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5 April 2013updated 22 Oct 2020 3:55pm

HBOS: “After the ship has run aground, many.. still seem so keen to congratulate themselves on their navigational skills”

Business quote of the day.

By James Maxwell

Today’s damning report into the downfall of HBOS by the Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards
 
“After the ship has run aground, many of those who were on the bridge still seem so keen to congratulate themselves on their collective navigational skills.”
 

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