Leilani Dowding told by bank 'Government needs to know' what she's spending money on | Mark Steyn

[@anthonywoodburn625]

They don't want anyone using cash, like the last 2 years its all about control, power, money, and politics.

[@well-8814]

If we lose cash, the banks will have total control. Use it or lose it

[@simonbrownbridge1799]

Perhaps all the smug"this is so convenient" card tapping slave classes could pay attention here. Cash is one of the small vestiges of freedom the elites with their overstuffed cash accounts want to remove from the ordinary man. The Great Reset is also The Great Restock for these user criminals

[@well-8814]

@@simonbrownbridge1799 Your reply was censored. I can still see it in my replies but not on the actual thread.

[@simonbrownbridge1799]

@@well-8814 thanks mate, I guess it"s yt work. Good to know

[@georgemorgan8056]

"You will own nothing and you will be happy"

[@goodlookinouthomie1757]

Tell them youre paying for your child to have gender reassignment surgery and they'll let you take all the money and throw in a donation as well.

[@annafoster3446]

This comment is brilliant 👏

[@mensspace9519]

😭🤣🤣🤣

[@joannastanden5816]

I'll tell them it's for my husbands sex change

[@joycegibbs5267]

haha, brilliant.🤣

[@angelwings7930]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@lynnemayer4200]

Everyone needs to start using cash for all transactions......

[@SpartanThe300th]

@lynne mayer I've started to pay with cash whenever I can. In my local Tesco Metro they've removed all the tills that used to accept cash. Now one can pay with cash only at the tobacco counter. I've started to only pay there, even if it involves queueing, unless I'm in such a hurry that I absolutely couldn't wait 5 minutes or so. One can clearly see where all this is going.

[@PickleThePig]

I’ve been telling people this for years.

[@pfauniversal1890]

Who's everyone?

[@pfauniversal1890]

@@PickleThePig what people?

[@keithwilliams1243]

@@pfauniversal1890 - This is without a doubt the most stupid question I have come across this week, if you consult various dictionaries everyone refers to every person or all persons. In this particular context it refers to everyone in this country who uses banks. Not rocket science.

[@ivarrtheboneless9104]

I asked to withdraw £2k cash from our joint bank account. The cashier quizzed me on what I was buying. I told him that I was going to stick it on QPR to win the FA Cup. I'm sure that it's about reducing cash in hand transactions. More to the point we should be asking why the UK is giving our tax payers money to the Ukraine and foreign aid to corrupt governments in Africa.

[@jimduncan2164]

Very funny, but seriously, QPR, don't really do that.

[@SH-fz9dy]

We should be seeing all their recipes.

[@DieFlabbergast]

We are giving money to the Ukraine as a form of defence spending. Or, would you prefer to wait until the Russians are attacking NATO (hint: that's us) and British soldiers have to do their own fighting rather than allowing the Ukrainians to fight and die not only for themselves but also for the entire West? The money for corrupt African governments is a bribe so that they will let UK companies continue to do business there. Don't you know anything?

[@lewlewis6511]

Keep a ready float spread about from regular cashpoint withdrawls. Can't remember the last time i visited my bank in person, probably 10 years or more, hopefully never need to again.

[@roviwoteap2375]

It’s called “Big Brother.” George Orwell was right with his predictions... only nearly 40 years late.

[@kliffklass]

early

[@baybarsedturner2]

With the two minute hate against the un-VXed?

[@jazzybee2627]

I'd say it's more a mixture of big brother and brave new world

[@andersandersen6295]

Was it really a prediction or are they just following the script he wrote? The latter makes more sense to me.

[@dickybird9613]

it is worse than Orwells1984

[@alpal87]

I’ve significantly increased how often I pay with cash

[@Seek.YouWillFind]

Yes I have done the same. It’s happening here in 🇦🇺too

[@gug1970]

Here Here. Me too. If its an option, always.

[@SpartanThe300th]

I've started to pay with cash whenever I can. In my local Tesco Metro they've removed all the tills that used to accept cash. Now one can pay with cash only at the tobacco counter. I've started to only pay there, even if it involves queueing, unless I'm in such a hurry that I absolutely couldn't wait 5 minutes or so. One can clearly see where all this is going.

[@cornishhh]

Good.

[@headbangerbald1278]

You won't be able to do it much longer, enjoybit while you can.

[@davetdowell]

I had something similar years ago with Lloyds, "we don't have to answer to you", and when replied with "Correct and I don't have to bank with you, close the account", the manager was called to advise me that he felt I was being rather rash... The account was closed that day, and I got the money as a bankers draft, walked out of the bank and haven't been in a Lloyds bank since.

[@Irene-qe5hu]

Well done Sir..👏👏👏🤝

[@vodaredhill1704]

What does banker rhythm with ?

[@georgegreig7357]

@@vodaredhill1704 i am petty sure thats where the term originates from😂

[@Irene-qe5hu]

@@georgegreig7357 🤣🤣🤣🤭

[@vodaredhill1704]

@MEH Try again.

