“First they ignore you. Then they ridicule you. Then they fight you. Then you win.”
— Often attributed to Gandhi
The Supreme Court’s decision this week to overturn the convictions of former City traders Tom Hayes and Carlo Palombo is more than a legal victory. It is a moment of reckoning. A tipping point. And for those of us who’ve spent years exposing the rot at the heart of the financial system — a vindication.
⚖️ The Truth Uncovered
In a unanimous ruling, the Court found that Hayes and Palombo had been wrongly convicted, based on flawed directions to the jury about what constitutes dishonesty. What the establishment once painted as black-and-white criminality is now revealed to have been prosecutorial overreach, misjudgment — or worse, scapegoating.
The system did not protect truth.
It protected itself.
🧩 The Cracks Were Always There
For years, those on the inside knew something was off. The Libor rigging cases were never just about rogue traders — they were about a convenient narrative that shielded institutions while sacrificing individuals.
- Juries were misled.
- Legal standards were bent.
- Powerful banks avoided scrutiny.
- Public trust was manipulated.
These weren’t oversights. They were structural fault lines, exposed time and again by whistleblowers, campaigners, and victims.
And now, even the courts can no longer deny it.
🔍 Power Imbalance, Plain and Simple
The Piscean system — the old order of secrecy, deference, and gatekeeping — has long operated on one foundational principle: protect the powerful, blame the rest.
It is this imbalance that allowed institutions to be “too big to jail” while individuals bore the full force of the law.
It is this imbalance that the Transparency Task Force has consistently challenged — through events, evidence, book clubs, and campaigns.
And it is this imbalance that now begins to crack.
🌊 The Aquarian Shift Begins
The Supreme Court’s ruling is not the end of the story. It’s a signal flare — a sign that the culture of unaccountable power is no longer untouchable.
- Journalists like Andy Verity brought the evidence.
- Campaigners held the line.
- The public is waking up.
- Parliament is listening.
What comes next is crucial. Reform won’t come from within. It will come because people like you — citizen investigators, ethical professionals, survivors of injustice — demand it.
🔄 From Scapegoating to System Change
Let’s be clear: Tom and Carlo are not anomalies. They are symbols of how easy it is to become collateral in a system designed to extract, obscure, and deflect.
And now, with this ruling, the door is open.
- Other convictions may follow.
- Other injustices may surface.
- Other institutions may fall under scrutiny.
Because when the cracks show, the whole structure begins to shift.
Hayes, now 45, said he was doing his best to suppress the rage he sometimes felt, quoting Nelson Mandela: “Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies”. “I battle every day with anger, to try to stop those emotions welling up inside me,” he said. Yet, as Todner made clear, he has plenty to be furious about. “Tom missed out on formative years with his son, time with his family and the loss of his career and his home. Times he will never get back.” – Financial Times
🔔 So, What Now?
We are not bystanders.
We are builders of the new.
This is our time — not to celebrate a verdict, but to amplify the truth behind it.
The old system — the Piscean establishment — is losing its grip.
The Aquarian age of transparency, truth, and trust is rising.
And we at the Transparency Task Force will not stop until justice is no longer the exception — but the rule.
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This is a tipping point. The cracks were always there. And yes — change is coming.
Written by Steve Conley, with gratitude to the Transparency Task Force, Tom Hayes, Andy Verity, and all those fighting for truth.
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