Even the top article on the indy right now is “Coutts apologises to Nigel Farage in banking row as government tightens rules on account closures”.
It's amazing how many rules the Government can let slide. Minor things like environmental protections, sewage in rivers, failing to do anything to even come close to Net Zero... They've been promising to "tighten the rules" on pavement parking for about 10 years now and that's still no closer.
But as soon as a far-right grifter gets his posh bank account closed, they'll tighten the rules on that - bet some of them are terrified of being exposed as having half a dozen posh bank accounts themselves where they hide all their expenses claims.
Also let BJ put his Russian m8 (whose daddy was ex KGB)in the House of Lords.
Whilst managing to avoid actually investigating Russian interference in the ‘Russia Report’
The historians are going to have a great time pointing out just madly obvious the Russian money was sloshing around the politicians of this time.
But as soon as a far-right grifter gets his posh bank account closed, they’ll tighten the rules on that – bet some of them are terrified of being exposed as having half a dozen posh bank accounts themselves where they hide all their expenses claims.
Was exactly my thought, too how does this convince us that Rishi and chums are looking out for us plebs? Worse yet, what's actually wrong with Coutts booting Nigel for being a prick? I mean that's not illegal as such. Does he really want it to be so widely publicised that he's too much of a bellend to use a bank, set up specifically for bellends?
Feels like their earlier excuses were sort of charitable in that being shown the door for not being flush enough makes Coutts look like snobs (well they are of course) and Nige could have walked away with a wee bit more dignity intact perhaps. Having it confirmed that "Actually no we're terribly sorry but we just think your too much of a **** to bank with us" is far more of a public snub...
It's a proper Pyrrhic victory isn't it, Nigel was right all along, he really is such a tosser that people who literally prize money above all else would prefer not to take his cash, if it means they don't have to deal with him...
he really is such a tosser that people who literally prize money above all else would prefer not to take his cash
But according to Nigel Farage this isn't specific to Couttes. He claims that 10 different banks have refused him an account, they presumably all think he is a ****.
In fact the only bank which he appears not to asked, the NatWest, says that he can have an account with them even though everyone else thinks he's a **** because they apparently feel sorry for him.
And yet despite moaning like **** that no bank will let him have an account with them Farage hasn't yet apparently accepted NatWest's kind offer.
I guess he thinks why accept the offer when moaning and whingeing gets you much more attention. After all "Man Opens An Account With The NatWest" isn't exactly an attention grabbing headline, even if the man is Nigel Farage.
Nigel was right all along.
For the avoidance of doubt, I'd prefer to say Nigel was incorrect all along. But he is also extremley right, if you catch my drift.
No bank is going to turn you down for an account, and a posh boys account is not going to kick you out unless you are both:
- A) Skint
- B) A political hot potato with dirty money
Banks don't give a crap as long as you don't cause a problem and have money... why would they? the sole reason for a banks existence is to make money.
He claims that 10 different banks have refused him
I suspect he won't name them as it will land him in court for libel pretty sharpish, as it's just more lies from the the racist grifter.
It’s a proper Pyrrhic victory isn’t it, Nigel was right all along, he really is such a tosser that people who literally prize money above all else would prefer not to take his cash, if it means they don’t have to deal with him…
I've not yet found anyone, even Tory boy acquaintances, who think Farage has been wronged, or is helping his case.
And still the government fall over themselves to threaten the banks. Farage truly must know where the bodies/roubles are buried....
Yep, making a fuss of having to bank in a high street bank whilst in the midst of a cost of living crisis seems a tad insensitive.
People will be losing their houses but having your Coutts bank card replaced with a NatWest one is somehow much more important and is being morphed into some issue of lawful free speech by the people who are doing the most to ensure you cannot protest.
Funny times we live in.
Where’s his money now then? I’m a (fairly) upstanding citizen but would have no qualms robbing Nige and redistributing his money amongst the poor or immigrants. Whichever one would upset him more.
The world is on fire and there’s an ongoing atrocity being committed in Ukraine. Yet somehow this suited collection of toilet brush detritus is top of news feeds for being a racist cock bag. WTF is wrong with the world?
I wonder if Anjem Choudry et al still have bank accounts?
I expect so; a standard one so they can receive and make payments as is the right of everyone in the UK, and has been offered to Farage.
Or an islamic account from a specialist bank (based on the belief that money shouldn't have any value in itself. It's just a way to exchange products and services, hence should gain or bear no interest)
I doubt whether they'd qualify for a Coutts one, if indeed they wanted one.
What's your point?
This thread is a bit quiet this morning in lieu of the recent updates. Turns out Senor Farage was right. Looks like one or two on here were way off the mark.
The bank were quite right, Farage is a racist grifter with connections to dodgy Russian money.
He's an odious person.
He is all over the media this morning, with backing from Government ministers. He has made the front page of all the right wing press. It's an absolute joke.
If Coutts doesn't want to do business with him, they should be free to get rid of him.
Turns out Senor Farage was right.
He wasn't right though, he says he is being denied banking. Natwest Group are not denying him an account, they are just saying that it needs to be a Natwest account, not Coutts.
Conveniently though, the Government intervention means it is now top of the news agenda. That means that by-election losses, peerages, mortgage rates, environmental inactivity, Michelle Mone, Covid enquiry etc etc etc etc are NOT top of the agenda.
Funny how the party of the free market is all for telling banks who they should accept as customers.
It's all about power and privilege with that lot, not principles.
