Stuart Kirk was suspended for the speech he gave. This was not an impromptu speech. I would be surprised if no one in the company reviewed it before it was give

Stuart Kirk was suspended for the speech he gave. This was not an impromptu speech. I would be surprised if no one in the company reviewed it before it was given. Either this was a big miscalculation by the company, or HSBC wanted an excuse to fire Mr. Kirk. Either way, it was very tone deaf. Sadly I think the firing will have a negative impact climate action from society. When this story escapes financial news and into the mainstream media, the narrative will be that woke activists cancel executive for wrong think, and partisan passions will boil over.