Andy Haldane, a former chief economist at the Bank of England, disclosed that he was denied a bank account by an unnamed lender because he was deemed 'politically connected' due to his previous role. This incident echoes the experience of Nigel Farage, the former Brexit Party leader, who was also debanked for similar reasons. Farage reacted by saying, 'We're all Nigels now!' Haldane, who is now the CEO of the RSA (Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce), emphasized that the Bank of England is statutorily a politically independent entity.
'We're all Nigels now!' @Nigel_Farage reacts to a senior Bank of England economist who was debanked. The bank he applied to said he was rejected because he was 'politically connected to The Bank of England'. The Bank of England is, by statute, a politically neutral institution. https://t.co/u9aCxk6JnU
Former Bank of England chief economist Andy Haldane was debanked like Nigel Farage, the one-time Brexit Party leader, because he was designated “politically connected” https://t.co/7bePVQ4xkI via @PhilAldrick https://t.co/DqLrLtIPiK
🔴 I was debanked like Nigel Farage, says ex-Bank of England economist Haldane https://t.co/PVFAea9LCc
Andy Haldane says he was debanked by an unnamed lender because he was told “because you are politically connected by dint of working for the Bank of England.” https://t.co/CCotScSkEn
A former Bank of England chief economist was debanked like Nigel Farage, the one-time Brexit Party leader, because he was designated "politically connected" https://t.co/yPWEyrmm5F
Andy Haldane - former chief economist @bankofengland - has just revealed that he was refused a bank account because he was “politically connected” and “worked at the BoE”. He doesn’t (he is now ceo of @theRSAorg) and, even if he did, they are by statute, politically independent.…