Yep, BBC news has been covering it for hours this morning and even gave the ****er an opportunity to come out with the crap he always does - the whole board should go now apparently. Self importance at a new height.
Looks like one or two on here were way off the mark.
point me to the post that states that farage isn’t a complete xxxt and I’ll agree with you
by-election losses, peerages, mortgage rates, environmental inactivity, Michelle Mone, Covid enquiry
is there any actual news on those topics this week? I can't see any change to what the status was last friday, so they are, quite rightly, not news
Looks like one or two on here were way off the mark.
In what way? The NatWest chief executive has resigned because she spoke to the BBC about a specific NatWest customer, something which she clearly should not have done.
How does this reflect on comments made on here?
Nigel Farage is undoubtedly an obnoxious ****, how has this been disproved "in lieu of the recent updates"?
By his own admission 10 banks have refused him an account with them, they obviously all have a reason not to want to do business with him.
By his own admission 10 banks have refused him an account with them, they obviously all have a reason not to want to do business with him.
Possibly related to an inability to confirm the source of his assets and income, in line with banking regulations.
Massive error by the Chief Exec to get outed as the BBC source (everyone briefs to the press, lets not kid ourselves), but Farage can still bank with Natwest, he can still freely spout his nonsense.
I'd like to see a statement from the Natwest biard saying "Just **** off you lying, hypocritical, treasonous little grifter"
This thread is a bit quiet this morning in lieu of the recent updates. Turns out Senor Farage was right. Looks like one or two on here were way off the mark.
Bollocks. He didn't meet the commercial criteria so the BBC report was correct. What the BBC report left out is that as well as the commercial criteria, they also considered the fact that he is a racist xenophobic grifter. Which I can't see why he objects to, since his whole USP is that he is a racist xenophobic grifter.
It's just another distraction story.... The longer the media discussion goes on about one man's bank account the bigger the distraction from issues that matter that the should be reporting on.
It should have been a back pages story from the start.
What a spectacle. We have a rich banker outing other bankers (Tory honoured no less) as being too woke.
To be honest I thought that the leading example of Farage’s beliefs is that businesses should be able to choose who they do business with, and if they decide that they don’t want to be associated with an odious prick and all the risk that entails, that’s up to them.
The fact that she’s resigned makes me think less of the bank.
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Why has this **** got any power? I just don't get who the **** he is. He's literally no one, yet somehow seems to get press coverage all the ****ing time!
The bloke is a parasite, I honestly dont think I have hated anyone more in my life. JUST GO AWAY!
The fact that she’s resigned makes me think less of the bank.
She resigned because she gave confidential banking information to the BBC, not because they think he's an odious prick.
I think it’s the press who have the power. For some reason this was a story they wanted to run with. The media once again have been running the show and affecting what they purport to ‘report’ on.
I intensely dislike old frog face for his views but I genuinely hate what our media has become, all of it on both the right and the left.
Quite right she should have resigned, just as anyone breaking rules such as client confidentiality should go. Clear failure to meet the standards expected of someone in a senior / privileged position, and the only honourable course of action.
I look forward to a slew of further resignations from various others who have committed comparable breaches.
I intensely dislike Nige for his views but I genuinely hate what our media has become, all of it on both the right and the left.
Yes. We lurched from Huw Edwards is Satan to Coutts is Satan without a beat with every ****g headline about the same subject.
Now lets see the rags put the same amount of effort into chasing the arseholes from the postoffice who ruined postmasters lives. Lets have day after day reporting from the inquiry.
farage is indeed utterly toxic
cant imagine any business wants to go near him now
the slightest perceived insult and hes likely to throw a tantrum and have the PM & his elite chums in the press whip up a storm
farage is indeed utterly toxic....the slightest perceived insult and hes likely to throw a tantrum and have the PM & his elite chums in the press whip up a storm
And yet he doesn’t have the self awareness to realise the more he does the latter the more toxic he becomes.
the arch-karen.
he really is the turd that just will not flush.
Isn't the NatWest still partly Govt run/funded so they applied the pressure to get her sacked ?(probably before some further Brexity shouty stuff comes out)
The board said she was okay to continue but to be fair she should have not revealed anything - that is confidential for every customer of the bank.
'Discriminate customer', presumably they knew what they meant.
The board said she was okay to continue
Which was an incredible misjudgment that brings into question the Board Members' competence to carry out their duties - more resignations are possible.
NatWest have delivered a masterclass in how not to manage your reputation.
Since NatWest has apparently lost £850m in value today because of this issue and ‘we’ own 39% of it does that mean Farage has managed to loose ‘us’ £250m ?
Since NatWest has apparently lost £850m in value today because of this issue and ‘we’ own 39% of it does that mean Farage has managed to loose ‘us’ another £250m ? FTFY
To go with the Brexit Billions, a mere bagatelle.
Can add it to the odious little turds account.
does that mean Farage has managed to loose ‘us’ another £250m ?
No, it means Sunak has lost us £250m by pandering to his grifting and whining.
He really is a cyst on the arse of the country.
Someone needs to lance him.
How is Farage being allowed to push the poor innocent me and dodgy banks closing accounts narratives? Surely the more interesting story is the Farage's dodgy dealings and we wouldn't touch him with yours angle?
I suspect proof of dodgy money flows would be hard to establish. There is probably a strong suspicion because of his links to the Russian state broadcaster (RT), and his rather Putin-friendly talking points, but funding is likely to have arrived in a subtle way.