[@nockianlifter661]

It’s the Casino’s currency chips. They don’t want you cashing in your chips, they have to keep you in their Casino until they’ve taken it all.

[@thomridgeway1438]

Absolutely correct! This is a criminal Mafia elite, and this is one of their rackets! They have many to milk us dry and keep us under the cosh!

[@thomridgeway1438]

@@jfphotography69 yes I did read it. What do you think a Casino, is if it isn't a racket?

[@jfphotography69]

@@thomridgeway1438 Do you know what CBDC's are.

[@peteclarkcopy]

@@jfphotography69 Yes. Replacing our current currency (I won't dignify it as 'money') with real-time adjustable credits in the company store. Which can be cancelled or withheld at the will of the controllers ('computer says no'). SLAVERY SYSTEM.

[@Libertariun]

No. They know the casino is bankrupt. That’s why they have to prevent people trying to withdraw their hard earned, multiple times taxed, money. The whole corrupt edifice they’ve created, would collapse, and they’d probably face the ire of ordinary citizens.

[@markbrown4955]

THIS is exactly why we must keep cash and not go to a cashless society

[@freeman6939]

People might wake up and realise just how much we are being controlled by those we trust to represent us. Their scam is falling apart around them so expect them to turn nasty and greedy too. By the time you pay to have the kettle delivered and test ita couple of times you can sit down with a cuppa and realise how much boris and his chums are laughing at us.

[@Irene-qe5hu]

@@petersmith2522 spot on Peter...no one is going to control me mate...I'm working on it !!! 👍

[@well-8814]

If we lose cash the banks will have total control. Use cash or lose it. We may still have to go back to bartering eventually anyway

[@parrotshootist3004]

its falling building 7 style.

[@brondahawkins9264]

Is their scam falling apart. I sincerely hope it is.. but is it too late. They care not that we see the truth, if we can't do anything about it.

[@parrotshootist3004]

@@brondahawkins9264 yup.

[@paul8498]

Well said Mark, totally agree

[@Ofelas1]

Digital Currency CBDC will control what you spend on, and maybe even if you can spend it at all. The government is just getting us accustomed to the idea of full control.

[@stephaniechambell1493]

This is unacceptable! What are we all going to do and WHEN???

[@blackcoffee.]

Push back. Say you won't tell them. Use cash as much as possible. If you don't the amount will keep getting lower till they give you $20 on Saturday night. It's all the foundation of trying to go digital (no privacy at all). Push back now.

[@joycegibbs5267]

I use cash all the time but I know they won't let us for much longer. They want to know what we're up to.

[@hibiscus5598]

@@joycegibbs5267 so true some places only accepts cards.

[@peterturley1331]

DO NOT COMPLY. DO NOT PAY!!!

[@megane230f1]

When i was young my grandparents used to say things like all politicians piss in the same pot and hide your money under the floorboards or under the mattress and i never knew what they meant, now im older i see what it means

[@well-8814]

It's exactly that. The banks own the State and it's a house of cards that's about to come crashing down.

[@smallfeet4581]

There was a time when in USA the govt took everyone's savings , that was why my mum and people of that era didn't put all their money in a bank ,

[@Irene-qe5hu]

I'm going back to the 1940s here ,my great grandma kept all her money in a carpet bag under the floor boards for years ,my mother told her to put it in the bank for safety, her answer was " I don't trust banks, I'll keep it were I can see it.".....80 years on my God was she right....

[@smallfeet4581]

@@Irene-qe5hu yes my mum was around that era , your g\grandma was wise , under the floorboards 😂, my mum always told me of what the govt did in USA , my mum didn't have a lot but some was in the bank and some wasn't , all her life ,

[@Irene-qe5hu]

@@smallfeet4581 Your mum a very wise Lady bless her, it's getting that way you can't trust anyone, especially people in authority, I never thought I'd see the day but this Country has gone to the dogs ( UK )...it makes you not want to leave your home because of what you will face out there, and there is always some scams going on, God knows were it is all going to end, our privacy has been taken away, have a good day dear...

[@colinnewton5254]

It happened today to me, a measly £2,000. I told them I wanted to buy an uprights piano for my granddaughter. I wasn't, I am no longer going to keep more than £1,000 in the bank. I don't want the government pinching it like Turdeau did in Canada. It will happen ! ! !

[@timbookedtwo2375]

You should keep much less, in the account, as little as possible.

[@jacksonbow2766]

@@timbookedtwo2375 only keep £1 in the account to keep it open and nothing more. Find alternatives. The banks don't have money, they just 'create' paper and numbers on their books AND they can only do that with the human signing for it and being assigned debt.

[@tomf4547]

@@jacksonbow2766 not much point having an account with a quid in it.

[@jacksonbow2766]

@@tomf4547 not even with a wink emoji attached to it for the bankers to see👍🍺

[@mrobo9037]

I've had this on 3 occasions @ Nat West and Barclays Banks. I told them, " it's nothing to do with you, and" what do you spend your money on ", they just gave me the money, after making me wait for ages! DISGUSTING.

