Banks: interesting view from Duncan Bannatyne...

[BrilloPad]

so are you saying this A lending to B lending to C things doesn't really happen?

It certainly does happen. Usually for smaller lenders though. The bigger players talk to each other.

[MrMark]

Never rated DB much, he's certainly not Alan Sugar or Richard Branson. I guess his comments go along way to explaining this.

Would anyone here buy shares in Sir Alan's company? He's done the right thing in concentrating on showbiz (ie The Apprentice) IMO. As for Mr Branson, well he's obviously a very sharp operator; I wouldn't trust him as far as I could throw him. Maybe that's why he's got on well though.