anyone else following the story of his bank accounts being closed and him not being able to find another bank. its not what you feel about the bloke himself but the situation. unless he has done some dodgy dealings it does not look good for him or anyone else who refuse to follow the line who has some media power. certainly an interesting few weeks ahead.

Couldn’t happen to a nicer fella, he said he might have to leave the U.K., whilst a bank doesn’t have to give a reason they must have some thing on him, nothing to do with supporting Brexit, plenty of higher up people than him backed Brexit and they have had no repercussions.

If it was one bank then it would be easy to suggest a Brexit-related stitch up. That it’s a significant number might mean there’s more to it. Given he’s decided to break the story could suggest he’s trying to manage the narrative before someone else does.

There’s a good explainer floating around online which covers the different reasons a bank may act this way in relation to a Politically Exposed Person. None of the reasons are great.

His challenge is that the US and EU both conduct similar checks so his options are a bit limited.

I thought he was going to leave anyway if Brexit failed (his words not mine)?

people need to get away from wether they like him or not. not all that keen myself as i doubt his sinceriry without any proof he is or not. its not just brexit its that he is a thorn in the side of the establishment on nearly every single issue with the largest profile, largest number of supporters and is the catalyst for others. think of any issue that winds the man in the street up from dinghy divers to who is a woman and the rest inbetween then he,ll be onto it for sure. like him or not he is a very dangerous man in many eyes. the full truthful outcome of this whole affair may tell us where everything is going.

Stood as an MP several times lost every time, shows how popular he is , why doesn’t he do what he said he was going to do and leave and do us all favour.

For that to happen something must be very seriously wrong.

Russia?

I really couldn't care less where he lives, and I don't consider his absence as a favour or otherwise. He would never get my vote either. Would I have a pint with him, maybe but he'd have to be buying.

Funny he won the top award at the TV news awards and the audience of Islington luvvies went into grade one meltdown…..sounds like people have to be eliminated.
Trudeau is doing the same in Canada shutting protestors bank accounts and people are effectively shafted….
We’ll see more of this financial arm twisting in fututure, agree with the ‘system’ ior you’ll be ‘airbrushed’ out.
Mind you I’d like to see it done to just stop oil protestors but we all know they fit the MSM profile.

I'm still shaking with anger.How could they do this to Mr Great Britain..And they say hardly any channel hoppers have crossed this week? ..Is there something sinister going on, Snowy ?

Thinking Bluestreak is spot on.

Great windup! like your style

You have to expand on that….it’s a bit like telling police the victim was hit by some blokes. We need who, what, where when and why.

Easy - I find conspiracy theories ridiculous and want to assume Sussex is sensible enough to do the same. He does have quite a dry sense of humour.

Who mentioned Russia ?

All the same it would be a joy to see him ragging all them limp wristed Lab/Lib Dems types to bits in Parliament with their weak arguments eh mr j ?

The Tories need adding to that list.

Reform or the Greens for you then ,Snowy ?? fair does ..each to their own..

Stood as an MP several times lost every time, shows how popular he is , why doesn’t he do what he said he was going to do and leave and do us all favour.[/quote]


I read this on an expats forum just the other day mr j..

Anyone could do that to our current weak politicians, Farage needs to be an MP, he has tried 5 times but has failed miserably, just remind me what his policies are ?

I read this on an expats forum just the other day mr j.. [/quote]

I am not an expat, I do like to travel though but Hartlepool is where I live currently.

Farage is understood to bank with Coutts who have a strict criteria, maybe his money has dropped below the criteria required ?
Eligibility questions. To open an account all UK clients and expats are required to save £3m+ or borrow (such as through a mortgage) or invest more than £1m with Coutts. To become an international client, you are required to save, borrow or invest more than £3m with us, depending on your country of residence.

You just can’t forgive him for Brexit can you
To be fair though, this affects all of us in the country…if the banks or the banks under orders from government can stop you having access to a bank account (as they’ve done in Canada. to protesting truck drivers) your life is basically shafted even though you’re financially secure you’re being victimised for your politics…and politics are NOT the realm of banks.
It’s a slippery road to go down.

