Hyperactivity is further encouraged by the fact that bosses lose nothing on their share options when share prices fall, but stand to make virtually unlimited gains if they rise.
The charity KIDS, which supports disabled children across England, said it had to lose 44 staff last year, after being hit by both the public spending cuts and a fall in donations.
The number of troops in Wales and Northern Ireland will fallby 400, with around 120 soldiers based in Northern Ireland set to lose their jobs during the next 18 months.