Has financial criminality caused you to move bank?

[Renton 21983]

I'm impressed people are so well off to turn their noise up at the free £100 or whatever for switching.

 

If that's the case, I recommend everyone do it and give the money to SBR. That must be worth the half hour application

Having a decent banking service is not worth giving up for 100 quid. Is only move if I was unhappy.

[Happy Face 29]

Greg Wise, the actor married to Oscar winner Emma Thompson, has said he and his wife will refuse to pay tax until those involved in the HSBC scandal go to prison.

 

Wise spoke of his disgust with HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) and the bank after the Guardian and other news organisations published leaked details of 100,000 accounts held by HSBC’s Swiss arm which showed how the bank had helped clients to move cash out of the country.

 

“I want to stop paying tax, until everyone pays tax,” Wise told the Evening Standard. “I have actively loved paying tax, because I am a profound fucking socialist and I believe we are all in it together. But I am disgusted with HMRC. I am disgusted with HSBC. And I’m not paying a penny more until those evil bastards go to prison.”

 

Wise, who is rehearsing for Kill Me Now, his first play in 17 years, said Thompson was willing to go along with his act of civil disobedience.

 

“Em’s on board. She agrees. We’re going to get a load of us together. A movement. They can’t send everyone to prison. But we’ll go to prison if necessary. I mean it. It’s going to be like 1848 all over again.”

 

 

 

http://uk.businessinsider.com/emma-thompson-and-her-husband-refuse-to-pay-a-penny-more-in-taxes-until-the-hsbc-tax-evaders-go-to-jail-2015-2

 

[Gemmill 46022]

Aye I saw this. Be interesting to see where it goes. He's probably full of hot air if the rest of the luvvie interview is anything to go by.

[Park Life 71]

If little groups, especially people who can get media attention do these things it really shifts some of the dust away ...I hope they go through with it.

[Park Life 71]

I was with First Direct for years but when I got into a bit of financial difficulties when I stopped being a contractor they fucked me over big style so I moved to Abbey which is now Santander. They talk up how its very much a UK company but I still think they'd struggle if Spain goes more tits up. If I won the lotery I certainly wouldn't deposit any sizeble cash with them.

 

I did consider the Co-op years ago as well as I knew they did consider themselves ethical but by Mam used to bank with them and they upset her with crass customer service when my Dad died so they're on my blacklist of companies as well.

 

In my more ethical moments (which is hard considering the industry I work in) I think about moving to the Nationwide as its still a mutual as far as I know.

Santander UK money is ringfenced.

 

The have A- across the ratings agencies. Co op is the one in trouble.

[NJS 4411]

Santander UK money is ringfenced.

 

The have A- across the ratings agencies. Co op is the one in trouble.

Yeah like I trust fucking banks to tell the truth about liquidity.

 

Might be tempted by an account at work.