Nigel Farage

[west didsblue]

Where’s that genius who was scoffing that government interference was a conspiracy theory. Even his favourite media outlet is saying it now as well as all the others and the PM himself.
From the Fail:

But she finally fell on her sword in the early hours of the morning following an extraordinary intervention from the PM and Chancellor, who made clear their 'significant concerns'. The taxpayer still has a big stake in NatWest following the Credit Crunch.

 

[bluegirl74]

This type of risk assessment happens at all banks across the board. Anyone assuming otherwise is naive at best.

Aside from the fact that this particular idiot, like all politicians, is a PEP for money laundering purposes and so would be required to pass enhanced due diligence testing, the reputation implications of accepting such a high profile client is always considered both at take on and at annual review.

Also, in my opinion, having had some personal experience of Alison Rose, Nat West will be a poorer place without her. She's a fantastic operator and has done more to empower female entrepreneurs (who still make up a woefully inadequate percentage of the market) than anyone else.

She's been hugely let down by whoever leaked this story.

Edited to amend. If it was Alison Rose who "leaked" this herself then of course she must go. That's just career suicide and I'm incredibly disappointed in her.

 

[meltonblue]

Whatever you think of him , banks cancelling people because they dont agree with their politics (hes right wing lets not forget, hes not exactly mussollini) is a very dangerous route to go down.

It was a silly , misinformed decision from the head of natwest thats now cost her her job.

Yeah he might be a prick, a grifter, a bit of a knob, but natwest got this wrong

It was talking to the BBC that (rightly) cost her her job rather than closing his account, she wasn’t part of the decision making process for that.

 

[Mazzarelli's Swiss Cheese]

It was talking to the BBC that (rightly) cost her her job rather than closing his account, she wasn’t part of the decision making process for that.

Same with coutts really. It seems he probably didn't meet the ongoing eligibility requirements for an account once his mortgage was paid off (nice problem to have).

 

[meltonblue]

Same with coutts really. It seems he probably didn't meet the ongoing eligibility requirements for an account once his mortgage was paid off (nice problem to have).

The whole thing should have been a non story but a few people have made a right mess of it.

 

[west didsblue]

The whole thing should have been a non story but a few people have made a right mess of it.

It would have been a non-story if the government hadn’t latched on to it for their own reasons. Nearly everyone would have just ignored the ramblings of the frog faced twat including NatWest/Coutts.

 

[meltonblue]

It would have been a non-story if the government hadn’t latched on to it for their own reasons. Nearly everyone would have just ignored the ramblings of the frog faced twat including NatWest/Coutts.

Government and the media, the reporting on it has been spin after spin too.

 

[TinFoilHat]

The amount of media and political attention that this story is getting is absurd.

Keeps pressure off the GB Nonce Wooten.

 

[hilts]

but why are we constantly hearing this? its irrelevant.

Our lives are full of irrelevant news and sometimes it's only publicity that makes institutions suddenly see the error of their ways.

 

[Mazzarelli's Swiss Cheese]

It would have been a non-story if the government hadn’t latched on to it for their own reasons. Nearly everyone would have just ignored the ramblings of the frog faced twat including NatWest/Coutts.

To be fair the govt (UK population) are major shareholders since we bailed them out, although tbf I'd rather we just got our money back really.