Public outrage sank this deal. The thing is Pat "The PTL-Liquor Officer" Robertson knows where the loot is, just like Kenny Boy Lay and the rest of the BFEE players...
The Bank of Scotland and Pat Robertson4th March 1999
(report by: Equality Network, 58a Broughton St, Edinburgh)
On Tuesday March 2nd, the Bank of Scotland announced a massive joint business venture with US right-wing fundamentalist Pat Robertson. Under the deal, a new direct banking subsidiary of the Bank of Scotland will be set up in the States, 65% owned by the Bank of Scotland, and 25% owned by Robertson, with Robertson as its chairman.
Robertson is infamous for his right-wing views and activities. Civil rights campaigners have described him as "the most dangerous man in America" (Robert Boston, Americans United). He stood for the Republican Party Presidential nomination in 1988 on a far-right ticket. He founded the Christian Coalition, which is now very influential in the Republican Party and whose aim is to control the Party’s agenda.
Robertson has made clear his anti-Muslim, anti-Hindu, anti-women and anti-gay views (see quotes below). As the Scotsman newspaper reported on 3rd March (page 3), "Robertson is known for his anti-gay rhetoric, his loathing of liberals and his connections with bloody dictators".
SNIP...
While claiming that the venture is purely a business deal, the Bank continues today to defend Robertson’s views. This morning they have sent a memo to all bank branches instructing them to tell people who call about this that Robertson’s views have been "blown up by the media".
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