Coutts VS Nigel Farage

This page is no longer updated, and is the old forum. For new topics visit the New HOL forum.

Coutts VS Nigel Farage

Previous Topic | Next Topic

Page 2 of 80 < 1 2 3 4 5 6 >

Badger11 Beckenham 20 Jul 23 7.51pm
Originally posted by Jimenez Although not technically a bank, by far one of the worst culprits for this sort of nonsense is the 'Go Fund Me' Website. Paypal is another one. One more point
Alert a moderator to this post

Badger11

Beckenham 20 Jul 23 7.51pm

Originally posted by Jimenez

Although not technically a bank, by far one of the worst culprits for this sort of nonsense is the 'Go Fund Me' Website.

Paypal is another one.

One more point

Alert a moderator to this post

cryrst The garden of England 20 Jul 23 8.22pm
Originally posted by SW19 CPFC Christ. The Parrot is at it again Independent bank decides to kick customer out for its own reasons shocker Technically it can do what it wants, unless it gets called out publicly and is forced to wind back and grovel I don't agree with it but at the end of the day it's a privately run corporation not a community bank. Besides, there are new rules coming in to favour account holders. 90 day warnings about closure and the right to appeal etc. Although it should be a basic right to have access to banking services regardless of background it's currently not the case. Bud light is feeling people power atm. It may not do anything to its profits long term as it owns loads of brands but shows that you can fool some people etc……
Alert a moderator to this post

cryrst

The garden of England 20 Jul 23 8.22pm

Originally posted by SW19 CPFC

Christ. The Parrot is at it again

Independent bank decides to kick customer out for its own reasons shocker

Technically it can do what it wants, unless it gets called out publicly and is forced to wind back and grovel

I don't agree with it but at the end of the day it's a privately run corporation not a community bank.

Besides, there are new rules coming in to favour account holders. 90 day warnings about closure and the right to appeal etc. Although it should be a basic right to have access to banking services regardless of background it's currently not the case.

Bud light is feeling people power atm. It may not do anything to its profits long term as it owns loads of brands but shows that you can fool some people etc……

Alert a moderator to this post

Glazier#1 20 Jul 23 8.24pm
It'll come as no surprise to read that I'm not a fan of NF but Coutts's decision to ban him was a disgrace.
Alert a moderator to this post

Glazier#1

20 Jul 23 8.24pm

It'll come as no surprise to read that I'm not a fan of NF but Coutts's decision to ban him was a disgrace.

Alert a moderator to this post

Spiderman Horsham 20 Jul 23 9.16pm
Originally posted by Glazier#1 It'll come as no surprise to read that I'm not a fan of NF but Coutts's decision to ban him was a disgrace. Yep and they have now made a grovelling apology. BBC misreported it ( really!) but are yet to apologise. CEO of Coutts had lunch with a BBC journalist the day before the story broke. CEO will go, imo and Coutts will suffer in the long term. What is going on in these businesses? It is getting ridiculous
Alert a moderator to this post

Spiderman

Horsham 20 Jul 23 9.16pm

Originally posted by Glazier#1

It'll come as no surprise to read that I'm not a fan of NF but Coutts's decision to ban him was a disgrace.

Yep and they have now made a grovelling apology. BBC misreported it ( really!) but are yet to apologise. CEO of Coutts had lunch with a BBC journalist the day before the story broke.
CEO will go, imo and Coutts will suffer in the long term. What is going on in these businesses? It is getting ridiculous

Alert a moderator to this post

Spiderman Horsham 20 Jul 23 9.20pm
Originally posted by SW19 CPFC Christ. The Parrot is at it again Independent bank decides to kick customer out for its own reasons shocker Technically it can do what it wants, unless it gets called out publicly and is forced to wind back and grovel I don't agree with it but at the end of the day it's a privately run corporation not a community bank. Besides, there are new rules coming in to favour account holders. 90 day warnings about closure and the right to appeal etc. Although it should be a basic right to have access to banking services regardless of background it's currently not the case. 38% owned by taxpayer.
Alert a moderator to this post

Spiderman

Horsham 20 Jul 23 9.20pm

Originally posted by SW19 CPFC

Christ. The Parrot is at it again

Independent bank decides to kick customer out for its own reasons shocker

Technically it can do what it wants, unless it gets called out publicly and is forced to wind back and grovel

I don't agree with it but at the end of the day it's a privately run corporation not a community bank.

