs,,,  mmm plus side BA take over his routes employ his staff, BA are the good guys to the rescue...

[Rangie]

The problem is, he is using a very good Gambit as a play, basically if you help me,the company won't fold,making hundreds of staff unemployed, the UC bill would be more than lending me £500millions...  Jerk the heart strings,,,  make the government think, so when/if they say no, he can blame them for not stopping Virgin going bust and costing all them jobs,,,  mmm plus side BA take over his routes employ his staff, BA are the good guys to the rescue...

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Then he can retire & shag till his hearts content..

[biggriffin]

The problem is, he is using a very good Gambit as a play, basically if you help me,the company won't fold,making hundreds of staff unemployed, the UC bill would be more than lending me £500millions...  Jerk the heart strings,,,  make the government think, so when/if they say no, he can blame them for not stopping Virgin going bust and costing all them jobs,,,  mmm plus side BA take over his routes employ his staff, BA are the good guys to the rescue...

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Then he can retire & shag till his hearts content..

 Video of the nubile wenches that would no-doubt flock to his parties...

[TheBoy]

I already contribute enough to his fund by way of the VM package I've got!

No you don't, as Virgin Media is nothing to do with Branson's Virgin group any more.

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

Good to know. VM can now join the list of future options for broadband.

[BazaJT]

Ah,that's ok then Still not encouraged to feel generous on his behalf though

[Lizzie Zoom]

Change has sent me an email to sign a petition requesting the Government do not bail Branson out until he sells his assets.

I have signed it, and it now stands at 128,000+