[Politics] Dame Alison Rose resigns

[Lenny Rider]

Close Lenny, from Coutts own criteria

"To open an account all UK clients and expats are required to save £3m+ or borrow (such as through a mortgage) or invest more than £1m with Coutts. To become an international client, you are required to save, borrow or invest more than £3m with us, depending on your country of residence."

https://www.coutts.com/become-a-client/private-form.html#:~:text=Eligibility questions&text=To open an account all,on your country of residence.

Do you want me to put a word in for you

I will stick with my Black Horse

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Coutts didn't have a problem with General Pinochet, I wonder what their values are?

Friends of Thatcher welcome?

 

[nicko31]

Because of his privileged upbringing he was deemed worthy of an account with Coutts, the Private Bank to the rich and famous. This private company then decided that once his mortgage had finished he wasn't profitable enough to keep the account, so he was offered an alternative.



It's a private bank, not a utilities company or a public service

"Turning utter entitlement into victimhood.”

But the funniest part of this is watching his supporters rushing to defend "his rights" knowing that Coutts, Farage nor anyone else involved in this pathetic little non-story, wouldn't piss on them if they were on fire

She nailed it.

Now a woke war on the banks, honesty nobody cares. Read the room Nige

 

[The Rivet]

She nailed it.

Now a woke war on the banks, honesty nobody cares. Read the room Nige

We live on the south coast near a well known liberal minded Brighton & Hove. You think 'the room' spreads outside of this area? Hmmm........maybe not so much.

 

[keaton]

We live on the south coast near a well known liberal minded Brighton & Hove. You think 'the room' spreads outside of this area? Hmmm........maybe not so much.

Yeah I reckon the deprived areas of the country relying on food banks care massively that a rich ex banker has to use a NatWest personal account. I imagine they're organising a whip round and protest march as I type

 

[Weststander]

Yeah I reckon the deprived areas of the country relying on food banks care massively that a rich ex banker has to use a NatWest personal account. I imagine they're organising a whip round and protest march as I type

NatWest group come out of this stinking. Ticking reputational boxes, whilst at the same time ripping off vast numbers of savers and mortgage holders with an immoral even greater margin on rates this year.

Style over substance.

 

[ManOfSussex]

NatWest group come out of this stinking. Ticking reputational boxes, whilst at the same time ripping off vast numbers of savers and mortgage holders with an immoral even greater margin on rates this year.

Style over substance.

I'm glad I'm one step ahead of Farage for once and thankfully find myself already with non woke banks. Barclays and Co-operative do me just fine.....oh bugger.

 

[The Rivet]

Yeah I reckon the deprived areas of the country relying on food banks care massively that a rich ex banker has to use a NatWest personal account. I imagine they're organising a whip round and protest march as I type

No need to be sarcastic to the messenger old boy......

 

[Wardy's twin]

Somewhat surprisingly, Alison Rose has resigned.

Normally, you'd get an extra damehood for calling Nigel Farage a disingenuous grifter, but it appears Rose has decided she must go, and while I agree we should ensure that people have banking services, I'd feel pretty unwell having him as one of my customers.

Anyhow, normally you can't get a government minister for love or money to come on the radio or TV to talk about banks, but today they're falling over themselves. That measley mouthed MP we have in Mid Sussex is calling for standards (this is the same guy who lent Johnson his house and refused to damn him for lies), and No. 10 has had the cheek to say they expect people in public life to show the highest standards. FFS! We agree, but where have you been for the past 5 years? She only said he had qeustionable views that could be seen as xenophobic. He has!

Let's also remember, banking services weren't withdrawn from him. He was offer NatWest Premier status over Coutts.

Now Farage is asking for cultural change at the bank. It sounds like they have just the right culture if they are asking whether they really want Farage as a customer and if their leader is stepping up and resigning at the first sign that they should be accountable for something that they did.

Brilliant post.

 

[Wardy's twin]

resigned ..... and rightly so.

And goes back up in my opinion for doing so unlike the politicians who just continue to f*ck up and then continue to tell lies.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

She nailed it.

Now a woke war on the banks, honesty nobody cares. Read the room Nige

Personally I look forward to his findings; if my current bank isn’t woke enough I will move.

 

[nicko31]

Yeah I reckon the deprived areas of the country relying on food banks care massively that a rich ex banker has to use a NatWest personal account. I imagine they're organising a whip round and protest march as I type

Maybe Nige is going extend his war on woke to "food banks" as well. Effing do gooders helping out starving health workers. Its not just wannabe millionaires that suffer...

 

[zefarelly]

' Cranially challenged ' ......does that mean.....' different viewpoint '......?
If so, where does fair shout and fair treatment come in?

No, no it doesn't. Read it again

 

[Leekbrookgull]

Apparently Nat West have recorded 3.6 billion in profits for the last six months?

 

[Hugo Rune]

Any publicity is good publicity.

NatWest have announced profits of £3.6bn, up £1bn on last year.

The wheels keep on turning. The type of person upset about old frog-face can’t afford to bank at Coutts.

 

[Weststander]

NatWest have announced profits of £3.6bn, up £1bn on last year.

The wheels keep on turning. The type of person upset about old frog-face can’t afford to bank at Coutts.

Built on exploiting mortgagors and savers, using the situation in flux of rising rates, by widening their already healthy margin.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

I wonder if the Prime Minister will comment on this, in Parliament, or if the news broadcasts give as much airtime, as this bank account has been closed for political reasons.

Gina Miller's political party bank account to be closed

Monzo initially refused to tell the anti-Brexit campaigner why the account was being shut down.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Weststander]

I wonder if the Prime Minister will comment on this, in Parliament, or if the news broadcasts give as much airtime, as this bank account has been closed for political reasons.

Gina Miller's political party bank account to be closed

Monzo initially refused to tell the anti-Brexit campaigner why the account was being shut down.

www.bbc.co.uk

Monzo never allow political parties to bank with them, they made a blunder, now fixed.

There’s no suggestion by Gina Miller that she was cancelled for her views.

Her point is that small/new political parties should be able to find a bank. This would apply to right wing parties too. My guess is that is all to do with a anti-ML laws obsession with being politically exposed?

 

[pb21]

Monzo never allow political parties to bank with them, they made a blunder, now fixed.

There’s no suggestion by Gina Miller that she was cancelled for her views.

Her point is that small/new political parties should be able to find a bank. This would apply to right wing parties too. My guess is that is all to do with a anti-ML laws obsession with being politically exposed?

But shouldn’t all banks be obliged to provide banking services for any legal entity who wants them, assuming they haven't done anything illegal?

 

[cunning fergus]

But shouldn’t all banks be obliged to provide banking services for any legal entity who wants them, assuming they haven't done anything illegal?

If acting legally is your benchmark for entities to be provided banking services what do you propose for entities that have acted illegally?

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/roya...ay-49-billion-financial-crisis-era-misconduct

https://www.investopedia.com/stock-...ndering-scandal-hbc-scbff-ing-cs-rbs0129.aspx

Presumably if a rapist or murderer has served their sentence you are comfortable that they get to use banking services?