NI Presbyterian mutual society, Short of funds for withdrawal?

goodbyepci

jon_groovy wrote: »

don't underestimate what the newsletter have been doing for us in the this whole affair.

Big thank you to Philip Bradfield

:T :beer: :T

goodbyepci

http://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/Brown-39failing-to-respond-to.5091120.jp

It was Thomas Stanley Callaghan who started the Downing St petition

Not the Presbyterian Church in Ireland

They jumped on the bandwagon and are now trying to claim the credit.


If anyone is going to Downing St, it should be Thomas Stanley Callaghan!


Big Thank you to Thomas Stanley Callaghan!

:T

Nomad25

Is the Newsletter aware of this forum? Maybe someone [a PMS saver] should send a link to Mr Bradfield? It would give him more info on what's been going on and how devious the PCI, etc. have been.

brick

goodbyepci wrote: »

It was Thomas Stanley Callaghan who started the Downing St petition
Big Thank you to Thomas Stanley Callaghan!

Excellent that TSC started petition, but also good (IMO) that Moderator action (by joining in) means TSC's online petition has been supplemented with 28K more names (on paper).

So, thank you to Moderator as well. Yes?

Whatnow?_3

Nomad25 - Done and sent to P Bradfield

Brick - Yes it is great that moderator and those supporting ministers have encouraged the petition and got another 28,000 signatures.

Sorry to sound a wee bit negative but there are 300,000 people in PCI - where are the other approx 270,000 signatures and did all ministers promote it in their congregations? Sorry to ask this but....

brick

jon_groovy wrote: »

The fact that the chruch is slamming someone else...

Speaking personally, I would challenge Government for providing support to just about every ailing financial institution except PMS.

If PMS savers enjoyed the same protection as bank savers I don't believe we would be where we are today.

So, on that basis, I believe that Government have a case to answer - and should be challenged.

For PMS savers to lose savings, plus have to pay through taxes for assistance of all other non-PMS banks/savers is unjust (IMO).

There are separate issues about PMS savers being (massively) misled/unclear about how their savings were used, PMS savers not being clearly warned about status of their institution/savings (radically different to "bank" status), whether or not PMS declined to join saver protection sheme (and if so, why did regulatory authority permit them to to decline?), etc.

But surely, given the extent to which financial rule book has been torn up by Government, there is a basis for expecting parity of treatment/support for citizens? (and a somewhat faster response time)

I agree that there are questions Church has to answer as well, and some self-slamming may be in order.

sickasaparrot

Having written to the Treasury Select Committee earlier this month, I received a reply from them today.They are keen to hear individual views and experiences from PMS investors. They are hoping to publish their findings and recommendations from their inquiry in early April.

Time is of the essence folks - if you want your views heard email John McFall at:-


[EMAIL="john.mcfall@blueyonder.co.uk"]john.mcfall@blueyonder.co.uk[/EMAIL]

or by snail mail:-

John McFall MP
125 College Street
Dumbarton
West Dumbartonshire
G82 1NH

joylikes2shop

http://www.theyworkforyou.com/wrans/?id=2009-03-19a.83.6&s=presbyterian+mutual#g84.0

goodbyepci

sickasaparrot wrote: »

Having written to the Treasury Select Committee earlier this month, I received a reply from them today.They are keen to hear individual views and experiences from PMS investors. They are hoping to publish their findings and recommendations from their inquiry in early April.

Time is of the essence folks - if you want your views heard email John McFall at:-


[EMAIL="john.mcfall@blueyonder.co.uk"]john.mcfall@blueyonder.co.uk[/EMAIL]

or by snail mail:-

John McFall MP
125 College Street
Dumbarton
West Dumbartonshire
G82 1NH

I wonder is this the report that Gordon Brown is waiting on before he meets with the First and Deputy First Ministers?

If it is then it is vitally important to tell them our stories.

Other members of the committee that day were
Michael Fallon MP (Conservative I think)
[EMAIL="fallonm@parliament.uk"]fallonm@parliament.uk[/EMAIL]

and Graham Brady MP
email to [EMAIL="crowthers@parliament.uk"]crowthers@parliament.uk[/EMAIL]

Graham Brady has been campaigning on behalf of Equitable Life investors

There was another person on the committee, but I didn't get their name.

fivealive_2

freddiemae wrote: »

new article - Pressure on Gordon Brown
http://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/Brown-faces-new-PMS-pressure.5091120.jp

From the above article:
"The Prime Minister has said he will not meet the ministers about the PMS until a Treasury report on the matter is completed."

So it's not just pressure on G.B., it's pressure on us to get our comments/letters off to
[EMAIL="john.mcfall@blueyonder.co.uk"]john.mcfall@blueyonder.co.uk[/EMAIL]

Remember the parable of the persistent widow? :rolleyes2