LAMB Action

On Tuesday 12th November, the Lloyds And Midland Boycott campaign (LAMB) decided that ‘the listening bank’ needed a hearing aid, so paid a visit to the Head office of the Midland Bank. The anniversary of the Dili massacre in East Timor highlighted Midland’s role in funding Hawk aircraft to Indonesia. Midland Bank claim that they ‘do not fund weapons or items of an offensive nature’, yet since the 1980’s have funded arms and ‘defence’ equipment to, among others, Indonesia, Iraq, Jordan and Turkey.

Inside the bank LAMBers locked on to turnstiles to prevent the lifts being used, read out eye witness accounts of the Hawks bombing of civilians; had a die in; blocked the entrances and generally caused a scene for five hours - during which time the people at the top were curiously ‘not available for comment’. The pressure will continue as long as Midland are prepared to let millions of pounds of British taxpayers money prop up arms sales at no risk to the bank. More actions planned for next year, and remember, it’s soon AGM season again. For more details contact LAMB on: 0161 274 4665.