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[...] were also younger people with less to lose, like the musician Michael Lesirge, 29, who put what he had into Northern Rock a year ago - "They had the best rates" - and worried account holders who had brought along supporters: friends and siblings, husbands with wives, mothers with children, children with parents, like the lawyer in her thirties waiting with her mother. At14.zo, an employee of the bank in black suit, fuchsia tie and light-responsive glasses told customers that due to excessive demand the bank could no longer do instant Chaps transfers.
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All the Way to the Bank
Friday 14 September, 13.32: "Is there a rush on the bank?" I asked, halfjoking. "It's not really a rush," said the man in the black fiat cap as he pointed to the well-formed, 90-strong queue in front. At 6ft 6in he had the best view of the llne that had been forming outside Northern Rock's...
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