What the Nigel Farage ‘debanking’ saga tells us about British journalism

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Much has been written and said about the Nigel Farage ‘debanking’ story. Thinking a client is a ‘disingenuous grifter’ or a xenophobic racist is not supposed to be a good enough reason for a bank to deny someone an account.But what about the journalism involved in breaking the story? Was the BBC’s Business Editor Simon Jack right to have broadcast a story based on the word of a very senior figure within the bank?Yes, the Three Old Hacks - aka former BBC Sports News editor Mihir Bose, Sunday T...