Farage case: Alison Rose, the “Woke” manager who can cancel 19 million customers
In the United Kingdom, the case of Nigel Farage, whose current account was canceled by the Coutts bank because it was "not aligned with the values of the bank" and a friend of the tennis player Djiokovic, is on the front pages of at least half of the newspapers and has caused a position to be taken unusual move by the government in favor of free speech (which, however, did not lead to the reopening of Farage's account).
However, the Telegraph goes a little deeper into the matter and, looking for the final responsible, presents us with a very disturbing picture.
Coutts is a boutique bank, reserved for high net worth, owned by the large banking group NatWest, a British banking giant with 19 million customers. Leading this group is Dame Alison Rose.
Dame Alison grew up overseas with a military family, before returning home when she was 15 and later graduating from Durham University in 1991.
She joined NatWest as a graduate a year later and spent three decades working her way up the ranks and later leading the corporate and banking division of the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS). Then she became the first female CEO of a major British banking group. So far nothing bad, indeed.
The problem is his beliefs. Appointed in 2019 A few months after being nominated, Dame Alison announced that “ fighting climate change would be a central pillar” of her leadership and earlier this year she called on banks to finance zero emissions.
“ Put simply ,” he said, “tackling the climate emergency is one of, if not the biggest, problem of our time – and banks have a huge role to play in mobilizing the power of finance to meet the demand. 'zero emissions ambition '. Understood? There is no mention of the solidity of the banking system, or of access to it, nor, God forbid, of shareholder profits. The important thing is the net zero.
But the lady doesn't stop there: she personally oversees her inclusiveness initiatives, describing herself as “a passionate advocate for diversity and is an executive sponsor of the employee-led networks of the NatWest Group”.
Speaking ahead of Pride last year, he said: “ Our focus on diversity, equity and inclusion is integral to our purpose to support the potential of individuals, families and businesses.
“And NatWest Group's employee-led networks are playing a huge role in creating a truly inclusive culture at the bank. If you want to know more about our eight networks, which I'm incredibly proud of .
His approach was evident in the bank's policies for employees, with staff being allowed to identify as men and women on alternate days as part of a series of LGBT-friendly diversity measures. An employee can be a man one day and a woman the next, hoping customers don't get a little too confused! NatWest has also paid for hormone treatment for transgender staff and joined controversial schemes run by the charity Stonewall, which featured in its Equality Index last year. This body defines mothers "Parents who give birth", to be the maximum of political correctness.
After all, Coutts presented herself as "Champion of the power of pride" last June
It seems obvious that Nigel Farage looks like the enemy for such a politically inclined financial institution. In this case it is not the customer's preferences, but those of the institution which has now become a sort of political party. Except that now the 19 million customers must remain covered and silent, otherwise they risk what Nigel Farage risked: having their account canceled, which, with the progress of electronic payments so strongly desired, means being sentenced to civil death. without even the possibility of recourse.
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