NatWest profits as customers lose out

theguardian.com:

NatWest made bumper profits of £5.1bn in 2022, increased the bonus pool for its bankers from £298m to £367m and gave its CEO a 46% pay rise to £5.2m (NatWest accused of ‘unjust’ profiteering after CEO paid £5.2m, 17 February). So why is it closing its branch in our market town on 1 March, leaving customers 9 miles from the nearest NatWest?Ann NewellThame, Oxfordshire

After reading that Boris Johnson may be buying a £4m manor house in Oxfordshire (Report, 17 February), I was amused to see on my Ordnance Survey map that the area hosts a donkey sanctuary. How fitting.Philip DaviesWinchester

I was surprised to read that the prosecco-and-strawberry flavour porridge bought for Valentine’s Day remained untouched (Letters, 17 February). Surely it represented classic oat cuisine?Adrian BrodkinLondon

A mother came to see if my reception class would be suitable for her son, who accompanied her. “I don’t know what you’re going to do with him,” she said. “He’s a little bugger for swearing” (Letters, 13 February).Janet Mansfield Aspatria, Cumbria

The first lawnmower of spring (Letters, 15 February)? No wonder I’ve got the first hayfever of spring, with sore eyes and a runny nose.Dr Sam BrierPinner, London

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