Midland Bank Shareholders In AGM Panto Farce!

“Excuse me Sir, or are you a Madam, do you have a share?” thus spoke a security guard as a pantomime Dame gained entry to the HSBC - Midland AGM on May 31st.

LAMB stole the show in the farce of an AGM telling other shareholders about Midland Banks involvement in the arms trade - financing arms to Iraq; fixing up arms deals so that they profit whilst arms get sold to countries with appalling human rights records, and then the British taxpayer foots the bill.

The Panto Dame kept up the alternative banter throughout the AGM, until it took eight security guards to eject her. The chairman was fired constant comments and questions. Three shareholders poured tomato ketchup blood all over themselves. Whilst another hosted a multiple choice quiz asking, “which bank according to the Financial Times was the most enthusiastic of all banks in its pursuit of export defence financing a) The Co-operative bank b) Midland Bank c) The Sperm bank?”

Quotes of the day included “I’m going to have to eject you”,“Oh no you’re not’’,“Oh yes I am”. As well as “they’re behind you” as security guards approached the protesters.

For more involvement in LAMB we are having a research and training week in Manchester from June 22-24th. For more info please call M/er EF! on 0161 274 4665.