Lending to British businesses has been slashed by almost £100bn over the last four years according to figures released yesterday by the Bank of England.
According to a report in the Mail Online, experts accused lenders of ‘sucking the lifeblood out of business’, which is crippling their ability to invest and create new jobs. Bank of England figures showed the amount banks have earned but then refused to lend reached £96.5bn between November 2008 and March 2012. Lord Oakeshott, a…
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