RBS saving the high street ?

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A good article in the Observer which indicates that tax payer owned RBS may well have been propping up struggling high street businesses to a greater degree than generally realised

RBS decision-makers are under pressure on two fronts: politicians are accusing the bank of choking off credit, particularly for Britain’s small and medium-sized businesses, but many in the City believe RBS’s weakness is its reluctance to make unpalatable decisions, especially where a large number of jobs are at stake.