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Private profit, public loss

BBC NEWS | Business | Barclays profit up to almost £3bn It is in everybody’s interest to have a healthy banking system. They just give you the feeling though, they’re taking the piss out of all of us. Related articles by Zemanta Back in black – revenues soar for UK banks (guardian.co.uk) Barclays: Even the [...]

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Just as we thought

BBC – Pestons Picks. We’ve bailed out the banks and now they’re ripping us off by charging lending at high rates and offering nothing for savers. I know I’m with Northern Rock and their interest rates are no where near the Bank of England’s base rate. As Peston says, it’s a good time to be [...]

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The good old days ?

 BBC – Archive – City Season – Men and Money – A Question of Confidence After what we’ve been through in the last few months, perhaps the banks should look at this film and learn from how it used to be done.

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