After a comment by the Bank's deputy governor that this was possibly the worst financial crisis for a hundred years, the Bank has delivered a gloomy half year financial report this morning: Bank
It talks of significant risks remaining for the banking system, but also of concerns about the health of insurers and hedge funds.
In the event of a further crisis, there might be calls for a Government of National Unity, but this didn't work all that well in the 1930s and partisan tensions are probably even worse now.
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