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Simon English: In the surreal place called Planet Banker, those in charge are never to blame [1]

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The Independent

Tuesday 31 July 2012

The bank's leadership insist that HSBC's issues are a matter of structure rather than culture

Welcome to Planet Banker, a surreal place where a seeming lack of oxygen seems to affect the eye-sight and hearing of the inhabitants.

Yesterday's conference call with HSBC to discuss their latest extraordinary disasters – half year results, they prefer – took place on this curious planet, a place that gets stranger by the week.

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