Has the casino swallowed Barclays?

09/07/2010

Robert Peston, BBC.co.uk, September 7, 2010

I asked a leading member of the government what he thought about Bob Diamond's appointment as chief executive of Barclays.

"Bank taken over by casino," he said. Which implies he has the odd reservation about the rise and rise of Mr Diamond.

This is not to suggest that he and his ministerial colleagues are implacably opposed to all bankers.

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