Alison Rose Nat West

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I can promise you that I know what bellend means, and yes, it is in common parlance in the non pearl clutching rural community where I live, as it is I would guess through much of the UK. Vulgar, slightly, but I do know much worse words.

According to the OED it’s Vulgar: slang. The glans of the penis. What a charmer you are.

I would if I were you tickingbird. I didn’t invent the expression for him though, it’s common parlance.

Maybe in your circles Casdon certainly not in mine and The Metro is your preferred reading?

So you’re said Maybee but even despicable people should be afforded confidentiality by their banks so long as they’re not breaking the law. As far as I know Farage wasn’t breaking the law. The wrongdoer in this case is not Farage, however much you may dislike and disagree with him.

maddyone

Don’t be ridiculous Maybee. Recognise it for what it was, a woman who clearly doesn’t respect confidentiality and was being paid over five million a year to not recognise confidentiality. Not manipulation by Farage, totally ridiculous idea. Is he using it to get publicity now? Yes he is, but he didn’t start the situation, the woman who doesn’t understand confidentiality did.

Well, he’s manipulated it in that he now has the maximum amount of publicity for it. And I haven’t defended her in any way. I wouldn’t put anything past the man: he’s despicable.

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I would if I were you tickingbird. I didn’t invent the expression for him though, it’s common parlance.

Casdon.
My opinion is as valid as yours Primrose53, and you are in no position to censor what I, or anybody else says.

It wasn’t an opinion; it was a pretty foul mouthed insult. Referring to someone as a bellend?! Really? I’m half tempted to report you.

Blossoming

I do have many problems but that doesn’t stop me from seeing how greedy and corrupt the world of high finance can be.

Yes indeed Blossoming. It’s really quite revolting.

Don’t be ridiculous Maybee. Recognise it for what it was, a woman who clearly doesn’t respect confidentiality and was being paid over five million a year to not recognise confidentiality. Not manipulation by Farage, totally ridiculous idea. Is he using it to get publicity now? Yes he is, but he didn’t start the situation, the woman who doesn’t understand confidentiality did.

I do have many problems but that doesn’t stop me from seeing how greedy and corrupt the world of high finance can be.

I think that, in banks, Farage recognises a mirror image of himself ie something/someone that pretends to be there for the benefit of that people but are, in fact, just in it for themselves. It wouldn’t surprise me to find that Farage had manipulated the situation in some way but, unfortunately that still doesn’t make it right.

Callistemon21

It is not just him, though, HPQ

He has become the voice for all those who have been 'unbanked' for spurious reasons.

His is the tip of the latest banking iceberg.

Remember the scandals over illegal bank charges? Many of those people who were found to have been unfairly charged and repaid the money by the banks when the Ombudsman found in their favour then had their bank accounts promptly closed.

Im assuming that some on here have memory problems?
Re the comments above. It’s obvious to a blind man that banks will shaft you at any opportunity and yet you defend them.

Callistemon21

Grantanow

Nat West and Coutts handled this very badly and gave the odious man a platform from which to exercise his political megaphone when he was drifting into obscurity. Rose should not have discussed a client with a journalist or anyone else outside the bank so she had to go. Attacking Remainers is the undertow of all this.

I agree, we don't have to have voted to leave the EU or to particularly like Farage to know that this is wrong.

She broke a cardinal rule of banking. You don't gossip about customers. Full stop
That's the nub of it Aveline.

I agree, we don't have to have voted to leave the EU or to particularly like Farage to know that this is wrong.

She broke a cardinal rule of banking. You don't gossip about customers. Full stop

Exactly this.

Callistemon21

It is not just him, though, HPQ

He has become the voice for all those who have been 'unbanked' for spurious reasons.

His is the tip of the latest banking iceberg.

Remember the scandals over illegal bank charges? Many of those people who were found to have been unfairly charged and repaid the money by the banks when the Ombudsman found in their favour then had their bank accounts promptly closed.

Yes, good point. Farage has a clear case for complaint and there are reports of many others too. But, although I shouldn't let my opinion of him cloud my opinion, I can't help feel that his outrage and frequent appearances on TV are more about promoting his own brand as a 'man of the people' than anything else. Having said that, I heard a R4 report on youngsters who had been fooled into money laundering by paying money into their bank accounts and then withdrawing it, minus a percentage for themselves. Naïve behaviour which leads to them being unable to open a bank account anywhere once discovered. Can you imagine navigating life without a bank account?

Jaxjacky

If one of her employees had done this, no doubt they would have been sacked. Rules apply to all.

