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Old 20-07-2023, 12:55   #246
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Re: The Bank of Farage

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Originally Posted by 1andrew1 View Post
In terms of adverse press:
- Most of Coutts' clients would try and avoid the press so would have no adverse press.
- High-profile clients would probably have some adverse press
- But shock jocks like Farage who make a living from courting controversial opinions are going to have more adverse press about them.

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I think jonbxx nails it here
So we have no need to worry that a major corporation thinks it’s its job to police our politics because we’re not important enough to be noticed? Colour me reassured. Not.

There’s a question of principle here, not least because how corporations treat well known holders of certain opinions can have a chilling effect lower down the ladder of celebrity. We can’t have a situation develop where businesses get to decide which social views are articulated or are acceptable. If nothing else, businesses, particularly large, public listed ones, have no intrinsic morals or social views outside of what they think works best with their marketing strategy. It’s a dangerously capricious state of affairs which shouldn’t be allowed to become normalised.

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Originally Posted by Hugh View Post
He can always bank with NatWest…
You’re wilfully missing the point.
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