As last of the Woolworths chains closed, after almost 100 years of trading in some cases, it was refreshing to hear over the weekend the thoughts of Sir Win Bischoff, chairman of the Citigroup. The executive came out and said that some bankers felt remorse over crippling the financial markets and ultimately leaving almost 300,000 unemployed. For months people have tried to quell the anger towards the banks and reckless city employees who are seen to have helped contribute to the current stark climate faced by the whole population. I have no doubt the fact the Citi executive said his board will forego their massive bonuses this year, which has seen all manner of records broken for downturns in the housing market and FTSE losses, will be a comfort to those who will find themselves in the dole queue come Monday.

In the interview Sir Bischoff went on to say that the banks “do carry some responsibility” for the economic downturn. Well thank you for that. It is almost as ridiculous as Hitler saying he played a part in the Holocaust or Mugabe was a bit of the problem in Zimbabwe. The fact that even now, with almost daily news of job losses and market downturns, the banks can only muster a vague sense of blame indicates the egocentric and ivory tower world in which the chief executives live. A world which ultimately led to the downfall of the economy as their greed was insatiable and they did not know when to stop.

I would love for Sir Bischoff and his workforce who, despite the clearly disastrous news of not getting their annual bonuses, still earn on average £250,000 a year, to go down to the job centre on Monday and show the same attitude in front of the men and women whose lives have been wrecked by the recklessness of bankers.

But, and perhaps this is the saddest thing, it is actually impressive for Sir Bischoff to come out and say this. As he admitted, "My view is that they [the banks] are partly to blame and there are people who feel remorse about this.

"Do they all? I don't know."

So there are still bankers out there who feel no remorse or blame for the current situation, no doubt harbouring anger at not being given that all important bonus that would pay for a third skiing holiday, while 300,000 people contemplate how they are going to feed their family and heat their home during this arctic blast. The only positive is surely we have learnt a lesson and will not let this autonomy of the economy happen again.

It was pleasing to see the BBC pick an almost unknown young actor take the prize role of Doctor Who and succeed the impressive David Tennant. At a time when the Beeb have been criticised for paying too much to much fawned but perhaps over rated stars it is right that they have instead invested in young British talent. With the license fee still very much up for debate and under intense scrutiny, such a move is likely to be welcomed by those outraged by the conduct of high profile figures such as Jonathan Ross.

And finally, a congratulations to Terry Christian who, if you believe the Daily Star, has sunk Celebrity Big Brother before it has began by nominating the two biggest ratings pullers, glamour model Lucy Pinder and tabloid favourite Ulrika Jonsson, in the first eviction. Whether it was a plot from the start or simply an innocent blessing, if the ratings fall enough for them not to bother with any more of the circus freak show then we as a nation will be indebted to the former Word presenter. And there’s not many who would have thought that before the series began.