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Post by Red Rackham on Jul 21, 2023 0:54:51 GMT
Coutts divulged information about Farage's finances to the BBC and the press. This is, believe it or not, against the law. FFS Einy, read the thread. Yes, it is a breach of privacy. But successful cases based on that legal premise haven't returned large sums in damages for plaintiffs. And even if he were to proceed down that road, Coutts will undoubtedly argue one of the many defences. One defence is public interest. If Farage, a public figure, was incorrectly stating that he was downgraded to a pleb account solely because of his political views, it could be argued that there was a public interest in revealing that wasn't the case. That's just one of several defences available to Coutts. Of course, the manfrog may not wish to proceed along that route, because, as already stated, actions for breach of privacy return very meagre damages compared to, say, an action for defamation. Einy, stop being a dickhead. There are past and present MP's ministers and Lords, the vast majority of whom have spent a lifetime arguing against Farage, who are now supporting him. Picking on Farage was a stupid move for the bank, but a brilliant move for everyone else. Banks have closed the accounts of thousands of people for little or no reason. These were little people who had no platform, no voice. Farage has a platform and a voice, and the government are listening. The Treasury 'allegedly' instructed Dame Alison Rose to issue an apology, which is why it wasn't much of an apology and has played into Farage's hands. Earlier Lord Moylan read out the banks apology on live TV and rubbished it as a hastily put together bodge. I suspect as I said previously, that Farage will sue, and rightly so. The bank will want an out of court settlement and Farage will say not a chance and the reason he will say not a chance is because he's not in in for the money. Coutts/NatWest and Dame Alison Rose may have given Farage the best publicity he could have ever hoped for. There are c10,000 people who may now submit 'subject access requests'. NatWest have started something the banking industry may come to regret.
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Post by Einhorn on Jul 21, 2023 0:59:30 GMT
Yes, it is a breach of privacy. But successful cases based on that legal premise haven't returned large sums in damages for plaintiffs. And even if he were to proceed down that road, Coutts will undoubtedly argue one of the many defences. One defence is public interest. If Farage, a public figure, was incorrectly stating that he was downgraded to a pleb account solely because of his political views, it could be argued that there was a public interest in revealing that wasn't the case. That's just one of several defences available to Coutts. Of course, the manfrog may not wish to proceed along that route, because, as already stated, actions for breach of privacy return very meagre damages compared to, say, an action for defamation. Einy, stop being a dickhead. There are past and present MP's ministers and Lords, the vast majority of whom have spent a lifetime arguing against Farage, who are now supporting him. Picking on Farage was a stupid move for the bank, but a brilliant move for everyone else. Banks have closed the accounts of thousands of people for little or no reason. These were little people who had no platform, no voice. Farage has a platform and a voice, and the government are listening. The Treasury 'allegedly' instructed Dame Alison Rose to issue an apology, which is why it wasn't much of an apology and has played into Farage's hands. Earlier Lord Moylan read out the banks apology on live TV and rubbished it as a hastily put together bodge. I suspect as I said previously, that Farage will sue, and rightly so. The bank will want an out of court settlement and Farage will say not a chance and the reason he will say not a chance is because he's not in in for the money. Coutts/NatWest and Dame Alison Rose may have given Farage the best publicity he could have ever hoped for. There are c10,000 people who may now submit 'subject access requests'. NatWest have started something the banking industry may come to regret. Farage can sue. The question is: can he win? There isn't sufficient case law to provide a definite answer, but the bank has a fighting chance with the public interest defence. Let's not forget that this isn't about the manfrog's not being allowed a bank account. He was offered one. It just wasn't the kind the metropolitan elite are accustomed to. Poor manfrog!