[@VincitOmniaVeritas7]

Next step: the government will decide if what you are going to spend your money on is “essencial” or not. Next next step: carbon allowances.

[@dfza4866]

And a social credit score...like china

[@peteclarkcopy]

@@dfza4866 By George, you've got it!

[@brianlopez8855]

Nanny knows best.

[@bwilliams572]

Thats already planned in the Central Bank Digital Currency. An even more worrying thing was the bank of England have asked the ministers to make it programmable. "A digital currency could make payments faster, cheaper and safer, but also opens up new technological possibilities, including programming: effectively allowing a party in a transaction, such as the state or an employer, to control how the money is spent by the recipient."

[@kissmysix]

Beware, The Great Reset.

[@autodidact537]

Last year I went to my bank in Canada to change a $20 bill into coins so that I could do some laundry & I was told I needed to show ID in order to do so. This insanity is everywhere today.

[@therespectedlex9794]

They started i give me tuppence and pennies when I asked them to do that in the UK. Because they honestly didn't hear me right.

[@Salty_Sassenach]

The very same thing happened to me. I too needed coins for the launderette & the bank wanted some ID or my bank card to verify who I was 🤔 It wasn't my bank either

[@therespectedlex9794]

@@Salty_Sassenach If it wasn't your bank that's more understandable. Or do you remember things being different?

[@Salty_Sassenach]

@@therespectedlex9794 You can go to any cash point machine to draw money out & you don't need to have an account with them. With today's technology it's easy to check if notes are counterfeit or not. Yes the bank wasn't my bank but they asked me to present my bank card as ID, which I didn't have on me. I ended up going elsewhere for change.

[@therespectedlex9794]

@@Salty_Sassenach Not what I asked.

[@alanjm1234]

People need to realise, once you let them abolish cash, they own you completely and absolutely.

[@jimduncan2164]

Use cash as much as you can and tell friends and family. But some look at me blankly and say why? I forget sometimes that so many people really do have absolutely no idea what's going on and what's coming.

[@dcarbs2979]

Especially after having my own indie business, I almost exclusively use cash - even for big items near £1000. There aer a few exceptions, but even during Covid I use cash as much as possible after I found how unlikely fomite infection was.

[@graemepeters5717]

When I lived in France, 25 years ago, I was surprised how much the French used 'chip & pin' instead of cash. Nowadays, the morons wave their strokey-phones even to buy a coffee. I haven't used my card for a year and a half - always cash now.

[@AJ-hi9fd]

This is why what is going on is going on.

[@hellotoday5069]

DO NOT ACCEPT THIS AS NORMAL ! PUSH BACK!!!! USE CASH!! They are slowly pulling their BS on all of us!!! Protest!! COME TOGETHER AND LETS END THEIR BS!

[@Ichioku]

Similar thing happened to me when I wanted to change some currency at an exchange. They demanded to see a 'paper trail' (their exact words) of where the cash came from. When I asked how much I could change without this requirement, they refused to tell me. When I asked to see where this is written in their terms, I was told I was not allowed to see. Infuriating.

[@brianhannon3253]

Similar thing happened to me last week I went to pay £500 into my savings account and had fifty questions where I got the money from,no joke it took about ten minutes for them to take it

[@RedroomStudios]

how stupid! you may as well have walked away with it in your pocket.

[@Libertariun]

Banana republic

[@readyorknot2344]

@@brianhannon3253 should have said "I do backyard gender transitions... Would you like one?"

[@marksutherland774]

People need to start using cash again or it will be phased out even quicker. As Leilani says it would help smaller businesses with cash flow and not give the credit / debit card processors more money. Small actions like this help kick back on the global agenda of phasing out cash. It was a lie used early in the pandemic that the "virus" could be passed with cash. If you think about it, that meant it could be passed on by anything you touched, food, clothing etc, complete BS.

[@SpartanThe300th]

@Mark Sutherland I've started to pay with cash whenever I can. In my local Tesco Metro they've removed all the tills that used to accept cash. Now one can pay with cash only at the tobacco counter. I've started to only pay there, even if it involves queueing, unless I'm in such a hurry that I absolutely couldn't wait ~ 5 minutes or so. One can clearly see where all this is going.

[@Irene-qe5hu]

It's a load of bull shit peeps, use cash and kick the banks up the jacksy!!!!

[@catherinedorrian7548]

@@SpartanThe300th My local Tescos used to have 2 Atms. As they were close together one was sealed up because of the 'social distancing' rule and it has never been reopened. I always use cash and normally withdraw what I need before going into the shop but last week the remaining ATM was out of service. I enquired about this in store and was told it had been out of service since Monday. I do my weekly shop on Thursday!!!!! Obviously in no rush to get it sorted.

[@mikeedland]

This happened to me twice. First time I was asked “can I ask what you are going to spend this on”. ‘Of course you can‘ said I and just stood there. Second time I answered ‘I have a tip for a horse running at Ascot this afternoon - can’t loose’. It’s all there just to aggravate

[@graemepeters5717]

I wish I'd used my brother-in-laws reason - "I'm going to spend it on drugs and hookers". He then insisted they write the answer on the form!

