Category: Banking

Banking, Politics

The Lie that Reveals

BY ALEX STORY Coutts lied. The BBC and the Financial Times, among others, amplified the lie. Nigel Farage’s bank account closure, they had said two weeks ago, was simply down to business. BBC journalists Simon Jack and Daniel Thomas incuriously wrote, “Nigel Farage fell below the financial threshold”. Financial Times correspondents George Parker, Robert Smith and Siddharth Venkataramakrishnan noted that Coutts had financial eligibility criteria. … Continue reading The Lie that Reveals

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‘Tank Chasers’ Leigh Day Frequent Hoare’s

CSM EDITORIAL An anti-discrimination law that would prevent banks from blocking accounts over customers’ political views is to be tabled by Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg. The former business secretary is proposing an amendment to the Digital Markets Bill to prevent banks from apparently blacklisting customers who hold ‘controversial’ views. The issue came to the fore recently when Nigel Farage complained about having his account closed at … Continue reading ‘Tank Chasers’ Leigh Day Frequent Hoare’s

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