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Post by Einhorn on Jul 29, 2023 13:17:58 GMT
It's self-interested behaviour. It's exactly the sort of the thing Adam Smith would have approved of. I doubt it. It's an intrinsically corrupt / corruptible process I think you would have to be a bit mentally deficient not to see the problem. Sounds like you're having second thoughts about Singapore-on-Thames, Mags. If you're not careful, you'll be telling us that regulation is a good thing next. |
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Post by Einhorn on Jul 29, 2023 13:20:58 GMT
Coutts are still saying the closing of Farage's account was a business decision. That they were going to close it in a few years when his mortgage ended because he didn't meet the other financial criteria, but that he surprised them by paying off his mortgage early and so the bought forward the closure. They say that they do consider customer behaviour, but only in respect to any economic damage such behaviour might cause. As far as I'm concerned this is no different to Pepsi deciding to withdraw advertising for 'political' reasons. They are businesses and vulnerable to public opinion. Should everyone be entitled to a bank account, that's a different question. Welcome aboard, Zany. Comrade Monte and I have been telling them that for a week now. They don't care. They can understand why Bud Light might drop a transgender woman from their advertising campaign because to continue would be harmful to their brand, but they're incapable of understanding why Coutts might feel that way about a 'disingenuous grifter'. |
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Post by Fairsociety on Jul 29, 2023 13:25:36 GMT
Coutts are still saying the closing of Farage's account was a business decision. That they were going to close it in a few years when his mortgage ended because he didn't meet the other financial criteria, but that he surprised them by paying off his mortgage early and so the bought forward the closure. They say that they do consider customer behaviour, but only in respect to any economic damage such behaviour might cause. As far as I'm concerned this is no different to Pepsi deciding to withdraw advertising for 'political' reasons. They are businesses and vulnerable to public opinion. Should everyone be entitled to a bank account, that's a different question. Welcome aboard, Zany. Comrade Monte and I have been telling them that for a week now. They don't care. They can understand why Bud Light might drop a transgender woman from their advertising campaign because to continue would be harmful to their brand, but they're incapable of understanding why Coutts might feel that way about a 'disingenuous grifter'. So what damage is Farage going to do to the Coutts brand, considering they have some of the most unsavoury customers there is. The only difference Farage has let it be known he was a Coutts customer, I bet our jaws would drop if we knew who else had accounts with them.
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Post by Einhorn on Jul 29, 2023 13:35:13 GMT
Welcome aboard, Zany. Comrade Monte and I have been telling them that for a week now. They don't care. They can understand why Bud Light might drop a transgender woman from their advertising campaign because to continue would be harmful to their brand, but they're incapable of understanding why Coutts might feel that way about a 'disingenuous grifter'. So what damage is Farage going to do to the Coutts brand, considering they have some of the most unsavoury customers there is. The only difference Farage has let it be known he was a Coutts customer, I bet our jaws would drop if we knew who else had accounts with them.
Of course, they will take anyone's money. Profit - that's all that matters. If any of their other dodgy customers should ever gain the same degree of media attention as the little manfrog enjoys, they can expect the same treatment. |
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Post by Montegriffo on Jul 29, 2023 13:42:30 GMT
Coutts are still saying the closing of Farage's account was a business decision. That they were going to close it in a few years when his mortgage ended because he didn't meet the other financial criteria, but that he surprised them by paying off his mortgage early and so the bought forward the closure. They say that they do consider customer behaviour, but only in respect to any economic damage such behaviour might cause. As far as I'm concerned this is no different to Pepsi deciding to withdraw advertising for 'political' reasons. They are businesses and vulnerable to public opinion. Should everyone be entitled to a bank account, that's a different question. Welcome aboard, Zany. Comrade Monte and I have been telling them that for a week now. They don't care. They can understand why Bud Light might drop a transgender woman from their advertising campaign because to continue would be harmful to their brand, but they're incapable of understanding why Coutts might feel that way about a 'disingenuous grifter'. Are you saying there's no difference between Nigel Farage and a trannie? |
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Post by Einhorn on Jul 29, 2023 13:48:07 GMT
Welcome aboard, Zany. Comrade Monte and I have been telling them that for a week now. They don't care. They can understand why Bud Light might drop a transgender woman from their advertising campaign because to continue would be harmful to their brand, but they're incapable of understanding why Coutts might feel that way about a 'disingenuous grifter'. Are you saying there's no difference between Nigel Farage and a trannie? No. One is a human being, the other is a calculating manfrog. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 29, 2023 14:13:15 GMT
Meanwhile the loony left say things like: Whilst the next thing they type is #bekind on Twitter. |