I don't believe it's anything to do with Brexit. Apparently it's to do with something called PEP where banks and the like have to undertake deeper financial checks into customers of higher public exposure such as politicians and higher level civil servants. I understand that a part of the financial sanctions taken against Russia Nigel Farage has been seen to receive a significant sum from RT for pundit work which was/was n't undertaken before the war arrived. Having said that I bet that there a plenty of politicians [eg SNP's Salmond] who have n't been fingered in the same way.

Snowy I will never forgive anyone who voted for Brexit more so the politicians, one minute Johnson and co were remainers then they changed their tune to Brexiteers when they realised it was a vote winner then didn’t get a deal done after saying they did.
Farage now saying brexit has more less been handled badly by the politicians but hasn’t come up with a solution to sort it out.
The kids who didn’t get a vote in 2016 won’t either, the majority who voted for brexit were the older population not realising it would never affect them in years to come.
The kids now can’t travel, work or study in the EU without jumping through hoops to get a visa.

thankyou, everyone seems to be missing the point because they are not keen on the bloke. as for standing for parliament 5 times and not getting in, well who would for a minor party in the first past the post system. if the most popular person in the area put up for the next general election anywhere in the country they,d have little or no chance to be elected unless they represented one of the main 3 party,s or a sitting mp.

You’re missing the point , it’s about the state being able, with the banks to withhold funds to enable you to carry on living basically.
A cashless society is being advocated and if it happens your entire lifestyle will be there to be scrutinised, no escape possible.
As for the EU I couldnt give a dogs bollock’s…… just another yapping shop like Parliament, so one less layer suits me fine……as for the kids half the thick sods were too lazy to vote and then looked surprised afterwards (Doh!) So don’t be denigrating older people’s votes, they are just as worthy of consideration as some kids’s view.

The Party to watch is the Green Party, they will secure more votes than any Farage party.
Going back to Farage I did say no more about brexit on the Bunker but it frustrates me about the goings on.
Farage wanted to stop immigration, British jobs for British workers now resulting in a shortage of workers in the Care Sector, NHS, Hospitality Industry and the Construction Industry.
In fact we now have more legal immigration prior to Brexit, one thing I did agree with Sunak is we need to train our own people up rather than importing people but greedy employers won’t as it costs them money, they would rather import cheap labour.

Farage isn’t running the country.
It’s bugger all to do with Brexit either, it’s it’s down to sloppy, weak political Party’s because they’re ALL weak on the subject.

You live in a very closeted world Snowy in political terms, brexit so far has cost the U.K. economy £66 billion pounds as against the big red bus which said the U.K. would be better off by £350 million a week.
Ask any small employer who is trying to export goods to the EU and what hoops they have had to jump through with all the paperwork involved. Some have had to open offices in the EU at additional costs others have given up and shut up shop. Ask the shellfish people on the south coast who before they can send their catch have to get inspected by a vet adding more costs. Big financial institutions have now moved to the U.K. since brexit, can you name one who has relocated to the U.K. ?
Finally Snowy what benefits has the U.K. gained since brexit, currently politicians want to rewrite the employment rights for workers holiday pay, meal breaks etc. Mogg said what rights do people think they should be entitled to holidays like his dress code he is living in the dark ages.
The MSN were all Brexiteers and will not admit it’s been a huge mistake, none of the parties even want to mention about closer ties to the EU as a certain amount of the electorate still think brexit was a great idea.

Vodafone roaming charges £15 for 15 days for my European holiday.
Brexit benefit

Tesco roaming charges for the Headaland …zilch

Why can't we live without mobile phones for a couple of weeks when we are abroad on holiday?

What happened 25/30 years ago when they were not generally about?

I had one fitted in my company car during the late 80's but I only ever used it for emergencies or when the company wanted to speak with me whilst I was on the road.

I just find them an annoyance and wish they had never been "invented"

Old man's rant over.

