Whenever you ask private companies why they are crushing white people and Christians, they generally respond by saying “we are neutral, actually.”
After the Twitter Files, we can now just assume that the governments of the West are pressuring the private sector on everything, constantly.
A high street bank has stopped a group of gender-critical parents from opening an account because of their views.
Metro Bank reportedly denied a request to create a business account for Our Duty, a 2,000-strong group of parents who think it is harmful for transgender kids to transition medically.
Our Duty founder Keith Jordan claimed a bank manager told them they were blocked because ‘the content of your website conflicts with the culture and ideas we are pushing’.
Keith Jordan appears to have a very personal reason to do this
Metro is the seventh largest bank in Britain and boasts 2.5 million customers.
Just last month it joined controversial charity Stonewall’s Diversity Champion scheme.
It came as MailOnline revealed how one of Britain’s equalities leaders, a father’s rights charity and a former UKIP councillor have all had their accounts shut.
Former teacher and businessman Mr Jordan told The Telegraph the Metro bank manager said: ‘The bank has staff networks for diversity and inclusion including for LGBTQ staff’.
The same manager also said an existing community account violated guidelines that stopped groups being linked to or influencing ‘political policies or legislations’ as it did not allow donation from groups that were not registered charities.
The bank told him via email that his application was stopped after an ‘in-depth review’.
Yesterday, Nigel Farage lashed out at Coutts for closing his accounts as he branded the private bank ‘very, very dishonest’.
The ex-Brexit Party leader bristled at claims he is not wealthy enough for an account at the 327-year-old institution, whose clients include the Royal Family.
He also revealed he has now been blocked from holding an account with nine other banks after being classed as a ‘politically exposed person (PEP)’.
Mr Farage is currently waging a furious fightback against what he claims is ‘serious political persecution’ by British banks who are ‘trying to force me out of the UK’.
The 59-year-old, previously the leader of UKIP, has suggested the action is due to his involvement in the Brexit referendum and a ‘prejudice’ held against him.
He has claimed life in Britain could become ‘unlivable’ for him and he might be forced to relocate abroad.
The row has seen Tory MPs express concerns about a ‘chilling effect’ on free speech.
The House of Commons has also heard how many others have had their ‘lives wrecked’ by the impact of banking rules relating to PEPs.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said: ‘The Chancellor has been very clear about this and spoken to the regulator.
‘Obviously, we have to respect people’s right to free speech and that should not be an excuse to close anyone’s account and that’s not what we would expect.’
Metro Bank said it ‘is and will remain politically neutral’.
Rishi – who I was never ready for – comes out and says things on virtually every issue, but he never does anything, ever, except raise taxes and send money to the Ukraine.
Everybody’s losing their bank accounts in the UK these days