- Nigel Farage, a prominent Brexiteer and broadcaster, claimed that his bank accounts have been closed without given reason, suggesting serious political persecution at the highest level.
- Farage refused to name the prestigious banking group involved but stated that the closures were part of an establishment plot to force him out of the UK.
- Other parties and politicians on the right of politics, such as the Reclaim Party and Reform UK, have also reportedly been denied bank accounts or had accounts closed, indicating a coordinated effort by financial institutions to target right-wing figures.
Banks are private entities and can choose who they wish to do business with. You have no inherent entitlement to use their services.
Banks have been doing this forever - you just care now a person on the right is complaining.
It’s almost the opposite. Banks used to be more than happy to do business with all kinds of crooks. Government regulations restrict them from being so blasé these days.
Yep, banks are liable for all kinds of AML restrictions, MPs/politicians are high risk individuals by default. He’s tripped sufficient KYC flags and they’ve shitcanned him. Simple as that.
And Nigey is a libertarian
Suddenly upset at the free market in action.
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No-one is stopping him opening a bank account. He could go and open the same proletariat bank account I have, that most people have, that you probably have. No background checks, no credit, no problem; just proof of address, sign here, here’s your debit card.
He isn’t being denied banking. He’s being denied a secret channels where he is carrying our transactions so fucking nasty, so tainted, so illegal and so fucking repugnant that even the companies that prop up slave owners, terrorists and nazi gold hoarders are saying it’s bad for business.
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