[@freddyeverready]

*Can't lose

[@gug1970]

@@freddyeverready no. that horse was *really* tight.

[@jamesrowntree108]

Time to remove ALL of your money from the bank. Before its too late.

[@marktoohey7011]

I had this recently in a local bank branch in Australia. I joked it was for drugs, they politely told me it was not an approved reason so I had to find another reason.

[@Seek.YouWillFind]

Please Shut your account and go elsewhere we all need to push back against this

[@JG-fv9bv]

Lol , either that or say you need it for a penis reduction and watch the look on the tellers face 😂

[@andersandersen6295]

@@Seek.YouWillFind Go where? if they all do it.

[@theozzy4717]

Approved??? By who??

[@siras2]

.. or in other words, they're fine with that as long as you lie to them.

[@blackwingvisuals5017]

They brought this in whilst you were mesmerized a year or two back !

[@trevorpops]

When the crash happens there will be no bank "bailout", instead there will be a " bail in". The bank will use your cash to try and get itself out of trouble. Your money is classed as an investment in the bank, so when the bank fails you lose your money, just as you would if you had invested in stocks etc.

[@gug1970]

You're right, although currently I believe they can only take anything over the fsc limit (if you're int he uk anyway) - if anyone is lucky enough to have > 82k (ish) in "cash" - you need to split it between banks and ensure that those banks are from different "banking groups".

[@RedroomStudios]

I've definitely heard of bail ins.. but the thing I dont understand is even if they took everyone's deposits it would only represent at best 10% of their debts/loans etc. because of fractional reserve banking. they dont actually have enough cash to cover people's deposits if everyone wanted to withdraw it at the same time.

[@peteclarkcopy]

@@gug1970 Yes, rely on a govt promise. One thing the great coronascam showed us is that they can, and will, change 'laws' overnight to impose tyranny and steal (by moneyprinting etc) whatever they like.

[@JG-fv9bv]

Exactly , people don't realise when they put money in their bank account they are in fact giving the bank an unsecured loan

[@gug1970]

​@@peteclarkcopy I'm not arguing. However, i'm not yet ready to put it all into monero ....yet. That'll happen when they introduce CBDC.

[@DrTodd13]

In the US, if you intentionally make multiple payments or withdrawals just under the reporting limit for the purpose of avoiding the paperwork then this is called "structuring" and it is also illegal.

[@thesheperd7567]

Tell them it's to buy fuel, food and pay your energy bills.

[@fireflyrobert]

Nice one!

[@scetchport]

Tell them nothing. Totally none of their business. Withdraw amounts from atms, no questions asked.

[@veryhappychappy12]

Kontrol. You can't print money without devaluing it. They can't print any more without the whole edifice cracking....... But they will.

[@well-8814]

It's being done on purpose. If we lose cash, we're done for

[@RedroomStudios]

there are also some theories that the system was going to crash in 2020 and thats why they stalled the economy until they could print more money... I really wish we knew for certain the motivations behind all this.

[@neil03051957]

Wayne, spoken to Glyn E lately???

[@Seek.YouWillFind]

I was asked the same question about 10 years ago , I asked to speak to the bank manager and said it’s my money if you keep asking me this question I will close my account and go elsewhere. That stopped the question fast. But all of this is under the cover of it may be drug money! try and pay into a bank cash after selling your car But really it’s all about control We all need to push back hard and never answer the questions

[@schrodingerscat1863]

I got asked questions like this a few years back when I wanted to withdraw £5000, I told them it was for drugs and hookers and they didn't look happy about that explanation but they grudgingly gave me the money. 🤣

[@jamesplummer356]

Good to see you were using it wisely

[@Capohanf1]

I would have said, "TO BUY A WEAPON!"

[@deehaytch8442]

now try depositing 5k...street wrap in 20s..then say its from selling drugs... do you think the banks should just say yeah ok fine whatever

[@schrodingerscat1863]

@@deehaytch8442 Large cash deposits I can understand there being questions because of money laundering but taking money out of an account should be none of their business. Also most of this is down to their own rules, has nothing to so with regulatory rules from governments.

[@peteclarkcopy]

@@schrodingerscat1863 It's the banks that give laws to govts, not the other way round. But ssshhhh!

[@ian_b]

This slippery slope started a long time ago with money laundering regulations; for our own safety, of course. It's basically saying it isn't your money in the bank. You can only get it out if the State agrees that you can.

[@andersandersen6295]

And who are the biggest money launderers? immigrants, thats who.

[@ian_b]

@@andersandersen6295 Every system in our country that once used to run smoothly and we took for granted has now been destabilised, and immigration has played a big part in that. The lesson from the USA that was deliberately ignored was that immigration from diverse communities is a direct driver of organised and semi-organised/gang crime.

[@graemepeters5717]

@@andersandersen6295 The biggest money launderers are the Hong-Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC have been fined numerous times) though most other banks do a lot as well. They say 'it puts liquidity in the system'!

