Banking is politics, not engineering - actually a form of narrative control which is not based on anything except persuasion and power. The fact that numbers a

Banking is politics, not engineering - actually a form of narrative control which is not based on anything except persuasion and power. The fact that numbers appear to be involved changes nothing. It's perfectly reasonable to ask if banks are doing what they claim to be doing. Especially given the banking sector's very poor record of creating widespread stable prosperity through straightforwardness and integrity.