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Post by Red Rackham on Jul 21, 2023 1:02:43 GMT
Einy, stop being a dickhead. There are past and present MP's ministers and Lords, the vast majority of whom have spent a lifetime arguing against Farage, who are now supporting him. Picking on Farage was a stupid move for the bank, but a brilliant move for everyone else. Banks have closed the accounts of thousands of people for little or no reason. These were little people who had no platform, no voice. Farage has a platform and a voice, and the government are listening. The Treasury 'allegedly' instructed Dame Alison Rose to issue an apology, which is why it wasn't much of an apology and has played into Farage's hands. Earlier Lord Moylan read out the banks apology on live TV and rubbished it as a hastily put together bodge. I suspect as I said previously, that Farage will sue, and rightly so. The bank will want an out of court settlement and Farage will say not a chance and the reason he will say not a chance is because he's not in in for the money. Coutts/NatWest and Dame Alison Rose may have given Farage the best publicity he could have ever hoped for. There are c10,000 people who may now submit 'subject access requests'. NatWest have started something the banking industry may come to regret. Farage can sue. The question is: can he win? There isn't sufficient case law to provide a definite answer, but the bank has a fighting chance with the public interest defence. Let's not forget that this isn't about the manfrog's not being allowed a bank account. He was offered one. It just wasn't the kind the metropolitan elite are accustomed to. Poor manfrog! The bank divulged a customers personal information to the BBC and the press, that is against the law.
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Post by Einhorn on Jul 21, 2023 1:04:47 GMT
Yes, it is a breach of privacy. But successful cases based on that legal premise haven't returned large sums in damages for plaintiffs. And even if he were to proceed down that road, Coutts will undoubtedly argue one of the many defences. One defence is public interest. If Farage, a public figure, was incorrectly stating that he was downgraded to a pleb account solely because of his political views, it could be argued that there was a public interest in revealing that wasn't the case. That's just one of several defences available to Coutts. Of course, the manfrog may not wish to proceed along that route, because, as already stated, actions for breach of privacy return very meagre damages compared to, say, an action for defamation. Einy, stop being a dickhead. There are past and present MP's ministers and Lords, the vast majority of whom have spent a lifetime arguing against Farage, who are now supporting him. Picking on Farage was a stupid move for the bank, but a brilliant move for everyone else. Banks have closed the accounts of thousands of people for little or no reason. These were little people who had no platform, no voice. Farage has a platform and a voice, and the government are listening. The Treasury 'allegedly' instructed Dame Alison Rose to issue an apology, which is why it wasn't much of an apology and has played into Farage's hands. Earlier Lord Moylan read out the banks apology on live TV and rubbished it as a hastily put together bodge. I suspect as I said previously, that Farage will sue, and rightly so. The bank will want an out of court settlement and Farage will say not a chance and the reason he will say not a chance is because he's not in in for the money. Coutts/NatWest and Dame Alison Rose may have given Farage the best publicity he could have ever hoped for. There are c10,000 people who may now submit 'subject access requests'. NatWest have started something the banking industry may come to regret. The bank can terminate the account on its terms for any reason it chooses unless its contract with its customer provides otherwise. English law has not wholeheartedly embraced the doctrine of good faith. This allows parties in the position of the bank to terminate contracts for reasons that seem good to them. Of course, the irony here is that the EU is currently working on a Europe-wide law of contract that imposes a duty of good faith on all contractors. That would allow a party such as Coutts to terminate only for commercial reasons. LOL! Farage wants a European style of contract law!
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Post by Einhorn on Jul 21, 2023 1:06:12 GMT
Farage can sue. The question is: can he win? There isn't sufficient case law to provide a definite answer, but the bank has a fighting chance with the public interest defence. Let's not forget that this isn't about the manfrog's not being allowed a bank account. He was offered one. It just wasn't the kind the metropolitan elite are accustomed to. Poor manfrog! The bank divulged a customers personal information to the BBC and the press, that is against the law. As previously stated, the bank will undoubtedly argue that there was a public interest in revealing that a public figure was telling half truths about its decision to downgrade him to a mere commoner's account.
