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It's five years on from the banking crash - should more have been done before? Is now the right time for the government to take on the banks?

Is now the right time for the Government to take on the banks? The chancellor will tell banks to behave or they'll be broken up. If they don't keep their high street and investment operations separate, they'll be made to split. But why now? Last year, when the idea was put forward George Osborne seemed wary. But today -- in a speech to bankers -- that's exactly what he'll say needs to happen.

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Mon 4 Feb 2013 09:00

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  • Mon 4 Feb 2013 09:00