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Post by Einhorn on Jul 29, 2023 14:17:09 GMT
Meanwhile the loony left say things like: Whilst the next thing they type is #bekind on Twitter. A bit like the religious Right preaching universal love and then condemning half the population to hell. Eh, Ned? |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 29, 2023 14:22:54 GMT
Coutts are still saying the closing of Farage's account was a business decision. That they were going to close it in a few years when his mortgage ended because he didn't meet the other financial criteria, but that he surprised them by paying off his mortgage early and so the bought forward the closure. They say that they do consider customer behaviour, but only in respect to any economic damage such behaviour might cause. As far as I'm concerned this is no different to Pepsi deciding to withdraw advertising for 'political' reasons. They are businesses and vulnerable to public opinion. Liars keep changing their stories, don't they? |
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Post by zanygame on Jul 29, 2023 14:36:12 GMT
Show me where it says in their terms 'we can close your bank account down if we don't agree with your political views'? That's not what I was referring to. I was referring to the payments made to the government. |
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Post by zanygame on Jul 29, 2023 14:41:07 GMT
Welcome aboard, Zany. Comrade Monte and I have been telling them that for a week now. They don't care. They can understand why Bud Light might drop a transgender woman from their advertising campaign because to continue would be harmful to their brand, but they're incapable of understanding why Coutts might feel that way about a 'disingenuous grifter'. So what damage is Farage going to do to the Coutts brand, considering they have some of the most unsavoury customers there is. The only difference Farage has let it be known he was a Coutts customer, I bet our jaws would drop if we knew who else had accounts with them.
I have no idea, maybe none. Maybe they have a number of customers who think he's a lying little shit that's cost them a lot of money. You do remember part of the argument for Brexit was to stop corporates bringing in cheap labour don't you. But none of that's important as they closed his account because he didn't have enough cash in it for Coutts. I know several people with Coutts accounts, its no big deal you just need a chunk of investment money. |
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Post by zanygame on Jul 29, 2023 14:41:49 GMT
Coutts are still saying the closing of Farage's account was a business decision. That they were going to close it in a few years when his mortgage ended because he didn't meet the other financial criteria, but that he surprised them by paying off his mortgage early and so the bought forward the closure. They say that they do consider customer behaviour, but only in respect to any economic damage such behaviour might cause. As far as I'm concerned this is no different to Pepsi deciding to withdraw advertising for 'political' reasons. They are businesses and vulnerable to public opinion. Liars keep changing their stories, don't they? Have they changed their story? |
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Post by Einhorn on Jul 29, 2023 14:44:50 GMT
Show me where it says in their terms 'we can close your bank account down if we don't agree with your political views'? Under the common law, a contractual right to terminate may be exercised 'no matter how wicked, cruel or mean the motive may be’ ( Allen v. Flood). Read that again, Fairy. Under the common law, a contractual right to terminate can be exercised 'no matter how wicked, cruel or mean the motive may be'. There are some exceptions. One was introduced by the EU. It says that a banking contract cannot be terminated for political views unless those political views are likely to cause reputational damage to the bank. Before the EU introduced that law, the bank would have been free to exercise its right to terminate in any circumstances for any reason that appealed to it, including political views (even if those political views posed no danger to the reputation of the bank). |
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Post by johnofgwent on Jul 29, 2023 14:53:33 GMT
Welcome aboard, Zany. Comrade Monte and I have been telling them that for a week now. They don't care. They can understand why Bud Light might drop a transgender woman from their advertising campaign because to continue would be harmful to their brand, but they're incapable of understanding why Coutts might feel that way about a 'disingenuous grifter'. So what damage is Farage going to do to the Coutts brand, considering they have some of the most unsavoury customers there is. The only difference Farage has let it be known he was a Coutts customer, I bet our jaws would drop if we knew who else had accounts with them.
i suspect the reputation damage is not to Coutts who as you and others say have some pretty unsavoury clients, but to Natwest the parent company who rely on a far wider audience. Its unlikely i will ever ‘qualify’ for an account, but if i did win the lottery tbe first thing i would do is tell the leeches who would ring me to ‘advise’ me on my actions and to open such an account with them to go do something biological that would get them arrested and hopefully worse in Dubai. Not least because a friend would assist me in opening such an account in the Isle of Man entirely against the KYC crap Gordon Brown brought in. |
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Post by johnofgwent on Jul 29, 2023 14:56:19 GMT
I see Gina the Remoaner is trying to jump on this bandwagon saying she’s been debanked too. Is their no depth that woman will not plumb to try and ride Nigel’s PR successes  ? |
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