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Bank On It
Metro Bank wants your love (and money).
Who else is currently plagued by dreams of Moira Stuart popping out of their closets heralding the apocalyptic 31st January? Thanks to HMRC’s ad, for anyone endeavouring to complete self–assessment tax returns the boogie monster is looking like a comparatively pleasant wardrobe tenant. As if opening a bank statement wasn’t bad enough, now we have to contend with opening cupboards containing ex–BBC newsreaders.
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Money is nobody’s topic of choice at this time of year. I deeply resent that I have to pay £12 extra on my monthly bus pass so Boris can fix the defunct tube. I’m still bemused that HSBC’s fraud department assumed a potential Azerbaijani terrorist cell were responsible for the Christmas wrapping paper charges on my credit card. And that Mint card we all thought was so cool in the noughties with its daft curved edge is looking decidedly dog–eared in 2010.
So I’m resting all my hopes on Metro Bank. There’s already a billboard up in Holborn asking you to ‘Love your Bank’. It’ll be the UK’s first start–up bank in more than a century. The brainchild of ex–Commerce Bank CEO Vernon Hill, it promises a boutique experience for customers willing to pay a little extra for personal service, like extra long opening hours, gadgets for fiddlers and dog–welcome branches.
As long as I don’t find the bank manager bunking in my cupboard, I’m in. As for my love, that can’t be bought. After all, things aren’t quite that bad. Yet.
INFO
Metro Bank launches early 2010.
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The Culturist
January 2010
New Year, New You? Join the club. So as all the eager potential of the new decade gets under way, here’s a wee selection of this month’s cultural highlights to keep you on track. That said, this being your dear Urban Junkies at the helm, who’s to say culture can't be just a little fun…
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TALK – Award winning author Ben Okri joins the Rich Mix’s 'Voices of Freedom' week. Tues, 7:30pm. 35-47 Bethnal Green Rd, E1 6LA. £5.
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ART – 150 years of India, Pakistan & Bangladesh through the lens. Begins Thurs, 11am-9pm. Whitechapel Gallery, E1 7QX. £8.50. |
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CLUB – Spandex at the ready as Disco meets Health Club at the Green Carnation. Wed, 10pm-2:30am. 5 Greek St, W1D 4DD. £6. |
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DANCE – The UK's most thrilling aerial troup, Okham's Razor, unleash their latest show. The Mill. Tues-Sat, 7:45pm. ROH, Bow St, WC2E 9DD. £6.50 - £16 |
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