Woke up listening to Matt Ineson who had been abused by clergy and his struggle to get any admission from the bishops involved reminded me of the experience with Barclays, especially so as the clergy defence was "we never received your letter".
I’ve just had the news that AJBell will not look at my problem because Sam Brodbeck, from the Telegraph has commented that 3,000 is good. Trouble is I’m not confident that I fully understand what Sam meant by the 3,000 being “good”. I wrestled with this news a little, uncertain as to whether I should just accept my failure or continue to explore other avenues.
Listening to Matt and how hard he had to fight for justice made me sad. I was also damaged by the Anglican protection of clergy, in my case it was the recognition that when a priest stole cash from a fund set up to assist bush fire survivors the bishop chose not to report the matter to the police. He just moved her to another parish. He would rather destroy the faith of parishioners than see his priest face the consequences of theft.
Had a bad day with eye trouble and so I listened to the radio rather than work outside in the sunshine or hack tiles off the wall. As I browsed around the BBC offerings I found other snippets that tipped my opinion towards continuing my Barclays battle. There was an interesting discussion about failure and how we need it to learn, and then another personal account of resilience and persistence from a man who tragically lost his child due to avoidable problems within the hospital. Both Matt and XX had years of frustration before eventually receiving justice, albeit one might say too little too late, but they have both made the world a better place for others by gaining publicity and identifying systemic failures.
Maybe the radio coverage of “The Bishop and the Bankers” should be a warning that crony collegiality might be taking over the world!
I just need to think of a new direction to take.
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