GB News

[gonzo]

So the Tric awards main sponsor was GB News?

GB News wins best news channel?

You couldn't make it up

[royal white]

7 minutes ago, gonzo said:

So the Tric awards main sponsor was GB News?

GB News wins best news channel?

You couldn't make it up

So GB news kicked Farage out of their own party. Yep that makes total sense 🥴

 

 

[Ani]

I hate Farage, but people can not say one week 'they have never won any awards' then the week after when they win awards say 'yeah but is not a proper award'
 

Given the reported losses of over £30m in year one https://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/1744860/GB-News-financial-loss/amp

You have to wonder who is funding it and why ? 

[stevieb]

53 minutes ago, Ani said:

I hate Farage, but people can not say one week 'they have never won any awards' then the week after when they win awards say 'yeah but is not a proper award'
 

Given the reported losses of over £30m in year one https://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/1744860/GB-News-financial-loss/amp

You have to wonder who is funding it and why ? 

All professional awards are fucking bollocks. 

It'll be no difference for celebs ont tele than it will be for bods in financial services or Britain's best plumbing apprentice. 

 

[MancWanderer]

Folk getting triggered by Farage eleventyteen years after he might have possibly been relevant

Life

[Casino]

1 hour ago, Ani said:

I hate Farage, but people can not say one week 'they have never won any awards' then the week after when they win awards say 'yeah but is not a proper award'
 

Given the reported losses of over £30m in year one https://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/1744860/GB-News-financial-loss/amp

You have to wonder who is funding it and why ? 

I just watched 10 minutes of that kiwi twat

Topic of conversation

Harry and meghan

He was joined by 'royal insider' paul burrell

[bolty58]

3 hours ago, gonzo said:

So the Tric awards main sponsor was GB News?

GB News wins best news channel?

You couldn't make it up

I think you need to do a bit more research matey. Check out Screen Hits and Rose Adkins Hulse, the real main sponsor. BLM supporter who certainly did not want either Farage or GB News in general anywhere near there erstwhile exclusive club.

[bolty58]

2 hours ago, Casino said:

I just watched 10 minutes of that kiwi twat

Topic of conversation

Harry and meghan

He was joined by 'royal insider' paul burrell

The important part. All very reassuring.

[bolty58]

3 hours ago, Ani said:

I hate Farage, but people can not say one week 'they have never won any awards' then the week after when they win awards say 'yeah but is not a proper award'
 

Given the reported losses of over £30m in year one https://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/1744860/GB-News-financial-loss/amp

You have to wonder who is funding it and why ? 

I do not know who but the 'why' has to be obvious surely? ITV and BBC News are so (woke, left, cancel culture, biased - choose any of these) that an alternative was definitely needed. One that offers both sides of the story and allows viewers to make up their own minds. You do not get this from 'mainstream' but you are unlikely to be able to discern this as the brainwashing process has gone on for too long and most are too far gone to be capable of doing so.

[Ani]

5 hours ago, stevieb said:

All professional awards are fucking bollocks. 

It'll be no difference for celebs ont tele than it will be for bods in financial services or Britain's best plumbing apprentice. 

 

I agree 100% but my point was last week people were not saying 'GB News have won any awards, which are pointless anyway' 

[Spider]

Flat earthers watch GB News, pass it on.

[Sweep]

11 hours ago, Ani said:

I hate Farage, but people can not say one week 'they have never won any awards' then the week after when they win awards say 'yeah but is not a proper award'
 

 

Agreed, they've now won some awards, so at least those who come on here and announce them as award winning, won't look a bit thick now.

As @bolty58has said, they're causing a shake up, which isn't a bad thing - they won't be around for very long, as they'll continue to lose money and won't gain any real traction with viewing figures, as most of the content (not all of it) appears to be a bit shit. Whilst they're here though, it may keep the major channels on their toes a little bit more than they have been

[Sweep]

10 hours ago, MancWanderer said:

Folk getting triggered by Farage eleventyteen years after he might have possibly been relevant

Life

He'll be around until the next GE, for sure, I suspect he'll probably then disappear, and happily retire on his massive EU pension 

[bolty58]

15 hours ago, Sweep said:

He'll be around until the next GE, for sure, I suspect he'll probably then disappear, and happily retire on his massive EU pension 

Which he will only be able to bank, along with his accumulated wealth, in an offshore bank if latest reports are correct.

An extremely worrying development whatever your stance on politics may be (apart from either extreme ultra left or extreme ultra right who probably see this sort of thing as perfectly acceptable behaviour.

Use whatever term you want - 'state', 'establishment', whatever - if they can 'cancel' you because of your political views where will it all end? Might some of you be future victims as some sort of nouveau thought police sets up to trawl through historical Faceache and Twatter posts and decides you said one thing, one day which they don't think fits the prevailing (woke) attitude?

They won't see it but this sort of thing mirrors the activities of the Stasi, Gestapo, KGB etc. Something I never thought I would see happening in the UK.

[Spider]

5 hours ago, bolty58 said:

Which he will only be able to bank, along with his accumulated wealth, in an offshore bank if latest reports are correct.

