In contrast to the Chancellor’s Budget speech yesterday, Barclays believe the recession will be long and deep but the bank has vowed to help businesses and households by increasing lending by £11bn in 2009.Alistair Darling said in his Budget yesterday that the British economy will see recovery by the end of the year with a [...]

More: Barclays to boost lending by £11bn

barclays have always been one of the best banks in the UK, so no wonder they need to protection and can increase lending now when the dust is settled.