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Banking breakup: a high stakes gamble for Gordon Brown

The Conservatives believe that the headline-grabbing decision to set up a new generation of consumer-friendly banks is a clever tactic to divert attention away from the vast additional sums of money being sunk into the banks. Full Article at The Telegraph

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