[@Irene-qe5hu]

@@graemepeters5717 Yeah...OK...if you believe that...you'll believe anything !!

[@SpartanThe300th]

@Andersen Andersen wasnt "Sir" Phillip Green caught several years ago having paid *less tax than his cleaning lady* that particular year? Wasn't he terribly rude when later "questioned" about it in the House of Lords? They didn't throw the book at him because *they use the same loopholes they've deliberately built in.* Wasn't David Cameron's father caught several years ago having an offshore bank account? Weren't pretty much all the MPs caught committing fraud by fiddling their expenses? Were they prosecuted for that or were they allowed to say, "sorry, we didn't know it was fraudulent to rent porn films and make the tax payer pay for them"? Still think jmmigrants are the main culprits? Time to wake up and smell the coffee.

[@frankparsons1629]

The real answer is "mind your own ruddy business" - or - "Okay, I'll close my account and you can go take a very long running jump!"

[@jogger949]

Yes but like politicians they are all fut from the same cloth.

[@Irene-qe5hu]

FRANK PARSONS....Spot on...I intend to do just that Frank, tell em straight !! 😉👌

[@RedroomStudios]

some banks charge a fee to close your account. best to just take out all the money and leave the account open.

[@markcf83]

.....and that'd be mine if Nationwide tried it.....

[@cptfeathersword8276]

I was asked about a withdrawal in my bank one month ago ! When I told the cashier "none of her business" I had my card withheld and had to speak to a bank security official by phone to realise my card ? I had been flagged up "as a person of interest"

[@jellyJen2000]

I had the same problem, had to beg for my money to be transferred to a Revolut card for a holiday trip to get our teeth fixed. They kept ringing me saying they were from the fraud squad & wouldn’t authorise my transaction. In the end I told them I was going to go to the bank & withdraw the whole cash. What a joke!

[@gug1970]

I wonder if its because Revolut are not an fsc registered bank ? - I setup a Revolut account but i've never used it as soon as I found out... - would be interested to know. I've transferred multiple tens of thousands in the last year to several accounts and i've never had that issue, although as stated, i never sent any to Revolut. In my experience, the best way to remove a few grand at short notice is setup multiple band and BS accounts and electronically transfer money between them. Then take your debit cards to a cash machine and and you can usually withdraw 500/day without breaking sweat and an additional 500 if you go to a branch as well.

[@SpartanThe300th]

@gug1970 you are missing the point I'm afraid. You should be able to take *your money* any time you like, *without "breaking a sweat".* As Mark rightly pointed out, you are *not* taking a credit - it's *your money,* not the bank's and it's not anybody's business, especially the bank's, what you will spend it on.

[@deehaytch8442]

@@SpartanThe300th except banks have a legal duty to ensure that deposit does not come from crime

[@SpartanThe300th]

@@deehaytch8442 you are missing the point too, I'm afraid. That is impossible to "ensure" during a *withdrawal.* It is possible during depositing the money though, but they are hardly asking you any questions if the deposit is less than £10000.

[@gug1970]

@@SpartanThe300th oh no, i get it. Just talking about somewhat practical ways around it. Its not like the banking system is going to listen to me personally ranting about the injustice of it all. Frankly, i'd go farther, we should ditch the banks and fiat currencies and use a privacy coin like monero - because its the only real way i can see of defeating whats coming... but you can only do what you can do.

[@nataliebutler]

I still find it rude and inappropriate when the post office asks me what I'm posting. The used to be absolutely none of their business.

[@dcarbs2979]

It's helpful to know if it's going on an aircraft. Dangerous goods n all. This happens even domestically as Royal Mail have their own private and charter planes.

[@stupidhandles]

@@dcarbs2979 agree with you and the guy who painted out it's also insurance reasons, when ever I've been asked it's never been recorded, so I assume it's just checking it's not dangerous materials

[@dreamarcher4018]

It is time to get a lawyer and withdraw everything sue the crap out of financial institutions who do this!

[@darel1540]

See how fast they change their tune when you threaten to close your account

[@davidlloyd3116]

Wait until programmable currency is a thing. The Government will control what and where and when we are able to spend our money on.

[@blackcoffee.]

Plus see everything (every purchase).

[@adamsimmons631]

Yawn 🥱

[@lirikazazi2624]

Sadly, yes.

[@Irene-qe5hu]

Sadly they are doing it now, every time you pay with your card they know exactly what you have bought example....food from the supermarket, every where you use it they know, and contact less is another con...

[@catherinesyme901]

We all know where this is going!

[@MrZoomZone]

where?

[@MegaSimplysimon]

@@MrZoomZone Digital currency,controlled by the Government,who will determine when,and what you can spend your"allowance"on.

[@Martin-88]

@@MrZoomZone Cashless society

[@lirikazazi2624]

@@MrZoomZone It's all going toward the ''One world economic system'. Revelation 13:16-17 'and he (the Antichrist who will embody the one world leader) causes all, the small and the great, and the rich and the poor, and the free men and the slaves to be given a mark on their right hand or on their forehead. And no one will be able to buy or sell except the one who has the mark, either the name of the beast (Antichrist) or the number of his name 666. The only hope for us is to accept Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour, repent and turn to Jesus and trust him, not this world!