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Post by Red Rackham on Jul 21, 2023 1:09:23 GMT
Einy, stop being a dickhead. There are past and present MP's ministers and Lords, the vast majority of whom have spent a lifetime arguing against Farage, who are now supporting him. Picking on Farage was a stupid move for the bank, but a brilliant move for everyone else. Banks have closed the accounts of thousands of people for little or no reason. These were little people who had no platform, no voice. Farage has a platform and a voice, and the government are listening. The Treasury 'allegedly' instructed Dame Alison Rose to issue an apology, which is why it wasn't much of an apology and has played into Farage's hands. Earlier Lord Moylan read out the banks apology on live TV and rubbished it as a hastily put together bodge. I suspect as I said previously, that Farage will sue, and rightly so. The bank will want an out of court settlement and Farage will say not a chance and the reason he will say not a chance is because he's not in in for the money. Coutts/NatWest and Dame Alison Rose may have given Farage the best publicity he could have ever hoped for. There are c10,000 people who may now submit 'subject access requests'. NatWest have started something the banking industry may come to regret. The bank can terminate the account on its terms for any reason it chooses. English law has not wholeheartedly embraced the doctrine of good faith. This allows parties in the position of the bank to terminate contracts for reasons that seem good to them. Of course, the irony here is that the EU is currently working on a European-wide law of contract that imposes a duty of good faith on all contractors. That would allow a party such as Coutts to terminate only for commercial reasons. LOL! Farage wants a European style of contract law! I see, the fact that this could happen to anyone doesn't matter because your hate for Farage is blurring your vision. You are a typical outraged lefty. For fuck sake, grow up.
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Post by Einhorn on Jul 21, 2023 1:13:41 GMT
The bank can terminate the account on its terms for any reason it chooses. English law has not wholeheartedly embraced the doctrine of good faith. This allows parties in the position of the bank to terminate contracts for reasons that seem good to them. Of course, the irony here is that the EU is currently working on a European-wide law of contract that imposes a duty of good faith on all contractors. That would allow a party such as Coutts to terminate only for commercial reasons. LOL! Farage wants a European style of contract law! I see, the fact that this could happen to anyone doesn't matter because your hate for Farage is blurring your vision. You are a typical outraged lefty. For fuck sake, grow up. Happen to anyone? Happen to anyone with 3 million quid, you mean? And a fair amount of the Manfrog's money will have been spived from weak minded Daily Mail readers at £80 a pop for a three or four line video message. So, who really cares?
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Post by Red Rackham on Jul 21, 2023 1:22:51 GMT
I see, the fact that this could happen to anyone doesn't matter because your hate for Farage is blurring your vision. You are a typical outraged lefty. For fuck sake, grow up. Happen to anyone? Happen to anyone with 3 million quid, you mean? And a fair amount of the Manfrog's money will have been spivved from uneducated Daily Mail readers at £80 a pop for a three or four line video message. LOL, actually it's £4 million apparently. He sits inbetween Corbyn who allegedly has a bank balance of £3 million, and Starmer who allegedly has a bank balance of £5 million. Champagne socialist's? Whatever.
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Post by Einhorn on Jul 21, 2023 1:24:36 GMT
Happen to anyone? Happen to anyone with 3 million quid, you mean? And a fair amount of the Manfrog's money will have been spivved from uneducated Daily Mail readers at £80 a pop for a three or four line video message. LOL, actually it's £4 million apparently. He sits inbetween Corbyn who allegedly has a bank balance of £3 million, and Starmer who allegedly has a bank balance of £5 million. Champagne socialist's? Whatever. Let's agree not to sympathise with either Corbyn or Starmer if they should ever be downgraded to the kind of account the vast majority of people use, then.
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Post by Red Rackham on Jul 21, 2023 1:35:20 GMT
LOL, actually it's £4 million apparently. He sits inbetween Corbyn who allegedly has a bank balance of £3 million, and Starmer who allegedly has a bank balance of £5 million. Champagne socialist's? Whatever. Let's agree not to sympathise with either Corbyn or Starmer if they should ever be downgraded to the kind of account the vast majority of people use, then. I have never sympathised with Corbyn or Starmer, they are the spawn of Satan, but I would never deny them the right to a bank account. To deny someone a bank account is to deny them the right to life. Who the fuck do banks think they are. NatWest have 19 million customers, it was saved from collapse by the tax payer in 2008 and the tax payer still owns 40% of NatWest which is why the Treasury instructed Dame Alison Rose to apologise to Farage. But it's not going to stop there. Farage is one person the banks are going to regret picking on. But you like all small minded lefties will still hate him because of Brexit, grow the fuck up.
