An Anglican vicar had his Yorkshire Building Society (YBS) account closed after providing “polite” feedback on its promotion of gender ideology during LGBT ‘Pride’ month. Revd Richard Fothergill received a letter informing him of the closure just four days after responding to the building society’s monthly request for feedback. Banks and building societies are now facing a Treasury inquiry into claims that they are closing customers’ accounts because they do not like their views. “No one should have their bank account denied on the grounds of freedom of expression. Keith Jordan, the group’s founder, said a manager at the bank told him that “the content of your website conflicts with the culture and ideas we are pushing”.

Source: The Times July 07, 2023 08:37 UTC