Some strange and most concerning events have happened very recently.
Nigel Farage, “Mr Brexit” no less, complained in late June that his bank (said to
be Coutts’) told him that they were about to close the accounts, both personal
and business, which he had had with them for more than 40 years: [[1]]. As
of July 3rd, this has led to questions in parliament: [[2]].
This is not the first example of a large financial
institution, seemingly without any justifiable reason, withdrawing its service
from customers in the UK. Last year, Toby Young of the Free Speech Union and
Molly Kingsley of Us for Them were targeted for withdrawal of service by
PayPal: [[3]]. Even
more recently than Mr Farage, an Anglican priest, Reverend Richard Fothergill, was
threatened with termination of his account with the Yorkshire Building Society
within two weeks: [[4]].
This was allegedly because he had complained about their “pushing of
transgender ideology.”
Here, I can’t resist an “I told you so.” For I wrote last
December: “It looks as if the political élites are limbering up to extend ‘financial
sanctions’ régimes, hitherto used primarily against such dubious figures as
Russian oligarchs, to anyone they choose to make an example of.” And it’s amply
clear that those, whom they want to make examples of, very much include those
who hold views contrary to the “politically correct” establishment views.
The financial services industry and the establishment “money laundering”
agenda
Some of the draconian financial sanctions, which have been used
against apparently innocent people in these cases, are being pushed by
governments through their Financial Action Task Force (FATF). Others are being
pushed by the banks themselves via the “Wolfsberg Group” [[5]],
particularly in the area they call “anti-money-laundering.” It is worth
pointing out that Coutts Bank is indirectly owned by HSBC, one of the founder
members of the Wolfsberg Group. And that Yorkshire Building Society has a
long-standing relationship with Citigroup, which along with a German
non-governmental organization called Transparency International, was the
original driver of the foundation of the Wolfsberg Group.
I think you might find it rather hard to produce any
evidence of the Reverend Richard Fothergill being a “money launderer!” Or Nigel
Farage, for that matter. Not to mention Toby Young and Molly Kingsley, both of
whose PayPal accounts were eventually re-instated.
As I wrote in an earlier essay, “an international élite, spearheaded by the United Nations among others, and including multi-national corporations, dishonest politicians, and activist fellow-travellers, seeks to ‘unite the world’ under the tyranny of a global ruling class, unelected and unaccountable.” The recent Nigel Farage incident has made it, more than ever before, clear that the international banking and financial industry is a key player in this process. And that the “cancel culture” is a part of their modus operandi.
[[2]] https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/jul/03/banks-accused-of-closing-accounts-such-as-nigel-farages-on-political-grounds
[[3]] https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2022/09/27/paypal-reinstates-free-speech-union-accounts-accused-politically/
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