I agree, my first job at the age of 16 was as a bank clerk with Midland Bank, client confidentiality was drummed into us on a regular basis.

CrochetBliss

Farage is an extremely unpleasant person. She shouldn’t have been fired from a job she wholly deserved

Absolutely nothing to do with her gender identity.

... so it's acceptable to disclose confidential information about a customer if they are "extremely unpleasant"... seriously?

Everyone is entitled to the same confidentiality - I can't abide the man either, but that's irrelevant. The amount of money he has in his account is no one else's business but his and the bank's.

Rose may have "fully deserved" the job initially, but she has broken such a basic confidentiality clause, one that even junior banking staff understand, that she had to go.

The silly woman has broken a primary written-rule, sullied the reputation of the banking group - and given Farage more ammunition.

Yup, the breaching of confidentiality is the bottom line whoever the person is. For the life of me I cannot understand how 'the bank' could be so stupid as to take on someone who would undoubtedly blow the whole shabby exercise apart. Completely baffling. Allegedly Jeremy Corbyn is for some people a deeply unpleasant person,but nobody is suggesting for a moment that he should be deprived of banking facilities. It seems inconceivable that such an experienced person such as Dame Alison should have accidentally, slip of the tongue, made this comment to a BBC journalist, who, by chance, reported it back to the BBC in time for the 6 oclock news?!! All slips of the tongue? All breaches of confidentiality. I don't think so.

It is not just him, though, HPQ

He has become the voice for all those who have been 'unbanked' for spurious reasons.

His is the tip of the latest banking iceberg.

Remember the scandals over illegal bank charges? Many of those people who were found to have been unfairly charged and repaid the money by the banks when the Ombudsman found in their favour then had their bank accounts promptly closed.

A major breach of confidentiality which led to her resignation. Farage was the injured party, he has had his say, now, lets get him off our TV news please and stop giving this grifter the publicity which is his life blood. Maybe more reports on food banks instead of bank accounts for millionaires?

Grantanow

Nat West and Coutts handled this very badly and gave the odious man a platform from which to exercise his political megaphone when he was drifting into obscurity. Rose should not have discussed a client with a journalist or anyone else outside the bank so she had to go. Attacking Remainers is the undertow of all this.

I agree, we don't have to have voted to leave the EU or to particularly like Farage to know that this is wrong.

She broke a cardinal rule of banking. You don't gossip about customers. Full stop
That's the nub of it Aveline.

“There are parallels between the greedy adventurism that led to the downfall of RBS and Fred Goodwin, and the political mission-creep that has tarnished NatWest and left Alison Rose out of a job. Once again, the captains of our financial system seem unsatisfied by their day jobs and ready to take massive risks for a more exciting life.

If NatWest is to recover quickly from this damaging episode it needs to abandon the moral crusade and rediscover – yet again – the old-fashioned and boring business of being a bank.”

Source: Ben Marlow in today’s Telegraph.

* I think ‘remainers’ don’t like it BTW when those who voted for Brexit bite back Grantanow.
Farage didn’t start this.
He responded!

Nat West and Coutts handled this very badly and gave the odious man a platform from which to exercise his political megaphone when he was drifting into obscurity. Rose should not have discussed a client with a journalist or anyone else outside the bank so she had to go. Attacking Remainers is the undertow of all this.

CrochetBliss

Farage is an extremely unpleasant person. She shouldn’t have been fired from a job she wholly deserved

Absolutely nothing to do with her gender identity.

I’m assuming, then, that you view everyone else who has been denied a bank account ^ an extremely unpleasant person^
Give that some thought.

Yesterday, after £850 million was wiped off NatWest’s market value, Mr Farage said: “I don’t know whether Rachel Reeves has ever heard of something called the stock market. Maybe not. But have a look at the share price and ask yourself how good a job Alison has done. Typical of some people to politicise a non-partisan issue. What a disappointment.”

And on thinking about any severance ££millions she may be in line for, I personal hope whatever the final sum that 39% of it is deducted from the total. That is the percentage share we the taxpayers are invested in N W.

Bonus payout?
Not in my name lady.

And technically you ‘resigned’ to earn it. Beggars belief how you got away with that sleight of hand. If an ordinary bank teller in Manchester had released such details to the Urmston & Stretford Messenger newspaper they would have been SACKED.

Witzend

My not so inner cynic was wondering what sort of fat pay-off she’d get, and sure enough, the front page of today’s Times says she ‘could get millions’. 🤬

🤬 indeed, bearing in mind this bank is partly owned by the taxpayer.

How did she get the job in the first place?
Just which part of confidentiality did she not understand?