Documentary Description
As RBS announces what are predicted to be the biggest losses in
British history, Panorama tells the story of the bank's dramatic fall
from grace.
In February 2009 the bankers responsible, including former RBS chief
Fred Goodwin, apologised publicly for their parts in the banking
crisis. Now Panorama asks,"What happens after sorry?"
With contributions from banking insiders, city analysts and legal
experts, the programme investigates what went wrong at the bank and who
is to blame.
From the workers facing job cuts announced just hours after the
apologies to the shareholders who have lost their life savings and the
taxpayers whose money is now riding on the bank's recovery, Panorama
considers who stands to lose the most from the collapse.
Reporter Mark Daly goes on to ask if 'sorry' is enough for the
people calling for civil, and even criminal, proceedings against RBS.
Finally, it examines what 'sorry' will mean for our banking system and
what cultural effects it will have, both on Britain as a whole and
Scotland in particula
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