Sir, By closing these 62 branches, the Royal Bank of Scotland is riding roughshod over the very people who are paying for their jobs. They are ignoring the concerns which have been raised by their customers and by politicians alike.
Banks are the hub of many small communities and with the Highlands and Islands lagging behind the rest of Scotland in broadband technology, this is an outrageous stance for the bank to take.
Some towns and villages in the Highlands and Islands will be left without a bank at all with businesses having nowhere to bank their cash and pensioners having nowhere to access their pension payments. It cannot be outwith the wit of bank bosses to get their heads together and come up with an agreement to keep one bank branch open in every town and village between them.