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Coutts VS Nigel Farage
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 Teddy Eagle  30 Jul 23 5.29pm |
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Originally posted by Wisbech Eagle
I don't think he should be blamed either. With due respect that's not the issue. The people involved didn't change their country of residence. They were already living in EU countries but had their UK bank accounts closed as a consequence of Brexit, something Farage advocated and campaigned for. They now have problems with receiving their pensions etc. The issue is his lack of attention to their plight, when there are thousands impacted, whilst getting in a froth over others who almost certainly are able to easily access alternatives, which the other group cannot. They did nothing wrong, or moved anywhere. This all happened because we voted to leave. It's the hypocrisy which is the issue. Maybe you don't see any hypocrisy but others do. Not just myself. Or he's being economical with his sincerity.
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cryrst  The garden of England 30 Jul 23 5.30pm |
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Originally posted by the silurian
I live in the EU, the bank didn't close my account....maybe I just had too much money in it? Now stop using 1st hand facts please. It totally destroys people’s arguments
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the silurian  The garden of England.(not really) 30 Jul 23 6.59pm |
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Originally posted by Wisbech Eagle
I suspect that maybe because you have a UK address you are able to use for mail. That's all that's required but a surprisingly large number of people seem not to have one. wrong again wizsie, only address is here in France.. actually went into a branCh in Ipswich last week, no problem with French address
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| Badger11 Beckenham 30 Jul 23 7.14pm |
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Originally posted by the silurian
I live in the EU, the bank didn't close my account....maybe I just had too much money in it? Some UK banks chose to stop offering the service, some continued but no bank was forced to stop providing it. It's a bit like closing branches, its at the whim of the bank.
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| Wisbech Eagle Truro Cornwall 30 Jul 23 7.52pm |
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Originally posted by Teddy Eagle
Or he's being economical with his sincerity. Now that's funny! But also true!
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| Wisbech Eagle Truro Cornwall 30 Jul 23 7.56pm |
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Originally posted by the silurian
wrong again wizsie, only address is here in France.. actually went into a branCh in Ipswich last week, no problem with French address From what I have read some banks were able to find work-arounds, so maybe you have been lucky. I think Santander, being a Spanish bank, were able to do that, but I am not certain. Others have not been so lucky. Many thousands lost their accounts.
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| Wisbech Eagle Truro Cornwall 30 Jul 23 7.59pm |
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Originally posted by Badger11
Some UK banks chose to stop offering the service, some continued but no bank was forced to stop providing it. It's a bit like closing branches, its at the whim of the bank. I read it was based on the advice of their lawyers and whether to continue was legal in their particular circumstances. Not a lot of "whim" involved in that, if true!
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 georgenorman 30 Jul 23 8.03pm |
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Originally posted by Wisbech Eagle
I don't think he should be blamed either. With due respect that's not the issue. The people involved didn't change their country of residence. They were already living in EU countries but had their UK bank accounts closed as a consequence of Brexit, something Farage advocated and campaigned for. They now have problems with receiving their pensions etc. The issue is his lack of attention to their plight, when there are thousands impacted, whilst getting in a froth over others who almost certainly are able to easily access alternatives, which the other group cannot. They did nothing wrong, or moved anywhere. This all happened because we voted to leave. It's the hypocrisy which is the issue. Maybe you don't see any hypocrisy but others do. Not just myself. Opinion is divided, you think there is hypocrisy, the rest of the world does not. But of course you don't really believe it yourself, it is just yet another example of your endless misrepresentations.
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| Teddy Eagle 30 Jul 23 8.03pm |
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Originally posted by Wisbech Eagle
I read it was based on the advice of their lawyers and whether to continue was legal in their particular circumstances. Not a lot of "whim" involved in that, if true! The whim was that some banks decided it wasn't worth their while to apply for the necessary permissions to continue.
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| Badger11 Beckenham 30 Jul 23 9.19pm |
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Originally posted by Teddy Eagle
The whim was that some banks decided it wasn't worth their while to apply for the necessary permissions to continue. Yup just like when they decide to close a branch purely a financial decision and sod the customers.
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| Wisbech Eagle Truro Cornwall 30 Jul 23 10.10pm |
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Originally posted by georgenorman
Opinion is divided, you think there is hypocrisy, the rest of the world does not. But of course you don't really believe it yourself, it is just yet another example of your endless misrepresentations. That you deny he is a hypocrite is unsurprising. It also denies the obvious. That you seem to think I am the only one who can see it flies in the face of common sense. Most folk without Farage stars in their eyes can see it. Earlier today I was with a group of friends and brought this subject up. Not one disagreed with my assessment. Some examples of the hypocrisy surrounding him, not all pointing directly at him, or about this particular example, as it's only now happening, but nonetheless he is at the centre of them all. I particularly like the example from Donald Tusk:-
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| Wisbech Eagle Truro Cornwall 30 Jul 23 10.19pm |
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Originally posted by Badger11
Yup just like when they decide to close a branch purely a financial decision and sod the customers. Any closure will surely be taken after assessing many considerations. The footfall. Length of the lease. Nearest accessible alternative. With so much banking now being done online, small branches are bound to be closed. The bottom line though must though be a hard-headed commercial judgement on the ultimate impact on the bottom line. Banks are no different to any other business. They aren't a provider of social care, a public utility or a charity. They are there to earn money for their shareholders.
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