Sr: Rupert Pennant-Rea has been admired by the Chancellor for his role in the handling of the Barings crisis. Perhaps if Mr Pennant-Rea had been showing more interest in the affairs of the Bank of England, the Barings crisis might never have happened.
Yours sincerely,
PETER G. HOPE
Hitchin, Hertfordshire
23 March
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