What would you choose? This diagram depicts the total amount of RBS bailout money and compares it to the sum financing of fossil fuel projects by RBS, put visually in relation to public spending on schools.
RBS bailout money RBS Bail-out = RBS bail-out/ recapitalisation total £45bn (Oct 2008–March 2010)1
RBS fossil fuel finance RBS Fossil Fuel Finance = £29bn lending to oil, gas and coal extraction, combustion and pipelines (Oct 2008–July 2011)2
School public spending Public spending on schools = £52.81bn (Financial year 2010–2011)3
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ww.ukfi.co.uk/releases/115_2%20FW%20 Update%20Jan%202010_10_AW_LR.pdf blog.platformlondon.org/rbsfff www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2011/oct/ 26/government-spending-department-2010-11