Man who sold himself on eBay
A man
who sold his labour on eBay after he was made redundant tackled the
Prime Minister on jobs and bonuses for investment bankers.
Andy Palmer, 30, who used to work as a
business development manager tried various job searches before
creating an advert selling himself on the auction website.
He stood up as he asked the Prime
Minister why the majority of job losses had come from the retail
sector and had affected “ordinary” people, while investment bankers
who squandered people’s savings had emerged unscathed from
Britain’s financial crisis.
In his reply, Mr Brown said Britain by
itself could not solve the banking crisis, but needed the
co-operation of international authorities, due to the global nature
of banking.
The Prime Minister added: “We have told
banks they must do everything they can to stop people being thrown
out of their homes and we are taking action to keep young people in
jobs.
“We have got to introduce a new
contract between banks and society but in a global age.”
Mr Brown said the government had done
its bit to help banks, citing the large loans granted to Northern
Rock.
Mr Palmer interjected: “I used to work
for them - and they made me redundant last year.”