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In the wake of HSBC rebrand/job cuts...should I leave?
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SmellyPetrol wrote: »I'm probably over-reacting...plus the rebrand, i'm considering leaving them.
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Not without switching for cashback/incentives etc., I hope:)0 -
that sounds straight out of the UKIP propaganda book, which is peppered with half-truths and raw hatred of anything non-english. With a little bit of googling effort, it is easy enough to find alternative views that are a lot more balanced and credible IMO. I give you starter: http://sayyes2europe.eu/2015/06/10/11-reasons-why-the-uk-should-stay-in-europe/most people don't know the implications either way, but the line we are fed is that 'there are consequences' of leaving the EU... whereas actually, they would be very limited, and the cost of remaining 'In' are astronomical financially, and allowing Brussels/Strasbourg to make decisions above the heads of our own elected politicians is bizarre.
EDIT: I don't want this thread to descend into an EU Referendum debate - there are are places to discuss this.
yes I could but to keep things simple, I just consider the £300 part of my emergency cash fund.and good work colsten..:T can you then move the Cash ISA across to your Investment ISA too?0 -
yes I could but to keep things simple, I just consider the £300 part of my emergency cash fund.
fair enough.. i tend to want to maximise my Investment ISA fund. but it's a good system you are working, good work....raw hatred of anything non-english.
:laugh:I don't want this thread to descend into an EU Referendum debate
despite the above;) saying things are untrue doesn't make them untrue. i see Scotland leaving the UK and the UK leaving the EU as inevitable now..it's just a matter of time. and it will be a real shame if the independent UK doesn't have HSBC headquartered here, but i suspect that is coming too. but further still, i don't expect to close all HSBC/Midland accounts even if this happens.0 -
dingdong3000 wrote: »I would rather be in EU to be frank but i know there are vast number of English who don't know the consequences of voting no.
Ultimately the British people will decide and we will find out soon enough.
Anyway this is getting OT so i'll stop.
You english? .. you need to remember, by voting YES, you are voting for a governance from people you don't know.. in another country..., can't vote for and can't hold accountable...........If you don't like what they are doing to your life, there will be absolutely nothing that you will be able to do about it.. Do you really want The propaganda that the Federal elitists are going to start peddling, on TV, Radio and in newspapers is going to be so intense, you will find it hard to distinguish fact from fiction!!! Look at the value of the Euro....look at the never ending problems with the Greek economy.........Do you really want to be a cash cow for all of the poorer countries of Europe and beyond!!!
It amazes me.. that some English will vote to stay in..... we was fine before we joined the EU and we'll be fine out of it.
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You english?
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we was fine
I suppose you are not english yourself as the english you use isn't english, or at least it is dreadful english.
Although nationality and origin is obviously totally irrelevant to the forthcoming EU Referendum. For starters, scottish, welsh and northern irish people are allowed to vote, alongside english people and people from all Commonwealth states.
All that whilst 'proper' UK citizens who have lived abroad for more than 15 years (e.g. business people in international companies, british citizens who married an EU citizen and moved to the continent) will be denied a vote. People from the EU who moved here decades ago, started a family, paid their taxes in the UK for decades, are part of the UK society but haven't applied for UK citizenship, are not allowed to vote. This includes the mother of Nigel Farage's two young daughters, and a member of the scottish parliament.
That is UK democracy for you.
You are right if you want to say that not everything is perfect in the EU, but please do not say everything is perfect in the UK. Because nothing is ever perfect.
Do you know the 650 UK MPs? Could you vote for all of them? How do you hold them accountable? How do you hold the unelected House Of Lords and the unelected House Of Windsor accountable? How can you explain the FPTP system as democratic? Why do you think you cannot vote for the European Parliament? Why do you think the European Parliament is less democratic than the UK Parliament?you are voting for a governance from people you don't know.. in another country..., can't vote for and can't hold accountable...........If you don't like what they are doing to your life, there will be absolutely nothing that you will be able to do about it.
I can't leave the anti-EU propaganda unanswered but let's move this discussion to a more suitable place as it is nothing whatsoever to do with bank accounts.0 -
The english is fine... (unless you're one of those people) who find a-n-y Misstake??.... s o00k/??
... Anyway....
It's true tho... if we stay in the EU, we are letting another country control our laws.
You ok with that?
Doesn't matter about the past.... look at USA/Iceland/new Zealand/Australia
All manage fine. you are saying we can't survive? without the petty EU?
We need to move this convo elsewhere......
and the UK is not perfect... the 'term perfect' doesn't exist in any country.
I, see the 'EU' as drift wood... time to pack up, it was good at first but it's very nasty now.• HSBC (Main A/C)
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The english is fine... .
It might be fine for you but it is way below the standards applied to people who apply for British citizenship.
May be there should be a language test for British citizens.0 -
It might be fine for you but it is way below the standards applied to people who apply for British citizenship.
May be there should be a language test for British citizens.
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no point bickering about it here folks, but Lith is right re. the accountability. it is strange that there are a lot of people complaining about our own systems and lack of accountability who then seemingly go on to want us to go on being dominated by the unaccountable EU.
the changes are coming, as they simply have to.
as people with an interest in personal finance from various perspectives, discussing the implications is worthwhile, but perhaps not the politics:think:0
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