Nigel Farage, the former UKIP and Brexit Party leader at the centre of the NatWest de-banking scandal that led to CEO Dame Alison Rose’s resignation, has declared war on woke banks, announcing a new movement to bring about change. Here’s an excerpt from his article in the Telegraph.
As I have said before, the only reason I decided to go public – and ultimately cause myself quite a fair degree of embarrassment – is that I realised over the last couple of years that many people had wrongly had their bank account closed. Since I told my own story this month, I have been inundated with tales from others in genuine distress who have also suffered the indignity of being “de-banked”. I have encouraged all of them to make a Subject Access Request to establish why this happened. …
British taxpayers bailed out the banks after the greed and stupidity of executives crashed the system 15 years ago. In return, these same banks have closed hundreds of branches around the country in order to swell their profits, ruined the lives of many by ‘de-banking’ them, and embarked on a holier-than-thou greenwashing exercise as a way of hoodwinking the public into thinking they are caring and responsible. Bluntly, the banks have spat in the faces of the people who should matter most to them, their clients.
Now it is time to fight back. A common feeling that has been expressed to me over these past few weeks is one of helplessness bordering on despair. It is clear that nobody has been speaking up for everyday people. Now, I intend to be their voice and to campaign for the cultural and legal changes that our banking system needs. Every law-abiding citizen in this country should have the right to a bank account. The resignation of Dame Alison Rose is the first step to ensuring this can happen. Banks must return to operating as they used to do. Then – and only then – can we return to business as usual.
I am now seriously motivated by this issue. The desperation of those that have been wronged by the big banks means that I simply have to do something. I may not have picked this fight, but I now find myself right in the middle of it. I will be launching, over the course of the next few days, an exercise designed to gather together all of those that have been de-banked. I’m hoping to build a very large database of cases to find out which banks are the worst offenders and what the commonest reasons are, so that we can prepare and present a lobby to ministers, and to Parliament, in order to achieve fundamental change.
It might be said that the cultural problem within our banks has, so far at least, only affected a small proportion of the population. But if these institutions continue to believe they can become moral arbiters, monitoring the social media profiles of account holders, the numbers affected will quickly grow. Our current rulebook, backed up by aggressive compliance departments, has proved to be a sledgehammer that has missed the nut. It isn’t money launderers but innocent people who are paying the price. It simply cannot continue.
I will be asking people out there to come and join me. Let’s fight this.
Worth reading in full.
Stop Press: The Chief Executive of Coutts has resigned with immediate effect over the bank’s mishandling of Farage’s account, the Telegraph reports. Peter Flavel, who became boss of Coutts in 2016, said the treatment of Farage had “fallen below the bank’s high standards of personal service”. Meanwhile Prime Minister Rishi Sunak declined to say whether he had confidence in NatWest Group Chairman Sir Howard Davies.
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They don’t like it up’em.
They do what the WEF tells them to do.
Perhaps Nigel’s next campaign is a grass roots effort to build a movement to have the WEF declared a terrorist organisation, so effectively making politicians’ membership or affiliation illegal. Sign me up.
Well if I was Sir Nigel I would be feeling very damned smug right now with two down and one to go on the initial hit list. Next up are both Boards. And if I was a senior honcho in any other bank I would be a tad worried. Sir Nigel has the bit between his teeth and he is a long way from finished. When he releases campaign details if I can sign up, I will.
After the last three and a half years I am enjoying this vengeance – a few more scalps will be quite welcome and so long as they are establishment types I don’t really care. Any head will do.
Well done Sir Nigel.
The WEF (ESG promotion department) has its placemen at every level of the system – nothing will change
14 downticks ! You could on the wrong site !
I haven’t been de-banked – but based on the “values” which the Wanksters disapprove of – I would certainly qualify for cancellation. So I’ll be joining up to the campaign, if it’s open to those who haven’t (yet) been targeted.
https://youtu.be/L54Sxmjruso
GB News reporting the case.
https://www.technocracy.news/jp-morgan-chase-bank-suddenly-terminates-dr-mercola-employees-and-family-members/
And here is the US version.
Morgan chase shutting down not just Dr Mercola but his family too.
It’s becoming very nasty.
Tasty you mean ! Farage is having a birthday here in the uk & these muppets do a similar thing right in the eye of the storm ! Maybe it’s Karma
No one saw this coming , it could be a chance for a new Bank to spring up , “The Peoples Bank” specialising in cash maybe 
Resignations?
A good first step.
Sackings?
Better.
I want to see these virtue-signalling swine in court and then doing some porridge.
“Pour encourager les autres.”
Yes
Matthew Parris in the Spectator writes in defence of Coutts (behind paywall), its just a storm in a media teacup, apparently. Clearly doesn’t like Farage and is far enough up the DEI ratings not to be worried by the increasing number of normie hoi poloi being debanked – fortunately his position is being trashed by more sensible people like Black Belt Barrister.
https://www.spectator.co.uk/writer/matthew-parris/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aElsd6uRr7k (from about 55s)
“I want to see these virtue-signalling swine in court and then doing some porridge.”
Absolutely.