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i know we have gone way way way off track here, but this is a very interesting discussion. Does anyone else think this "secrecy" is bonkers ?
I posted a post which informed folks that an Act of Parliament had been passed, (name not quoted) which told folks that they could no longer rely on the confidentiality of their professional advisers, who are now under a legal duty to inform on them if they do anything wrong.
This Act of parliament may be law, (I think its madness) but, what i consider totally bonkers, is that several well-meaning posters on here now feel it necessary to tell me that i cannot discuss such an Act of Parliament !!!!!!
Democracy ? Its that freedom of speech thing which we have had for ever, and which we still have, as far as i know.
If an Act of Parliament has been passed, it has been passed in our democratic Houses of Parliament, and its contents are publicly available through Hansard.
What on earth is going on ? This is a discussion forum, it is not a law court, it is not an accountants office, nor a solicitors office - it is a forum for private individuals to express their private and personal opinions.
I am, hopefully, not being critical of any particular poster on this thread, but, the ridiculous PC-ness that has caused such reactions; the nonsense of "Compliance" - whoever invented all that rubbish,and the lack of common sense in our law-makers - all these things make me mad as heck !!!!!!!!!
If i want to tell someone that their solicitor can report them, then i shall. Rant over !!!0 -
I would like to say a big thanks to all of you that replied to my post. Certanily gave us a great deal to think about, no it isnt anything shady. Just a older person looking for some help, whom I have now convinced to go to a proper finance firm. Up till we saw your replies today my friend was against dealing with an outsider.
So Thank you to you all, even the ones we didnt understand.0 -
god im pleased im nieve, i wouldnt have asked anyone and just done it!!! but then im blondeYou're not drunk if you can lie on the floor without holding on0
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