Banking on climate change
This is a guest post by Liz Murray, the Head of Campaigns and Policy in Scotland at the World Development Movement. You can follow WDM Scotland on Twitter What do…
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RBS AGM: the Report shareholders won’t see
As private shareholders gather for the RBS Annual General Meeting in Gogarburn this afternoon, there will be an elephant in the room. The majority shareholder, the UK Government, whose portion…
Time to move your money
Clare Coatman Many or most of us make choices based on ethical concerns every day – whether it’s avoiding brands linked to sweat shops or opting for fairtrade coffee; but…
Drenched in Oil – Ulster Bank, RBS and Ethics for the Belfast Festival
What links the suffering of the indigenous Cree Indians of Alberta, Canada, the international arms trade and the President of Belarus to a vibrant cultural event in Belfast, Northern Ireland?…
RBS investing bailout cash in banned cluster munitions
This is a guest post from Tom Shelton of Handicap International UK Taxpayer owned RBS has been identified as one of the main financial institutions - both in the UK…
UK Uncut – the support is growing, and diversifying
All across the country today, UK Uncutters took to the high street. This time, our target was banks. This time, we were shouting about the health service. This time, our…
Climate week – brought to you by RBS, EDF, Tesco…
The week after next is climate week. This will be a chance for community groups across the country to celebrate all of the great work being done everywhere on climate…
10 things you may not have known about RBS
10 things you may not have known about the bank you own: We own 84% of RBS. They'll be announcing their profits this week, and UK Uncutters across the country…
We remember, Mr Cameron
I was asked to write a post for UKUncut on the new campaign on banks. This was it. "The struggle of man against power is the struggle of memory against…
RBS: Oil Bank of Scotland to Green Investment Bank?
As Richard Murphy has already pointed out, the FT has two bank related stories today - one saying that the Treasury hopes RBS will be privitised next year. The other…