Twice in one afternoon this week, I had well-heeled oil businessmen invoke the logic of Willie Sutton, the legendary bank robber.

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Willie Sutton spent 20 years in prison for his bank robberies.

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Still there is the opportunity for research: Willie Sutton, cited in your Schools Brief (October 30th), did his bank robbing from 1925 to 1952.

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Meanwhile, the SNP MSP for Kilmarnock and Loudoun, Willie Coffey, is to ask the Scottish banks, the Royal Mail, the Royal Mint and the Bank of England to issue commemorative notes, stamps and coins in Burns' honour.

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