Birmingham turns it back on the banks

Mar 13, 2012, 11:42 AM

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Vince Cable and Ed Miliband want a state-backed British bank to boost lending to businesses. But Birmingham gave up on the high street banks a couple of years ago...I went to the Midlands to find out more. Broadcast on the World Tonight 6th March 2012

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