Royal Bank of Scotland: from bailout to sell-off

The government’s stake in RBS is to be sold off, nearly seven years after the bank was bailed out during the financial crisis

UK government starts Royal Bank of Scotland sell-off

Sale represents the first disposal of taxpayers’ 79% stake in bank – even though shares are worth less than the £45bn originally paid

On 11 December 2012, City of London police and SFO representatives led away a 33-year-old multimillionaire former derivatives trader

British taxpayer sells off latest tranche of shares in Lloyds as stake falls below 14% and expectations grow of RBS sell-off

Cameron Clyne says he doesn’t think anyone has ‘grasped quite how revolutionary’ the emergence of renewable energy will be

Advisers to Chancellor George Osborne reportedly discussing whether or not to signal start of sale

Banking group says Distributed Denial of Service attack prompted flood of complaints from customers

Profits at British arm rise 67% but long-mooted flotation not expected in the next two years, says CEO

Delia Velculescu’s imminent arrival coincides with fears that Greece will be unable to wrap up discussions by 20 August, when €3.4bn payment is due

Some on the left claim the eurozone crisis suggests the EU won’t protect workers. History shows the folly of this stance

George Osborne should remember that ringfencing was not a mindless piece of bank-bashing adopted on a whim

Talk of interest rate rise fuels seven-year high against euro but makes life tougher for UK exporters and puts unwelcome focus on household finances

Negotiations set to re-open argument over whether the Greek economy can recover while weighed down with debts totalling €320bn

Larry Elliott: Martin Wheatley’s resignation is another victory for the increasingly bullish banks

Politicians in the Bundestag vote to start negotiations by 439 votes to 119, with 40 abstentions