Coutts

[faldO]

Good to see Coutts, the "Bank for the Rich", suffering a PR nightmare and those who believed every word the BBC said about the Nigel Farage account apologising.

[Equaliser0]

I Think Coutts will be loving the free publicity .

[E10EU]

Why is a man who at election times tries to present himself with pint, fags and whippets as 'a man of the ordinary people' so desperate to have a bank account that's only available to the super rich elite?

[Real Al]

Can't help thinking that all the right wing types moaning about this are going against the will of Brexit and Maggie Thatcher. Give control back to British companies and let them operate in the free market as they see fit.

[Equaliser0]

Why is a man who at election times tries to present himself with pint, fags and whippets as 'a man of the ordinary people' so desperate to have a bank account that's only available to the super rich elite?

Public school educated Man of the people

[Friend or fart]

Also cannot believe the high social media profile of a geezer that constantly gets rejected by the voters.

[RedDwarf 1881]

Can't help thinking that all the right wing types moaning about this are going against the will of Brexit and Maggie Thatcher. Give control back to British companies and let them operate in the free market as they see fit.

“Will of Brexit”. I thought this PEP’s law was from the EU ?

[RedDwarf 1881]

Also cannot believe the high social media profile of a geezer that constantly gets rejected by the voters.

“ Rejected by the voters “ We’ll that depends on the subject matter . He did alright with the EU referendum

[Equaliser0]

Also cannot believe the high social media profile of a geezer that constantly gets rejected by the voters.

“ Rejected by the voters “ We’ll that depends on the subject matter . He did alright with the EU referendum

But he admits that the B word has failed

[faldO]

The boss of the bank that owns Coutts has apologised to Nigel Farage after his account was closed. In a letter to the former Ukip leader, she said she was sorry for the “deeply inappropriate comments” made about him in internal emails, and said they did not reflect the view of the bank.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-66258137

[Real Al]

Can't help thinking that all the right wing types moaning about this are going against the will of Brexit and Maggie Thatcher. Give control back to British companies and let them operate in the free market as they see fit.

“Will of Brexit”. I thought this PEP’s law was from the EU ?

Nope, doesn't appear to be the case.

[spen666]

First they came for the Communists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Communist
Then they came for the Socialists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Socialist
Then they came for the trade unionists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a trade unionist
Then they came for the Jews
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Jew
Then they came for me
And there was no one left
To speak out for me

[Max Fowler]

First they came for the Communists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Communist
Then they came for the Socialists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Socialist
Then they came for the trade unionists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a trade unionist
Then they came for the Jews
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Jew
Then they came for me
And there was no one left
To speak out for me

Which one of those is Furrage? Just trying to establish how far into the refrain we are.

[Give it to Jabo]

Farage playing the victim. As if.

[Friend or fart]

Spen69:- When they come for you, give us a shout.......& I will lend them a hand. Speeding is a very dangerous thing you know?

[Give it to Jabo]

Lead item on BBC News ffs.

[Rich Tea Wellin]

First they came for the Communists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Communist
Then they came for the Socialists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Socialist
Then they came for the trade unionists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a trade unionist
Then they came for the Jews
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Jew
Then they came for me
And there was no one left
To speak out for me

What a dumb and offensive post. Are you really comparing the nazis and coutts?
Dumbc*nt

[spen666]

First they came for the Communists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Communist
Then they came for the Socialists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Socialist
Then they came for the trade unionists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a trade unionist
Then they came for the Jews
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Jew
Then they came for me
And there was no one left
To speak out for me

What a dumb and offensive post. Are you really comparing the nazis and coutts?
Dumbc*nt

Sometimes you need to see the bigger picture instead of ranting and swearing.

[EastDerehamO]

Farage has had support from across Westminster on this, and rightly so, freedom of speech and democracy should always be above party politics.

[Rich Tea Wellin]

First they came for the Communists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Communist
Then they came for the Socialists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Socialist
Then they came for the trade unionists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a trade unionist
Then they came for the Jews
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Jew
Then they came for me
And there was no one left
To speak out for me

What a dumb and offensive post. Are you really comparing the nazis and coutts?
Dumbc*nt

Sometimes you need to see the bigger picture instead of ranting and swearing.

Tell me the bigger picture? We are on a slippery slope to politicians having bank accounts closed? Or is this the first step to the attempt to annihilate a race?

[Wally Banter]

Farage has had support from across Westminster on this, and rightly so, freedom of speech and democracy should always be above party politics.

…except, of course, when it comes to being allowed to protest or bringing in voter ID in the knowledge it will disproportionately prevent young people from voting.

[Type high]

First they came for the Communists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Communist
Then they came for the Socialists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Socialist
Then they came for the trade unionists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a trade unionist
Then they came for the Jews
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Jew
Then they came for me
And there was no one left
To speak out for me

What a dumb and offensive post. Are you really comparing the nazis and coutts?
Dumbc*nt

Why is it dumb and to whom is it offensive, the only thing offensive is you trying to be clever and reverting to swearing,

[CEB]

What a dumb and offensive post. Are you really comparing the nazis and coutts?
Dumbc*nt

Sometimes you need to see the bigger picture instead of ranting and swearing.

Tell me the bigger picture? We are on a slippery slope to politicians having bank accounts closed? Or is this the first step to the attempt to annihilate a race?

No, the bigger picture here is that if you consider it fair game for businesses/organisations to refuse service to people for a perceived mismatch between their (legal) values and those of the business, then it is unlikely that scumbags like Farage will be the only people impacted.

[Rich Tea Wellin]

Yeah definitely comparable

[Rich Tea Wellin]

First they came for the Communists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Communist
Then they came for the Socialists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Socialist
Then they came for the trade unionists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a trade unionist
Then they came for the Jews
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Jew
Then they came for me
And there was no one left
To speak out for me

What a dumb and offensive post. Are you really comparing the nazis and coutts?
Dumbc*nt

Why is it dumb and to whom is it offensive, the only thing offensive is you trying to be clever and reverting to swearing,

It’s offensive to me as a Jew, actually