"The new City buzzword: BAB (that's Bonuses are Back)". Surprise surprised, are we?

• Julia Finch, City editor
• guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 24 June 2009 22.11 BST

It was an agreeable way to spend a balmy evening: a summer drinks party held in the lush surroundings of London's oldest botanical garden.

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From what we read, it seems to me that the bonuses have never been away; have they?