bankers' ramp
(also banker's ramp) British informal
noun
A financial crisis perceived to have been engineered by bankers for political or financial ends; a conspiracy by bankers to engineer such a crisis.
- Originally with reference to the financial crisis in Britain in August 1931 which led to a split within the Labour government and the creation of a National Government. The crisis was perceived by some Labour cabinet ministers as having been deliberately engineered by the Bank of England and other banks with the aim of forcing a reduction in public spending..
Origin
1930s.