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Post by Einhorn on Jul 21, 2023 1:41:57 GMT
Let's agree not to sympathise with either Corbyn or Starmer if they should ever be downgraded to the kind of account the vast majority of people use, then. I have never sympathised with Corbyn or Starmer, they are the spawn of Satan, but I would never deny them the right to a bank account. To deny someone a bank account is to deny them the right to life. Who the fuck do banks think they are. NatWest have 19 million customers, it was saved from collapse by the tax payer in 2008 and the tax payer still owns 40% of NatWest which is why the Treasury instructed Dame Alison Rose to apologise to Farage. But it's not going to stop there. Farage is one person the banks are going to regret picking on. But you like all small minded lefties will still hate him because of Brexit, grow the fuck up. Coutts has offered Farage a pleb's account. That's not good enough for him. As a member of the metropolitan elite, he's entitled to better (in his (barely) functional alcoholic's mind). This is about downgrading his account, not denying him an account. Remainers 'hate' the nicotine-stained manfrog because he lied about Turkey's imminent membership of the EU at a time when ISIS was torturing and murdering British citizens. There's also the small matter of his being a Putin enabler.
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Post by Red Rackham on Jul 21, 2023 1:58:12 GMT
LOL, Einy have you ever tasted Jack Daniels Single Barrel? You may have ask an adult about it, but in a few years when your a big girl, give it a go.
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Post by Einhorn on Jul 21, 2023 2:10:13 GMT
LOL, Einy have you ever tasted Jack Daniels Single Barrel? You may have ask an adult about it, but in a few years when your a big girl, give it a go. Whatever gets you through the day, Red.
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Post by Red Rackham on Jul 21, 2023 2:28:19 GMT
LOL, Einy have you ever tasted Jack Daniels Single Barrel? You may have ask an adult about it, but in a few years when your a big girl, give it a go. Whatever gets you through the day, Red. I'd like to say good try, but I think we both know it wasn't that good, never mind. However, if you do ever get the chance to sample JD Single Barrel, don't pass it up, you may not be able to afford it but trust me, it's delicious. Where were we, oh yes you were dissing Farage...
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Post by buccaneer on Jul 21, 2023 2:58:48 GMT
Yes, it is a breach of privacy. But successful cases based on that legal premise haven't returned large sums in damages for plaintiffs. And even if he were to proceed down that road, Coutts will undoubtedly argue one of the many defences. One defence is public interest. If Farage, a public figure, was incorrectly stating that he was downgraded to a pleb account solely because of his political views, it could be argued that there was a public interest in revealing that wasn't the case. That's just one of several defences available to Coutts. Of course, the manfrog may not wish to proceed along that route, because, as already stated, actions for breach of privacy return very meagre damages compared to, say, an action for defamation. Einy, stop being a dickhead. There are past and present MP's ministers and Lords, the vast majority of whom have spent a lifetime arguing against Farage, who are now supporting him. Picking on Farage was a stupid move for the bank, but a brilliant move for everyone else. Banks have closed the accounts of thousands of people for little or no reason. These were little people who had no platform, no voice. Farage has a platform and a voice, and the government are listening. The Treasury 'allegedly' instructed Dame Alison Rose to issue an apology, which is why it wasn't much of an apology and has played into Farage's hands. Earlier Lord Moylan read out the banks apology on live TV and rubbished it as a hastily put together bodge. I suspect as I said previously, that Farage will sue, and rightly so. The bank will want an out of court settlement and Farage will say not a chance and the reason he will say not a chance is because he's not in in for the money. Coutts/NatWest and Dame Alison Rose may have given Farage the best publicity he could have ever hoped for. There are c10,000 people who may now submit 'subject access requests'. NatWest have started something the banking industry may come to regret. Added to that, that this took place under remaining EU law. Another reason to repeal EU law.
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