An extremely worrying development whatever your stance on politics may be (apart from either extreme ultra left or extreme ultra right who probably see this sort of thing as perfectly acceptable behaviour.

Use whatever term you want - 'state', 'establishment', whatever - if they can 'cancel' you because of your political views where will it all end? Might some of you be future victims as some sort of nouveau thought police sets up to trawl through historical Faceache and Twatter posts and decides you said one thing, one day which they don't think fits the prevailing (woke) attitude?

They won't see it but this sort of thing mirrors the activities of the Stasi, Gestapo, KGB etc. Something I never thought I would see happening in the UK.

It’s happening with and to people of all backgrounds.

Social media is a universally awful beast.

But, it’s here to stay. Survival of the fittest.

[Casino]

Coutts will be wary of the money coming into dodgy nigels account from russia

[Ani]

6 hours ago, bolty58 said:

Which he will only be able to bank, along with his accumulated wealth, in an offshore bank if latest reports are correct.

An extremely worrying development whatever your stance on politics may be (apart from either extreme ultra left or extreme ultra right who probably see this sort of thing as perfectly acceptable behaviour.

Use whatever term you want - 'state', 'establishment', whatever - if they can 'cancel' you because of your political views where will it all end? Might some of you be future victims as some sort of nouveau thought police sets up to trawl through historical Faceache and Twatter posts and decides you said one thing, one day which they don't think fits the prevailing (woke) attitude?

They won't see it but this sort of thing mirrors the activities of the Stasi, Gestapo, KGB etc. Something I never thought I would see happening in the UK.

Right...if his account has been closed for no reason it is pathetic. 
 

it has been reported that he banked with Coutts who are hardly the leading bastions of woke. All accounts are subject to monitoring and those of specific groups where the chance of bribery and corruption are higher are called PEPs, (politically exposed person), it was on Twitter that Farage would be classed as one of them , but I am not sure he would be. Having had to do AML training in every job I had for 30 years a bit of it did stick. 
 

I do not see why all of a sudden a bank would just close his accounts , it would only lead to chunks of bad publicity. The only thing that would trigger it would be a sudden change in behaviour. Which basically means large amounts of money suddenly appearing from unusual sources. The banks concerned would be very unlikely to publicly comment on an individual case and Farage would be unlikely to give any reason. 
 

I asked earlier in the week who funds GBNews to the tune of £30m per year. The same question applies to Farage, he will do well out of media appearances but if he also receives money from supporters (Aaron Banks reportedly gave him £450k after the Brexit vote). If one or more of those supporters is 'dodgy' then closing the accounts is pretty standard. 
 

So if the accounts closed for no reason then 100% agree with you, he has a right of appeal to the ombudsman and could also give the bank his permission to discuss why they made the decision. 

[Not in Crawley]

A more sensible take from City AM - that bastion of socialist wokeness....

Solicitor Adham Harker, from Brett Wilson LLP, said: “There is a possibility this is linked to a transaction of some sort that has been deemed to be suspicious, even if entirely legitimate.

“Farage’s suggestion that it derives from some consideration in financial mismanagement at the bank to do with politically exposed persons (PEP) is also a possibility.”

He told City A.M.: “It is far more likely there is an entry on a fraud database that is causing banks to flag up that this is a person they do not want to offer a bank account to. 

“This is not unique to PEPs. We work for a lot of clients who find themselves on a fraud database through no fault of their own – they often find out when applying for a mortgage.”

 

[Spider]

It’s a weird one for sure.

Banks are only ever interested in money, but they have rules to adhere to like any business. I wouldn’t think politics is a particularly massive deciding factor in who they let through the door.

However

Banks are free to turn customers away if they so wish. I mean, it’s the sort of free enterprise we encourage in Great Britain. No-one can make me supply a particular customer nor do I need to give a reason. That would be - and I’m quoting Farage here - like being in Germany in the 1940’s.

They quite obviously feel he’s a risk. They definitely feel he’s not a risk worth taking.

He can always set his own bank up. Can’t be that hard, he’s good at setting up businesses. 😁

It’s patriotism in action.

Edited June 30, 2023 by Spider

[Sweep]

The great news for Farage, is that it keeps him in the news, don't think for one minute he's remotely upset by this

[Not in Crawley]

3 hours ago, Sweep said:

The great news for Farage, is that it keeps him in the news, don't think for one minute he's remotely upset by this

Might pop down to his local and ask him, only about 15 mins away.

[tomski]

3 hours ago, Sweep said:

The great news for Farage, is that it keeps him in the news, don't think for one minute he's remotely upset by this

Worst thing that happened to his political career was winning. I bet he was gutted when the result came in on Brexit. A close defeat would of been what he was after.

[tomski]

dp 

Edited June 30, 2023 by tomski

[Cheese]

Suspect all the Farage sympathisers are going to look stupid when it's revealed why banks don't want anything to do with him.

[Sweep]

15 minutes ago, tomski said:

Worst thing that happened to his political career was winning. I bet he was gutted when the result came in on Brexit. A close defeat would of been what he was after.

Aye, both him and Johnson would have no doubt preferred the 52-48 to have been the other way around