Letters: Bankers' bonuses at a time of healthy losses

So our prime minister is resisting very modest EU proposals that bankers' bonuses should not exceed their annual salary (Editorial, 1 March). Teachers, nurses, social workers and carers, who all perform valuable functions, do not normally receive any bonus at all, on top of their modest salaries. Nor do the vast majority of workers, who earn less in a year than some bankers make in a week. For most people, a bonus that doubled their annual income would seem like riches beyond the dreams of avari...