Just over 10 years ago, the UK experienced, with Northern Rock, its first visible bank run in one-and-a-half centuries. That turned out to be a small event in a huge crisis. The simplest question this anniversary raises is whether we now have a safe financial system. Alas, the answer is no. Banking remains less safe than it could reasonably be. That is a deliberate decision.
10年前,北巖銀行(Northern Rock)遭遇擠兌,這是英國一個半世紀以來首次發生看得見的銀行擠兌事件。隨后發生的事情證明,這只是重大危機中的一個小事件。在北巖事件10周年之際,最簡單的問題是我們現在是否有了安全的金融體系。唉,答案是否定的。銀行業的安全性依然低于合理水平。這是銀行業有意為之。
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