Thread: Is £2m pounds enough for 31 lives?
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Old 05-04-2004, 19:11   #1
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Is £2m pounds enough for 31 lives?
I see that Thames Trains have been fined £2m for the Paddington train crash in which 31 people died.

But what does £2m mean in practice? For you or me a lot, but for a major company - it is moderately significant at the worst.

And who pays it? The company directors from their personal accounts? No way! It comes from the company funds and they will make it up by cutting services or sacking a few staff.

Have any Thames Trains Directors been forced to leave (without a golden handshake)? Not that I know of.

So, what is the point of the whole charade? I'm not really sure. At the best, I suppose that it will make some of the grieving relatives feel that something has been done.
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