The banking industry is in urgent need of some clever marketing and PR, it seems.

At a time when being part of the banking fraternity arguably carries less cachet than being a member of the Gary Glitter Fan Club, the Casa Business School has revealed that bookings for its banking courses have shown a notable dip, one they put down to “the relentless nastiness about bankers and how horrible they are” according to a report in the business pages of the Daily Telegraph.

Given the way that banks have treated their customers there will now also be a view that money earned from banking is dirty money.