Bank Charges Campaign Continues

[ims21]

I have never even managed to post a link successfully despite following the instructions to the letter, and I have tried to post about 100.

 

I'll have a go tomorrow, but with my (lack of) expertise it would probably be much quicker if someone on the site did it.

 

DD

 

ok....understood

 

ims

[Desperate Daniella]

[caro]

Did you get an email from the petition site and follow the link in it? I think it then confirms that your signature's been added to the petition then DD.

 

To copy the link just highlight it, press CTRL and C then go to you user CP, scroll down to your signature and click on it, then do CTRL V and the link should paste there.

 

I too am astonished at how few people seem to support campaigns and petitions for issues that affect so many millions of people. I don't know what it takes to stir people to take action.

[Desperate Daniella]

Thank you, caro. I'll try that tomorrow.

 

Yes, I did get the email link from No. 10 Petitions and hit it, and it said my name had been added to the petition. I'm sure there must be other people on CAG who have signed this in the last three days.

 

The rioters had a great success with Facebook and Twitter. I'm not on either, but maybe Caggers who are could try and spread the word there?

 

DD

[caro]

I have posted it on my FB page.

[Desperate Daniella]

Well, hopefully we should have about 2000 signatures by the morning then!

 

Seriously though, it does worry me that we can no longer see the signatures on these No. 10 Petitions.

[ims21]

I think one of the major things is complacency inasmuch as people are generally not interested unless it affects them directly.

 

People tend to jog along with their lives quite happily as long as things are going ok. They have no interest unless they are suddenly hit by some bad fortune and are caught up in the issue directly. Then of course they are all for any petition that has a direct bearing on their situation.

 

Coming to, and getting involved in, a place like CAG broadens the mind and people start to get an empathic view of the problems that others are experiencing.

 

Having said that, although CAG has thousands of members, how many of them come here, solve their problem and then disappear. The number of regular contributors is probably relatively small. That is not to say that those regulars can't be motivated. Perhaps one way is that when we are on a thread with a "regular" , invite them to look at your signature and support the petition. Its a direct approach and wouldn't be classed as hijacking a thread.

 

The other thing that may help is to plant and nurcher the idea that the petition is very much to do with the banks being the bad guys rather than the man in the street just whingeing.

 

Regards

 

ims

[Desperate Daniella]

Very good points.

 

When I get my signature up - I hope - I'll drop in on a lot of my threads and try and motivate people.

 

Night, night.

[Night Owl]

I signed the petition ages ago when it was in single figures! now it's on 16!Maybe we need to drop it into conversation in the Banking threads!

[caro]

Good thinking NO. I've added a link in the thread about GLCs case, one in the general bank forum in a thread by phoenix11 encouraging people to email MPs, and also posted an article for the CAG mag. If you see other opportunities to promote it please feel free.

[Night Owl]

Well done Caro.......thats bumped it up to 26!

[caro]

Well done Caro.......thats bumped it up to 26!

 

Whoopy dooo!! Only another 99,974 to go!!

[elsinore]

Signed and link in signature.

 

Els

[caro]

Cheers els. x

[determindator]

http://www.which.co.uk/news/2011/07/which-puts-pressure-on-banking-commission-with-five-challenges-259699/?cmp=em=campaign

 

http://conversation.which.co.uk/money/vince-cable-business-secretary-banking-commission-debate/?cmp=em=campaign

 

http://www.which.co.uk/news/2011/07/end-rip-off-culture-in-banks-says-vince-cable--259978/

 

I picked the above links for interest but there's plenty more on the pages to read more on the topic.

Edited August 28, 2011 by determindator
I'm being hacked Lol

[Night Owl]

Thanks for the info 'termi.......makes interesting reading.

 

E-petiton now up to 41!

Please sign the E-petition below peeps.

[catquest]

The petition is in poor English ( nothing seems to "of" happened ) - can that be corrected ?

[caro]

I don't know who the person is who started the petition or if it can be corrected. It was the content of it I liked.

 

Up to 330 now. I guess some people will have had the newsletter.

[ims21]

That's excellent news caro....

 

Maybe the straps in our signatures are working a little magic too?

 

Regards

 

ims

[caro]

Could well be ims. I think citb may be able to enlighten us a bit.

 

I see the banks still think they should be left alone to get on with making a mess of things. They've had years to sort things out, so IMO it's time for intervention and proper regulation. They make out it's customers who'll end up paying more if there's reform now. Who do they think is paying now!!!!

 

Thank goodness for Vince Cable.

[ims21]

Could well be ims. I think citb may be able to enlighten us a bit.

 

I see the banks still think they should be left alone to get on with making a mess of things. They've had years to sort things out, so IMO it's time for intervention and proper regulation. They make out it's customers who'll end up paying more if there's reform now. Who do they think is paying now!!!!

 

Thank goodness for Vince Cable.

 

Well whether you agree with Vinnie's politics or not, you have to say that the guy has b*lls and appears to be saying the right things.

 

As with a lot of things though, these guys often talk the talk but don't walk the walk so to speak. As you have highlighted, the coalition made very strong promises to the electorate pre-election and since then.....nothing (Vinnie excepted)

 

The pressure groups need somehow to call people to action but it is a very difficult job. Some things need a drip, drip approach until something gives but eventually something actually happens.

 

How we as a relatively small community go about it is a tough call. I guess the best we can do is try and motivate members old and new to spend just 2 minutes to get involved in these petitions. Shout and scream from our own on-line rooftops that people are still being done over by the banks and hope that people answer the call or react to those shouts and screams.

 

If we do adopt the philosophy that "what goes around comes around" some day the banks are in for an even bigger shock than they have just had.

 

Regards

 

ims

[citizenB]

Could well be ims. I think citb may be able to enlighten us a bit.

 

I see the banks still think they should be left alone to get on with making a mess of things. They've had years to sort things out, so IMO it's time for intervention and proper regulation. They make out it's customers who'll end up paying more if there's reform now. Who do they think is paying now!!!!

 

Thank goodness for Vince Cable.

I still have about 1/4 of the list to send in respect of emails, Caro..

IMHO, it is fairly obvious that banks wanted people to end up with bank charges.. they openly admitted that 30% of income was derived from these.

I am wondering, if they hadnt been so greedy and had just continued to refund those charges whether the PPI issue would have gone unnoticed ?

Now of course, they are Haemorrhaging money, but in the wrong direction

[rebel11]

The banks stated to various Treasury Committee's that the banks used the charges to subsidize their costs, then they covered the actutal cost as well as stating they don't make a profit, it's only with the Supreme Courts Judgement are they saying it's part of there core business.

[caro]

743 signatures now.

[determindator]

Good to see the newspapers are commenting on the audacity of the Banks. Apparently they've got the cheek to ring customers on mass, advising on how to manage their money better! Shame the Banks didn't heed their own advice!!