Banking giant Lloyds has been branded a laughing stock after its boss banned the word ‘widows’ in new inclusive language guidance. The company appears to have opened itself up to further criticism as Lloyd’s Banking Groups owns the high-profile insurer Scottish Widows. Lloyds, which holds the crown of Britain’s biggest lender, was accused of adopting a “nanny-state approach” after issuing a long list of everyday terms for its 57,000 workers to avoid in case they cause offence. “Headless chicken”, “lost in translation” and “sold down the river” were all identified as phrases or colloquialisms d…