No Mr J I live in the real world, I elect governments because I’m a floating voter, I’m not tied to my ancestors hang ups, I go what’s best for me and go with the flow, In reality I couldn’t give a toss about the EU, the boats sailed, move on.

Over the years at work I had a pager, a radio, a mobile bloody phone and now I avoid using the bloody thing…..just an annoying thing that has you in people’s reach all the time.

The thing we all need to be mindful of here is how much trust we put in the banks/building societies to manage our savings, you wake up tomorrow and check your balance and it's zero, what would you do?, yes ring up and plead your case, but what if they refused to cooperate, if they did it to half the population overnight?, You'd not be able to contact anyone the phone lines would be jammed, sounds ridiculous but if it did happen can you imagine the panic, rioting in the streets and crime would rocket.
Not a Farage fan but have found myself watching more of that GB news recently, mainly because they're not frightened to cover the subjects we all talk about behind closed doors and do admire his bottle to broach them.

Cheaper than 30 years ago then when we had to feed a whole load of pesetas into some stinky street phone booth in Spain and got a minute of chat on a crackly line before it cut off..

well there are others now coming out of the woodwork who have had their bank accounts cancelled including a cleric. sod all to do with brexit either which is a good smoke screen for the whole affair. his crime was answering a questionaire where he did not agree with its stance on this trans thing especially where kids are concerned. next thing they be building camps for us that dissent on all issues that they want to force onto us. that didn,t go down too well for dissenters in the nazi and soviet regimes. they are doing similar but by stealth. just waiting for the big hammer at the door as one who was anti all the covid measures, anti rainbow, will only use cash, refuse to use self service tills, drivce a diesel car, avoid anything with vegan on it, want immegration controls and equality for all because i,m in a majority and last but not least refuse to be tagged by owning a smart phone and carrying it everywhere including going for a dump.

Wait till 2024 when before travelling to an EU country you will have to complete an online ETIAS, European Travel Information and Authorization System similar to the ESTA for the States, €7 for each traveller,.

so what its not compulsory to go abroad anyway. a holiday in great britain is still a holiday even though its derided now and called a staycation whatever that means.

Well There’s a big world outside Europe….. we’ll be doing the very top of Scotland this year, so it won’t coat me a penny…..

You better get your holidays done in Scotland, when they get their independence you will need your passport, euros and a visa.

but only if you are english. fine for the rest.

people do not mean the whole of europe anyway but about 5 countries in it.

And we'll be doing the very bottom of England.
I now buy Australian and new Zealand wines, English cheeses ( Stilton, Shropshire blue and Lincolnshire poacher are my favourites anyway), Whisky from Scotland, cider from Cornwall, so the EU can put up as many barriers as they like. Where I can I'll get round them. Wouldn't bother me if I never holidayed in the EU again. Found some cracking places here at home which we are happy to visit on a regular basis, so the EU can play as many games as they like. Go to Scotland regularly and always enjoy it. I'm not a sun worshipper anyway so sweltering temperatures turn me off. Snowy has picked a fabulous area to roam around. Bollocks to Macron, Von Der Lyon et al. The derwents are not coming.

When that happens Jamie the Twelfth of Never will be at number one.
As Scotland would hardly be a net contributor the EU are not forced to want them anyway. I can't see them wanting to welcome any more drainage on their resources. But they are nasty enough to suffer propping up Scotland just to get at us. Any border shenanigans between Scotland and England would be reciprocal and, as history will tell you, England will come out on top.

‘If’ the Scots get their ‘independence’, I’ll never go there again…..problem solved.
As for joining the European Union, the Spaniards will torpedo that fantasy.

I get a French pension for ‘services rendered’, do the Eu give you one for services rendered….?

You need your passport in many places in England now!

We’re you in the Legion Snowy,

Cheeky beggars,don't we tip them enough when we are on holiday?

We need him now more than ever now mr p..the only man making a noise and they've just blocked his bank account.ffs!!... I took all my cash out of the bank on Saturday morning and now it's in my new floorboard safe.