News Round-Up
23 October 2024
by Will Jones
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Central digital control is growing and the debanking scandal has shown the dangers. As many worry that a Chinese-style "social credit" system is creeping into the West, the Together Association looks at what can be done.
One of Germany's largest political parties, Alternative for Germany, has been debanked by a major banking chain following a campaign by activist group Grandmothers Against the Right.
DJ Liz Kershaw has slammed pro-Palestinian activists for jeopardising summer festivals by pressuring Barclays to withdraw vital sponsorship over its links to Israel.
Back in March, the Government announced new rules to put an end to 'debanking'. But it seems the Conservatives never got round to actually bringing them into force – and now the election has killed them off.
The US Supreme Court has unanimously revived the NRA's lawsuit against a former New York official accused of strong-arming banks into cutting ties with the organisation.
Dr RP, who has a PhD in Robotics, argues that the increasing politicisation of basic infrastructure, with financial services being withdraw from an increasing array of people and companies, poses a threat to democracy.
Nigel Farage has vowed to make life "very difficult" for new NatWest Chief Executive Paul Thwaite until he receives a "fuller apology" following the debanking row.
2024 may be the last chance to stamp out service withdrawals for dissenting views, given that Labour is likely to win the next election.
Complaints about bank account closures have surged by 20% in the wake of the Nigel Farage debanking scandal, new figures show.
The news that NatWest has begun to nag its customers about their spending for green reasons makes the case for CBDCs, according to one IT specialist.
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