Indeed, Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne went so far as to say, “Fraud is a crime in ordinary business; why shouldn’t it be so in banking?” His clear implication is that fraud was committed at Barclays – a serious allegation from Britain’s finance minister.
说真的，英国财政大臣欧思邦（George Osborne）甚至说：“在一般商业里，欺骗是一宗罪，为什么在银行业就不该是呢？”他这几乎是在明说巴克莱有欺诈行径——这可是来自英国财相的严重指控。