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Blimey, who'd have thought that a thread about a bank closing would get so personal? Perhaps our benevolent Webmaster needs more help with moderating? Or maybe, like most of us, he secretly enjoys watching the 'bear baiting' that occurs here, it's like Jeremy Kyle without having to watch JK preening in front of the camera!

Margaret Swift
Margaret Swift
7 Dec 2017

Stop interferring, if you've nothing useful to add then don't bother, go get a life!!!!!!!!! (Excalmation marks just for you - and your comment could be construed as bullying so be careful!) Pot, kettle, black?

I could not agree more

Please stop bullying Leatash, just because you disagree with him doesn’t mean thatyou have the right to be so “caustic”. Why would ISPs lie about the statistics? A couple of years ago, the number of adults in the UK without a bank account was 1.5 million, according to these facts: There are 1.5 million unbanked adults in the UK according to Financial Inclusion Annual ...

Margaret Swift
Margaret Swift
7 Dec 2017

But they still live on the margins of society. And, for the record, through my work, I know of very poor young families who do not have access to the internet so cannot do online banking even if they wanted to. Don't believe everything you read, how do you KNOW the statistics you are quoting are accurate? And yes, I do think you are probably simples!

leatash
leatash
7 Dec 2017

And only 86% of the population own a TV. So out of the 10% who dont have internet access 7% are elderly out of them 5% are males and 2% female so as they die of the percentage of those who have access will increase why because those taking there place will already be internet savy simples yes.

Margaret Swift
Margaret Swift
7 Dec 2017

And I bet that is the internet providers telling us that! But even if that is accurate, it's OK then for the 10% to be ignored, disenfranchised and live on the margins of society? What a nice person you are!

leatash
leatash
7 Dec 2017

In 1998 only 9% of the UK population had internet access the figures for 2017 90% of the UK population have internet access. But only 75% of the population own a car.

The dame should be played by Jean-Claude-Yuncker and the rest of his cronies can fill in when needed.

Lynne
Lynne
7 Dec 2017

Or maybe it's a Whitehall Farce? From the front page of today's i newspaper. "Hammond (that's the Chancellor of the Exchequer) says Britain should pay EU £50bn even if trade talks collapse - and admits Cabinet hasn't discussed type of Brexit the UK will seek from Brussels" and "Brexit Secretary claims government hasn't yet looked at Brexit's impact on the ...