[@justsayin644]

@@MrZoomZone communism

[@catherinedart4777]

Leilani is so right about the transactions' fees. We run a small business and understand completely how they eat into our very small profit.

[@toadisonthemove]

At my local NatWest Bank branch recently, I was trying to withdraw a couple of thousand quid for a small building project, & I was told that I needed to provide builders quotes for this project, as the UK Govt needs to check what my cash was for. Needless to say, I went to my local Lloyds Bank, after that shocking interference with my liberty by NWB, & had no problems withdrawing my own cash from my own account at their bank. Let this be a lesson to everyone concerned about our Govt CONTROLLING US [especially digitally]. We may well have to be more cash based to avoid UK Govt Big Brother interference in the future

[@sullivan912]

Leilani should have named and shamed the bank involved.

[@andrewkendall7814]

And, of course, those glass screens mean you have to shout, so everybody else in the place can hear.

[@lovejago]

WAKE UP PEOPLE!!!!!!🙃

[@quantumentanglement-007]

This is happening in Canada too !

[@DesperateForSanity]

And China. Pennies on the dollar in connection with real estate collapses there and when people protest to get their money out, their digital covid passports are deactivated.

[@SBsoton]

If we lose cash we lose freedom

[@patrickfarrell4751]

It's about control As soon as there is no cash they can turn your ability to pay on and off at will They will start deciding what you can spend your money on and how much of it!

[@alanpotter3146]

Wtf has it got to do with them what you do with your money,this is wrong at every level.

[@Thedownliner2015]

If I was asked that question firstly i'd say "that's none of your business" then i'd request all the money and close the account seeing as the only reason a bank is supposed to exist is as a facility for people to store their wealth which banks use to leverage on their risky ventures that could make or break them. They don't benefit us in any way.

[@Thedownliner2015]

@fladi da I have done that with HSBC. It can be done if you have the kahunas and then are able to do a little work and find a bank that isn't down with the cashless movement.

[@Irene-qe5hu]

@@Thedownliner2015 Can you tell me who these banks are that are down with the cash less movement Downliner, because I don't know of any...thank you !!

[@davidcwatkins5956]

Big brother, is alive and kicking.

[@richardhale9664]

The best answer is to tell the cashier that you are planning to stash it under your mattress as it will be safer there than left in the bank. The way things are going I can see real hard cash being worth more than a nominal figure in a bank account.

[@iaincathro3373]

I had the exact same yesterday over the phone. Asked a load of questions of where the funding of my SAVINGS in the bank came from? I asked the same when I deposited them. WTAF is going on here? These measures were supposed to catch criminals NOT to harass the general public! Politicians yet again.

[@tindog999]

Madness!

[@stephenball6163]

Keep using cash, it’s the only way to stop them

[@thechilliman1602]

I would just tell them I will be closing my account and moving it somewhere else next thing you will only be able to withdraw ten pounds per day from the hole in the wall

[@mischka54]

Mark Steyn is the best!! Says it as it is and gets it out there. Never stop doing what you’re doing Mark. So many people behind you.

[@davidedbrooke9324]

Same in the post office in the U.K., sending a parcel they demanded to know what was in it, I said nothing on your list of dangerous items, they said what’s in there, I refused after a time they took it but what a cheek!

[@fireflyrobert]

I wanted a stamp for a letter which needed weighing. I bought the stamp and they offered to take it for the post to which I agreed but then they asked me what was in it! I asked if it was mandatory to answer their question to which they said yes. So I jokingly said cocaine. Luckily the staff in my local PO know me well so this caused some hilarity. I then said it was a present for my brother and they duly took it. But then I thought if I had just bought the stamp, stuck it on the envelope and posted it on the letter box outside I wouldn't have to declare what was in it. Bizarre world?!

[@davidedbrooke9324]

@@fireflyrobert Yes it has become that way!

[@dopesensi]

Just always say "paper" whether ask what's in it .

[@SpartanThe300th]

Tell them nothing. It's none of their business.

[@fireflyrobert]

@@Weirdlyoneoffs LOL

[@paulspradbery9732]

Never forget: your money in a bank belongs to the bank, not to you. It is legally theirs. It makes sense, therefore, to remove most of it (thereby destroying the banks' power) and hold it outside the system (e.g. precious metals, crypto etc.)

[@rumples2698]

i'm buying 2 dozen metal kettles 🤣

[@goodlookinouthomie1757]

Your money doesnt even exist.

[@KOL630]

Banks are the biggest thieving toe rags in history but unfortunately their crimes are legal.

[@sandtx4913]

Crypto is part of the system. It was put on the market to lure you and get you familiar with/used to (grooming) the new digital currency system (forgot what it's called). This is still the testing fase. I just saw a video yesterday I believe, about the Fed digital currency (talking about bitcoin, blockchain, more freedom 😉 etc), I think it was on the Texas farmers something channel or A time for judgement something channel. It's a trap just like the jab.

