Overnight Open Thread: “A Chill Wind is Blowing Through This Nation” (genghis)

Not ours of course Mr. Robbins. Is this something? Maybe coming to a state-owned bank near you? The U.K Spectator would like to know Why are our State-Owned Banks Asking Customers About Their Political Affiliations?

”Some tip-offs are so awful that you almost hope they are untrue. When I was told by Geoff Robbins, a computer consultant, that he had been asked about his political connections before opening an account with the state-controlled Royal Bank of Scotland it sounded fantastical. Having the state owning the UK banking system is bad enough, but asking about party membership before you open an account? Not in Britain, I thought. And indeed, the RBS press office denied it outright. "We would not ask that question, nor dream of doing so," said an RBS spokeswoman. So had Robbins concocted his story? I doubted it. So I called RBS Streamline myself and pretend to set up an account for credit card processing facility. I used the details of my mother-in-law's real company and when they started to talk politics, I switched on the tape recorder. Here is the audio, the transcript is below.”

Hat tip to “oLD gUY” who found it at The Belmont Club blog.

There's a lot you could learn from them you know. Cheery-o’ old chaps!

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