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Number crunching and Nationwide CEO’s “best-timed gong” (Private Eye)

By James Sherwin-SmithPosted on 27 June 2025

Private Eye (issue 1652, page 8) draws attention to the award of a damehood to Debbie Crosbie, Nationwide CEO, under the title of “KING’S BIRTHDAY TREATS: Honours round-up.” If you’re a Nationwide member, and don’t agree with paying a mutual society CEO 280x what a junior member of staff receives, you may want to use […]

“Nationwide’s mutual ethos is now under threat” (The Telegraph)

By James Sherwin-SmithPosted on 26 June 2025

My thanks to Michael Bow at the Telegraph for a long article examining the impact Dame Debbie Crosbie is having at Nationwide building society. Read the full article here (25 June 2025): How Nationwide’s £7m boss became Britain’s most controversial banker Michael quoted me throughout the article, sharing some of my concerns with regard to […]