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24 Jan 2012

Irish government urged to stop 'zombie' bank payments

As Ireland prepares to pay the latest instalment on the debts run-up by 'zombie' bank Anglo Irish, UK debt campaigners are planning to protest.
29 May 2011

Transform the banks and save the NHS, say protesters

NHS Direct Action and UK Uncut activists dressed in medical scrubs have staged a protest outside HSBC's AGM over the bank's NHS profiteering.
28 Apr 2010

RBS faces nationwide protests on day of AGM

The Royal Bank of Scotland is expecting nationwide protests today as human rights, anti-poverty and environmental campaigners gather across the UK on the day of the bank's AGM.
21 Apr 2010

Involve young people in democracy, says Lucas

The Leader of the Green Party, Caroline Lucas, has insisted that young people should be allowed a greater role in the democratic process. She pitched for the youth vote on BBC Radio 1.
10 Nov 2009

Bankers are doing "God's work", says Goldman Sachs boss

The chief executive of Goldman Sachs, Lloyd Blankfein, has suggested that bankers are doing “God's work” and that banks have a "social purpose". His remarks were described as “frankly astonishing” by Church Action on Poverty.