Marks and Spencer accused of ‘direct discrimination’ after Cuban native refused currency exchange

By Craig Williams from Glasgow Live

A refusal to exchange money into another currency for a Cuban visitor to Glasgow by a high-street chain has sparked protest among members of the public.

The incident took place on Sunday in Mark and Spencer’s Argyle Street store, when the visitor, a high profile Cuban actor visiting the city to attend a film festival, was refused the transaction on presenting their passport.

Film festival staff and members of the Latin American community in the city have called for a boycott of the chain after the actor was subjected to what they call “direct discrimination” as a result of their national origin.