Royal Bank of Scotland Shows True Colors

Back in the day, banking was a service industry founded on trust. Today banking is a wealth extraction industry founded on deceit. So it was refreshing to see the Royal Bank of Scotland declare their true intentions by running up the Jolly Roger.

RBS Pirates photo by Bob Shields

Sorry, no. A little honesty is too much to ask of the banking industry these days. In fact, Occupy Edinburgh enforced truth in advertising over RBS in the wee hours of Christmas morning. Brilliant.

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