Biased Bank Staff Branded Conservatives as ‘Evil’ and ‘Ugly’

RP Staff August 3, 2023

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Biased Bank Staff Branded Conservatives as 'Evil' and 'Ugly'

Banker workers at Monzo, which beforehand refused to open an account for Chancellor Jeremy Hunt, branded Conservatives in Britain as “evil” and “ugly” within the newest instance of political bias within the trade.

Internal messages uncovered by The Telegraph revealed a deep seeded antipathy in direction of Conservatives amongst some workers members at Monzo Bank, which boasts some seven million prospects within the UK. The financial institution has come below criticism amid the Nigel Farage debanking scandal after it was revealed that Conservative MP Jeremy Hunt was turned down for an account earlier than he grew to become the highest financial official within the nation as Chancellor of the Exchequer.

According to the paper, workers at Monzo had described Conservatives in a Slack discussion board as “evil” and “ugly”. One member went on to say in January: “I hope I’m wrong though and we manage to topple the Tories for good. I’m not sure anyone can survive under the Tories for much longer”.

Following the election losses for the Conservatives within the native elections in May, one worker wrote: “Tory losses in the local elections – we love to see ittttt”.

Employees at Monzo additionally stated that former Cabinet Minsiter Sir Jacob Rees Mogg “could do the human race a favour” by leaving politics perpetually and that Harry Potter creator J.Okay. Rowling was “vile”.

In April of final yr, a senior supervisor on the financial institution criticised the Tories for “evidently swaying towards arguments put forward by Terfs”. The acronym Terf, which stands for trans-exclusionary radical feminist, is a derogatory time period utilized by leftists to explain individuals — such as Rowling — who’re essential of the affect transgender ideology has had on kids and on taking away girls’s rights.

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The newest demonstration of bias throughout the banking sector comes after Brexit chief Nigel Farage has launched a marketing campaign to tackle the massive banks and to champion the reason for these unjustly debanked, as he was earlier this yr by Coutts. Mr Farage had his accounts on the financial institution shut down for thought crimes that didn’t “align with our values” in response to a file produced by Coutts proprietor NatWest.

Responding to the most recent revelations, Mr Farage stated that he was not shocked by members of the trade being towards Conservatives.

“I think the general public would be astonished but I’m afraid I’m not in the least bit surprised,” he advised The Telegraph. “Corporate Britain has suffered a complete takeover.”

“It’s all one way, this is a culture, to reverse this it’s going to be a big battle”.

A spokeswoman for Monzo stated: “Our ambition is to generate income work for everybody, which signifies that we’re politically impartial and private views play no half in our insurance policies or determination making, together with eligibility for a Monzo account. Any suggestion in any other case is categorically unfaithful.

“These cherry-picked comments are personal views of a handful of employees in informal conversations and it is wrong to portray them as the views of Monzo or our thousands of other employees.”

The authorities is anticipated to introduce laws to stop politically-motivated debanking and to extend transparency and warning intervals for account closures, which have skyrocketed to over a thousand per working day. The thought has additionally been floated that banks could also be required to pledge to make sure free speech protections in alternate for his or her licence to function within the UK.

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