Antinuclear

The Medical Association for Prevention of War wrote to their Commonwealth Bank branch expressing concern about the bank’s investments in nuclear weapons manufacturers. The bank’s response, written in remarkable jargon, used confidentiality as an excuse for giving no information, and telling the Association not to write again! (The Association has since changed banks)

You may like to know that  The Checkout (The Chaser team combining with Choice to do consumer stuff on ABC TV1) have a video consumer complaints upload site called F U Tube.We have uploaded a video of MAPW Secretary Dr Carole Wigg reading out the Commonwealth Bank’s letter to MAPW Vic Branch, who wrote to ask them about their investments in nuclear weapons manufacturers. Take 58 seconds to check out this amazing example of corporation-speak.

 http://www.abc.net.au/tv/thecheckout/futube/default.htm?WwEQu-_c3Bw
It’s simple to upload your complaints, just make a video, put it on YouTube, go to FU tube and put in the link and your contents.

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Nancy Atkin | Executive Officer
Medical Association for Prevention of War,
Australia  www.mapw.org.au