Our protection from banks? A pile of ordure called Merlin | Simon Jenkins

If half the cash showered on these casinos had gone to the high street, the economy wouldn't be in such double-dip straits

It walks like double-dip, talks like double-dip, quacks like double-dip. What else are the latest figures on Britain's economic growth? The gamble recent governments have taken in bailing out banks instead of their customers to heal recession is looking ever more reckless. The VAT rise this month was foolish. The cuts in public spending, though vital to curb a public...