[@barriewilliams4526]

However, the bank does have to give you the the money (by law) that you request on demand. Of course, you have to have that amount deposited with the bank.

[@evelyngott2056]

Was told the same thing by my bank in Canada. Any amount over $5000 needs a form filled in telling the government what you intend to spend it on.

[@audie-cashstack-uk4881]

Water like in the toilet

[@Pabz2030]

I had a bank ask me that.. I wrote "Coke and hookers" on the form and handed over. When the cashier went red and asked me what I meant I said "Good enough for Hunter, it's good enough for me"

[@Irene-qe5hu]

@@Pabz2030 lol..🤣🤣🤣 Well said !! 👏👏👏👏

[@stevehughes1510]

It's time for a revolution.

[@CardinalBiggles01]

Had a similar thing a few years ago drawing out cash for a holiday. I told the cashier it was for drugs and prostitutes "Do you need a specific breakdown of costs?". She didn't want any more details. Strange.

[@jackiejohnson4965]

Say it like it is! Real news. Good reporting.

[@SalarianUnlimited]

Many years ago when there were bricks and mortar banks in plentiful supply - hey remember those?! I wanted about £5k cash for some purpose - a car? - I got asked the question and I answered as follows - 16 ounces of green and as much crack cocaine as the rest would buy. I really p155ed them off - but I did get my cash telling them it was none of their friggin' business! If I get asked the question again - ever again - I shall insist that the entire sum in the a/c less a working float be withdrawn in CASH and handed to me in a brown paper bag.

[@johnneal7832]

I hope you got a good deal on the Green and Crack😎🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@SalarianUnlimited]

@@johnneal7832 LOL!

[@TPQ1980]

20 years ago I had the same thing happen taking out £5,000. The bank wanted to know what I was doing with my own money. None of their business. This is not new, it shows who has the power.

[@maxflight777]

Fabulous broadcaster. She did well to remain calm.

[@nickwhitehead3873]

I drew £10K out of my savings account a few weeks ago, and the cashier asked me why, and I gave her a look! After an awkward silence, she said that she has to ask in order to prevent money laundering! I shook my head and continued to stare at her! She weighed and bagged up the cash and off I went!

[@MrZoomZone]

This suggests a run on the banks is predicted.

[@davidmann8371]

Imminent

[@stupidhandles]

Then the imminent run on banks has been due for 20yeas or so, because that's how long this has been going on with bank withdrawals

[@Irene-qe5hu]

@Rob...can you explain what a run on the banks mean Rob, I've not heard this before ..thanks !

[@stefaniemoses1768]

Watch the movie It's a wonderful life 😉

[@philip230884]

Say no to total digital, draw cash spend it... the government will fail.

[@duanescot]

And when they roll out digital currency, all will make sense....

[@Irene-qe5hu]

We don't want DC but what can we do and how do we stop it ???

[@chris-bp2nd]

The day of reckoning is coming. Very soon people will learn that what’s in your bank account is not money, but actually credit.. also known as debt.

[@cynthiarose5927]

These political fools don't understand that this will cause a "run" on the banks with very predictable economic results. The game ends in a Depression.

[@rumples2698]

and then they take your deposits ( bank bail IN )

[@harris1165]

They do , and that's what they want.

[@gary8306]

I have also been asked where I've got money from when I went to deposit cash. Smh.

[@veronikaquick6738]

Well done Mark - as always !

[@davebloke829]

She is describing communism

[@DuckSith]

Thing is.. Your money in the bank lends itself to the stability of the treasury, through the banking system. The interest it makes, the investments the bank uses it all to secure. Your Money doesn't really exist once it's in your account until you want to withdraw it. Hence these kind of hoops are created to jump through. Banks would be far happier without people getting in the way.. simply the way it is. And has almost always been in modern digital banking frankly. A countries worth isn't just measured in its gold reserves, it's what's in the banks. And Gov hates hard currency. We're seeing a push to digitize all currency, more control for Gov.

[@sallybennett7869]

Withdraw your funds no matter how small, every bit counts, we need to break them, whose money is it....??

[@Scriobh]

Sounds like they're afraid of a run on the banks.

[@davidfitzgerald4003]

All part of their plan. You will own nothing........!

[@jimspencer3072]

This is going to be a concern

[@thedave7760]

They have been doing this in Australia for many years.

[@jonathanjeffreys3007]

Absolutely. You nailed it. Couldn't agree more. And airhead megalomaniac Johnson doesn't give a flying f***. Well, it's time he did. We need to stand together and get rid of him and his mega-rich, uncaring cronies for good.

[@beeleigh23]

Wait until you read about bail in law

[@stephenremington8448]

Banks are f-ing weirdos, I wanted to transfer some of my own money from my own bank account to my own paypal account, and they treated me like a criminal and wouldn't let me.

[@alanwilliams4443]

Isn't that normal, government needs to know how/where you spend your money, but government doesn't have to tell you how or why they spend your money

[@helen677]

That’s a very good point.

