(Fergus and Adam FINALLY come back to see Tara to tell her the good news about launching the bank.)
Great stuff, Tara. We're gonna go ahead with the bank.
Yeah, meeting's over.
(surprised) Don't you need to talk to the Treasury?
We've done that.
Okay, Well, um, let's talk details. When it comes to interest rates, obviously you've got...
(jokingly) Well, hey, you know, don't talk us out of it. You don't wanna do that.
(smiling) So, is-is this the green light?
Uh-huh! Yep! £2 billion!
Oh my God!
(An overjoyed Tara gives both Fergus and Adam a hug, much to their surprise!)
We'll be in touch!
Thank you.
Thank you.
(to Tara, walking her to the elevator) Lovely to meet you, great.
(Phil is wondering what policy Fergus, Adam, and Tara have just launched...)
What have we just green-lit?
Well, we are starting a community bank with £2 billion.
Right, is that the £2 billion we keep in the biscuit tin?
This is just great. This is just fucking great. I hang around this moral abattoir to do something exactly like this and you shut me out?
So, I'm spending my bank holiday founding a bank? I thought the point about bank holidays is that they're supposed to be shut.
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