38% owned by taxpayer.

Alert a moderator to this post

The Dolphin 21 Jul 23 7.13am
Originally posted by YT I care not a jot about Nigel Farage, but for a bank to refuse to run accounts for a person and/or their family because it (the bank - or actually some person or some persons at the bank) disagrees with their perfectly legitimate if distasteful political views, is the start of a very dodgy slippery slope. Especially when 40% of it is owned by the British taxpayer! Government should ask for our money back asap and see where that leaves them!
Alert a moderator to this post

The Dolphin

21 Jul 23 7.13am

Originally posted by YT

I care not a jot about Nigel Farage, but for a bank to refuse to run accounts for a person and/or their family because it (the bank - or actually some person or some persons at the bank) disagrees with their perfectly legitimate if distasteful political views, is the start of a very dodgy slippery slope.

Especially when 40% of it is owned by the British taxpayer!
Government should ask for our money back asap and see where that leaves them!

Alert a moderator to this post

The Dolphin 21 Jul 23 7.15am
Originally posted by Spiderman Yep and they have now made a grovelling apology. BBC misreported it ( really!) but are yet to apologise. CEO of Coutts had lunch with a BBC journalist the day before the story broke. CEO will go, imo and Coutts will suffer in the long term. What is going on in these businesses? It is getting ridiculous Apparently their PR department advised the higher ups that it would be bad for the Bank to keep Farage's account and that any blowback would be very minor - that went well then!
Alert a moderator to this post

The Dolphin

21 Jul 23 7.15am

Originally posted by Spiderman

Apparently their PR department advised the higher ups that it would be bad for the Bank to keep Farage's account and that any blowback would be very minor - that went well then!

Alert a moderator to this post

Badger11 Beckenham 21 Jul 23 7.24am
I find it laughable that banks are banning customers because they don't like their views. Considering the number of serious criminals, dictators, money launderers etc. who have accounts with UK banks I am amazed at how fussy they are over hurty words. The bank I worked at allowed the brother of the President of Mexico to open an account with one billion or 100 million dollars (I can't remember). It never occurred to anyone to ask where the money came from as the guy was basically broke and unemployed before his brother became President but hey ho. Edited by Badger11 (21 Jul 2023 7.24am) Edited by Badger11 (21 Jul 2023 7.25am) One more point
Alert a moderator to this post

Badger11

Beckenham 21 Jul 23 7.24am

I find it laughable that banks are banning customers because they don't like their views.

Considering the number of serious criminals, dictators, money launderers etc. who have accounts with UK banks I am amazed at how fussy they are over hurty words.

The bank I worked at allowed the brother of the President of Mexico to open an account with one billion or 100 million dollars (I can't remember). It never occurred to anyone to ask where the money came from as the guy was basically broke and unemployed before his brother became President but hey ho.

Edited by Badger11 (21 Jul 2023 7.24am)

Edited by Badger11 (21 Jul 2023 7.25am)

One more point

Alert a moderator to this post

Matov 21 Jul 23 8.10am
My take on it is that Farage might be making noises about potentially leading a Refrom charge for the 2024 election. Suspect that once we get into September effectively battle commences fully (the Blair and Starmer roadshow from earlier this week was the opening salvo). This stunt from Coutts, who no doubt offer banking services to the very WORST of people, is about humiliating Farage by way of trying to do his knees before that. Coutts is 100% the Establishment retail bank of choice. The idea that they did this off their own back with no other motives in mind is beyond ludicrous. Even this 'climb-down' is a bit of farce. Effectively it is a warning. Telling Farage that if you try and f*** with the plan, then you are going to be effectively kicked into touch. You had your fun with Brexit, got all your nice little speaking engagements and so on but actually try to mess with the succession of Starmer to the throne and you are finished. "The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command." - 1984 - George Orwell.
Alert a moderator to this post

Matov

21 Jul 23 8.10am

My take on it is that Farage might be making noises about potentially leading a Refrom charge for the 2024 election. Suspect that once we get into September effectively battle commences fully (the Blair and Starmer roadshow from earlier this week was the opening salvo).

