Why has nobody yet had a pop at those two parasites who managed to throw very nearly the whole nation out of work for a day on 29 April this year? Apart from the greater numbers not working, it also cost us a damn sight more because the vast majority of people still got paid for getting pi[is[/ised

I understand we're going to have another day of inaction on June 5 2012 too, again no moaning about that one

Of course not. But it has been mentioned in the last couple of days by various people - don't worry.

But people go and spend money on those days, in pubs, shops and restaurants, so it's great. Like yesterday in fact, when, for example, there was 33% increase in shoppers at the White Rose centre near Leeds. So just like Royal occasions, the strike may not actually have been so bad for the economy.

You're right (presumably a 'stopped clock' moment). There's no way any regulatory authority could have been expected to see and act against the potential future issues particularly when the actual dubious activity wasn't happening within their country. Only a [url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2011/sep/26/ed-balls-sorry-labour-failuresfool[/url would think otherwise.
Of course the same rational applies to the majority of the banking industry who, like the regulators, simply enjoyed the prosperity and didn't ask too many questions.