I am confident that our experience, our scale, our intimate knowledge of the needs of our customers put us on the front line of economic and social progress.
Santander gives you a unique opportunity to invest in the U.K. economy.
If the government is funding itself at 2 per cent, you know, how much are you going to pay savers if you want to lend money at a cheaper rate? People have the incentive to build a factory or open new stores. It is a trade-off.
We didn't invent gunpowder. What we did was take things that were there and put them together in a way that works.
We can help families buy their homes and invest in their educations.
I have a very, very difficult job.