This stunt from Coutts, who no doubt offer banking services to the very WORST of people, is about humiliating Farage by way of trying to do his knees before that.

Coutts is 100% the Establishment retail bank of choice. The idea that they did this off their own back with no other motives in mind is beyond ludicrous.

Even this 'climb-down' is a bit of farce. Effectively it is a warning. Telling Farage that if you try and f*** with the plan, then you are going to be effectively kicked into touch. You had your fun with Brexit, got all your nice little speaking engagements and so on but actually try to mess with the succession of Starmer to the throne and you are finished.

"The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command." - 1984 - George Orwell.

Alert a moderator to this post

Glazier#1 21 Jul 23 10.06am
Originally posted by Badger11 I find it laughable that banks are banning customers because they don't like their views. Considering the number of serious criminals, dictators, money launderers etc. who have accounts with UK banks I am amazed at how fussy they are over hurty words. The bank I worked at allowed the brother of the President of Mexico to open an account with one billion or 100 million dollars (I can't remember). It never occurred to anyone to ask where the money came from as the guy was basically broke and unemployed before his brother became President but hey ho. Absolutely. Hypocrisy Edited by Badger11 (21 Jul 2023 7.24am) Edited by Badger11 (21 Jul 2023 7.25am)
Alert a moderator to this post

Glazier#1

21 Jul 23 10.06am

Originally posted by Badger11

I find it laughable that banks are banning customers because they don't like their views.

Considering the number of serious criminals, dictators, money launderers etc. who have accounts with UK banks I am amazed at how fussy they are over hurty words.

Absolutely.

Hypocrisy

Edited by Badger11 (21 Jul 2023 7.24am)

Edited by Badger11 (21 Jul 2023 7.25am)

Alert a moderator to this post

Badger11 Beckenham 21 Jul 23 10.35am
Originally posted by Matov My take on it is that Farage might be making noises about potentially leading a Refrom charge for the 2024 election. Suspect that once we get into September effectively battle commences fully (the Blair and Starmer roadshow from earlier this week was the opening salvo). This stunt from Coutts, who no doubt offer banking services to the very WORST of people, is about humiliating Farage by way of trying to do his knees before that. Coutts is 100% the Establishment retail bank of choice. The idea that they did this off their own back with no other motives in mind is beyond ludicrous. Even this 'climb-down' is a bit of farce. Effectively it is a warning. Telling Farage that if you try and f*** with the plan, then you are going to be effectively kicked into touch. You had your fun with Brexit, got all your nice little speaking engagements and so on but actually try to mess with the succession of Starmer to the throne and you are finished. I think it's more basic than that. Coutts have bought into the Stonewall ideology of the world and even displayed Pride banners outside their HQ. Farage is lapping it up and his supporters are no doubt saying it's a conspiracy I just think it's Coutts playing up to the Woke brigade and I bet they now bitterly regret it. Banks should not be activists if they want to keep their clients. One more point
Alert a moderator to this post

Badger11

Beckenham 21 Jul 23 10.35am

Originally posted by Matov

This stunt from Coutts, who no doubt offer banking services to the very WORST of people, is about humiliating Farage by way of trying to do his knees before that.

Coutts is 100% the Establishment retail bank of choice. The idea that they did this off their own back with no other motives in mind is beyond ludicrous.

I think it's more basic than that. Coutts have bought into the Stonewall ideology of the world and even displayed Pride banners outside their HQ.

Farage is lapping it up and his supporters are no doubt saying it's a conspiracy I just think it's Coutts playing up to the Woke brigade and I bet they now bitterly regret it.

Banks should not be activists if they want to keep their clients.

One more point

Alert a moderator to this post

Hrolf The Ganger 21 Jul 23 10.51am
Originally posted by SW19 CPFC Christ. The Parrot is at it again Independent bank decides to kick customer out for its own reasons shocker Technically it can do what it wants, unless it gets called out publicly and is forced to wind back and grovel I don't agree with it but at the end of the day it's a privately run corporation not a community bank. Besides, there are new rules coming in to favour account holders. 90 day warnings about closure and the right to appeal etc. Although it should be a basic right to have access to banking services regardless of background it's currently not the case. Could you be any more naive?
Alert a moderator to this post