[@MrZoomZone]

I understand queenie has a lot to do with with some of the things UK govt are obliged to do. A good example might be overseas aid - which annoys me because the taxes are demanded from us then spent like it's trivial surplus - at a time like this - who ever is responsible they are COMPLETELY out of touch with reality of their own citizens.

[@michaelverbakel7632]

Governments that spend money like drunken sailors. Governments that are trillions of dollars or pounds in debt with no hope of ever repaying any of it back. Governments that tax people into hopelessness and despair. And through digital technology and tyranny Governments want to track and trace the everyday spending habits of their everyday citizens. This is a complete loss of freedom. Every normal person has a better track record of keeping their own financial affairs in order than government can. Governments spend other people's money that cannot even keep track of themselves.

[@alanwilliams4443]

@@michaelverbakel7632 Don't they have a group about spending more than you have addiction? Gamblers Anonymous? Lol

[@Irene-qe5hu]

@@alanwilliams4443 LOL! 😁😄

[@stevehorner9004]

Coming Down The LINE Very SOON, Cashless SOCIETY

[@fionamcgregor4268]

I recently retired and stopped paying my union dues via direct debit. When I went to the bank to cancel the DD, the cashier asked if I had told them I was cancelling and did they agree? I told her I had told them, and I didn't care if they agreed or not, I was not going to pay them anymore.

[@freddysquirenaranjo4859]

What the hell? Has it got to them with them if you want stop a Direct Debit! Madness!

[@jonahtwhale1779]

Cash ban laws and bail in laws have crept in to too many jurisdictions since the GFC. Next bank failures will be paid for by depositors ahead of tax payers.

[@ketherwhale6126]

It’s the other way round- we need to know how the government is spending their money.

[@stevehadfield9519]

It's not their money , it's our money !

[@michaelcollins6973]

The Bank Secrecy Act requires banks to report any withdrawals of over $10,000.

[@mrsteve3101]

Banks report deposits or transactions of £10k or more to HMRC, so they can investigate you and try to extort more tax,

[@melswales6342]

It was not so long ago it was a bank's policy who used to ask what the money was for when withdrawing your money and some people had to have a face to face with the bank manager before you were allowed to withdraw your own money.

[@jamesm875]

Policy is not Law and I would scream the place down and demand all my money if they tried that shit.

[@cashkitty3472]

That's because of money laundering regulations

[@Irene-qe5hu]

Absolutely disgusting !!

[@Irene-qe5hu]

@@jamesm875 I'm with you on this one James 🙂

[@Clodhopping]

There's also a charge to shops for depositing cash takings into a bank - transaction fee.

[@Seek.YouWillFind]

But you can pay suppliers in cash and avoid the banks no laws against that … Yet

[@tomf4547]

There's card transaction fees too

[@ronaldmasters4031]

ALL banks in the UK are completely controlled by ALL rich Politicians, I have withdrawn all my cash every time it is deposited in it, I am the one who looks after his own cash, NOT them bastards

[@barriewilliams4526]

As I understand it. The money deposited in a bank legally belongs to the bank, (hence they can use it as they wish) but the bank is obliged by law to give you the money on demand, always provided that you have that amount deposited..... So, strange behaviour by the bank in question🤔

[@laddanerskit3199]

That makes no sense though. If they can use your money then you are not going to have the amount deposited that you think you have? So how can you then demand money that you don't have because they went ahead and used some of your money? Or are you saying that they can use "your" money but have to always give you the amount that you should have with them even if they took some of it?

[@mre1995]

@@laddanerskit3199 That's how banks works, they use your money to make money and when you withdraw money then they take it off someone else to give it to you. If everyone tried to withdraw all their money at once the whole thing would collapse.

[@barriewilliams4526]

@@laddanerskit3199 The banks holds reserves so in theory, they always have money to give you.

[@laddanerskit3199]

@@mre1995 That sounds like a ponzi scheme...

[@mre1995]

@@laddanerskit3199 Similar but not exactly.

[@86scottjm]

This happened to me years ago, took out 5k to buy a car but she wouldn't until I told her why. I could have said anything really and they'd have no way of knowing if I was telling the truth or not.

[@davidoldboy5425]

They've been quietly doing this for a few years, I go to the same bank, a small branch and have got to know the cashiers a little. I do not internet bank, but it is getting harder, I far prefer cash and if I go to a place that doesn't take it I walk away. When I ask the cashiers for my cash (with the queue behind me) and they duty bound ask what it's for I wink and reply ' The usual, pay off my dealer, hookers and my bookie', it's become a game between us, of course none of it is true, but brightens up our day.

[@davidbaloney2505]

I remember being told by government , that if we turn the standby lights off in the house. They could shut down 2 power stations. I drive a articulate lorry at night and am being stopped regularly at traffic lights, with no traffic to be seen . I drive abroad and in quiet times ,traffic lights are turned off or flash , meaning approach with caution. My lorry can do 8 miles per gallon.