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[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+