The chairman of the Financial Services Authority has said its failure to spot the banking crisis in advance was partly due to the style of regulation.
A "light touch" approach at the City watchdog had been seen as politically preferred, Lord Turner said.
He told the Treasury Committee this had led to the regulator not asking enough questions about the strategies of certain banks which went on to fail.
Changes to regulation were needed which amount to a "revolution", he said.
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