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			<title>Bankers kick back in Davos whilst Parliament debates action on extortionate lending</title>
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Reports from the World Economic Forum in Davos were full of stories of leading bankers, at various points; schmoozing G20 leaders, talking tough and pleading for forgiveness for the pain they have c...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 03 Feb 2011 11:33:16 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Transparency hides a multitude of sins</title>
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Last week Mark Kleinman (Sky News' City Editor) broke a story (http://blogs.news.sky.com/kleinman/Post:c63232fc-e28f-4e11-a04f-943ab67c641b) about secret talks between the high street banks and the ...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 02 Dec 2010 08:40:50 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>How can 60% interest for a credit card be too high, but 60,000% is okay?</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[
Urban Forum is supporting a new campaign to put an end to predatory lenders charging extortionate amounts for loans (http://www.endlegalloansharks.org.uk/). Here's why... 


 


Whether or not...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2010 14:31:50 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Money men join calls for tougher bank regulation</title>
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This week saw the publication of two very interesting reports, both advocating that banks be more strictly regulated in order to avoid future financial crises and meet their social obligations. Howe...]]></description>
			<category>Research - Better Banking Blog</category>
			<pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 08:48:38 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Will banking be better in the Big Society?</title>
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The foreword to the Tories Big Society manifesto describes the banking sector as &lsquo;overblown' and says we need a new economic model, so as I started reading the following 120 pages I was hopefu...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 15 Apr 2010 12:07:53 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Labour bares election teeth to loansharks and predatory lenders</title>
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Labour's election manifesto &lsquo;A Future Fair For All (http://www2.labour.org.uk/manifesto-splash)' set out their plans for bank reform, tackling financial exclusion and providing affordable fina...]]></description>
			<category>Research - Better Banking Blog</category>
			<pubDate>Mon, 12 Apr 2010 17:09:25 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Could this really be it?</title>
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I've been mulling over last week's Budget (index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=840&Itemid=118) and the proposals for the Post Office to provide a wide range of banking services (index.php?opti...]]></description>
			<category>Research - Better Banking Blog</category>
			<pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2010 16:51:44 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Budget leaves the door to CRA open</title>
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Our hope, in advance of the budget, was that Alistair Darling was going to give us some big and bold ideas for bank reform, in what would have been a hugely populist move with an election around the...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2010 08:32:07 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Blaming people feels good, but is ultimately fruitless</title>
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Angela Knight from the British Bankers' Association (BBA) and Nottingham MP, Graham Allen, were on TV in the East Midlands last week discussing a financial transaction tax. It's a frightening real-l...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 06:51:49 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Better Banking - Too Big To Fail</title>
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In the post-financial crisis world, we've all become experts in economics, as terms such as mortgage backed securities, quantative easing and sub-prime lending have permeated everyday life. Or perha...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:35:48 +0100</pubDate>
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