RBS
Turn RBS into a network of community banks, based on the German model
To turn RBS into a network of community banks, looking at German Sparkassen for inspiration, would be a step closer to the kind of relational finance our communities desperately need.
Ulster Bank customers *still* affected by RBS IT fail
Despite Cameron’s declaration of the situation at the Ulster Bank as not being acceptable during PMQs, Whitehall is now seeking to pass the buck on the issue.
Institutionalised prejudice against co-ops will delay economic recovery
Institutionalised prejudice against co-ops by organisations like the Financial Services Authority will delay the economic recovery, writes Cormac Hollingsworth.
The Bank of England is like a lifeguard who’s afraid of rubber rings
Cormac Hollingsworth asks what use the Bank of England is if it's afraid of one of the key tools in its arsenal
No, really, RBS and Lloyds are being bailed out by the EU
Cormac Hollingsworth replies to Open Europe, and demonstrates that RBS and Lloyds really are being bailed out.
ECB bailing out British banks exposes coalition’s finance failure
Cormac Hollingsworth writes on the embarrassment for the chancellor that is the British banks RBS and Lloyds having to go to Europe for a bailout