Coutts & a Marxist in the City of London
I appreciate that some people may think that trade unions and trade union organisation don’t exist in the City of London but they do. I’m a trade union officer who represents managers and professionals in the City and in particular (but not only)at the HQ of one of the UK’s largest companies there.
According to my Twitter Avatar I’m a Marxist trade unionist although that is a quote from the Guardian.
Even so I was intrigued to note the latest Culture War story which suggests (Times Editorial 20th July) that institutions like Coutts the bankers use Wokery to avoid scrutiny and accountability.
Coutts London HQ is in the Strand which is just outside the boundaries of the City of London but such matters of detail rarely have a place in Culture Wars.
Coutts stand accused of cancelling Nigel Farage’s bank account for reasons other than that of financial probity. In respect of the actual case I have no interest. However in my role as a Marxist trade unionist I have over the years tried to open bank accounts for left-wing campaigns with a good deal of difficulty. Banks are not a public service but companies focused on profit.
Are banks in the City or elsewhere Woke? Woke enough in most cases to recognise trade unions (I don’t represent workers in the banking sector) but that’s about it
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