Revisited: The Tom Crawford Affair

  The notorious Bradford and Bingley Building Society (now known as UKAR), who were bailed out to the tune of £19.1b in 2008, was the Bank at the heart of the matter that arose between themselves and Tom Crawford of Nottingham. Whilst this was not the first time this unscrupulous financial entity had been involved in a ‘difficult’ and fraudulent possession claim via the city’s county court, it marked the remarkable rise of a genuine grassroots movement determined to wipe out the scourge of the Great British Mortgage Swindle. RogueMale has written about this matter in some detail previously and […]

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#TGBMS – THE BANK LOANED ME NOWT

A VERBATIM ACCOUNT OF THE EVENTS IN NOTTINGHAM COUNTY COURT ON 26 AUGUST, 2009. What follows is an accurate account, written just two days after a possession hearing at Nottingham County Court in which RM defended a fraudulent claim against his home by the bank known as the ‘Bradford and Bingley’ and its CEO, Richard Pym. Observant readers will take note that today is the 7th anniversary of that hearing, a hearing in which #TGBMS was laid bare. The soon-to-be-released film, #TheGreatBritishMortgageSwindle chronicles the travails of the ensuing years. As I look back and read once more what was written […]

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STING SUPPORTS INDIGENOUS PEOPLES…

…BUT WHAT ABOUT HIS OWN FOLKS? Today, 02 October 2014 is Sting’s birthday and the RM wishes him many happy returns. At 1’02 into this short ‘interview’ with Luke Rude(owski) Sting states: I’ve always been in support of indigenous rights and I’m happy to be marching with the indigenous group here because their message has been consistent… because what is affecting them on the front line will affect the whole world some day and it is coming to pass.”  

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