31sr October, 2009 - What A Bunch Of Bankers

I was off seeing the Bank Manager today about business matters. It is clear that banking has changed. A couple of years ago, it seems to me that the Bankers strode about like young Gods. Well – they were as much like young Gods as fat middle aged men with paunches can be, but you know what I mean. There was a confidence, even in my little corner of Lanarkshire, that the world was shiny, bright and the streets of Whifflet were paved were gold.

It didn’t turn out that way of course. When I visit the bank these days, the (much-reduced) staff look a bit harried, and they use words like “risk” and “security” and “no, we are not lending you the money you charlatan – begone with your requests for capital.”