By-Election Candidate Slams Tain Bank Closure as “Despicable”

By-Election Candidate Slams Tain Bank Closure as “Despicable”

A candidate in the Tain and Easter Ross by-election has hit out at the Lloyds banking group after the multinational company announced more bank branch closures. Peter Newman, the Scottish National Party candidate in Ward 7, called the move “despicable.” In a social media video, the teacher also highlighted the scale of the company’s pre-tax profits in this year to June, pointing out that their £3.5 billion pre-tax profits could finance around 7,…