BYM in ‘quiet diplomacy’ with Barclays Bank

‘Staff will be watching keenly.’ Britain Yearly Meeting on how it will be noting Barclays Bank's approach to human rights, following a meeting.

by Rebecca Hardy 23rd August 2024

Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) staff met with Barclays Bank representatives last month. The meeting was about the bank’s financial relationships with companies supplying military equipment to Israel in the context of the violence in Gaza. Paul Parker, BYM’s recording clerk, attended the meeting with other BYM staff.