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Bankers - Season 1

In the five years since the crash that brought the worlds economy to its knees, bankers have lurched from one crisis to another. Scandal after scandal has raised questions about their pay, their values and their judgement and after the industry received billions in tax-payer bail outs, the public is in no mood to forgive and forget. Broadcast just before the major report by the Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards, this timely series examines crucial questions that are now at the heart of the public debate as the country struggles to emerge from the economic downturn.

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In the five years since the crash that brought the worlds economy to its knees, bankers have lurched from one crisis to another. Scandal after scandal has raised questions about their pay, their values and their judgement and after the industry received billions in tax-payer bail outs, the public is in no mood to forgive and forget. Broadcast just before the major report by the Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards, this timely series examines crucial questions that are now at the heart of the public debate as the country struggles to emerge from the economic downturn.

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