"It should not be controversial to affirm that UK citizens ought to have the right to spend their own money freely from their bank accounts for any lawful purpose".

It's unacceptable that banks believe they can decide how, when and where we lawfully spend our money. It's a step down a dark path that ends in repression, censorship and totaloss of freedom. We must fight this at every step of the way.

We sent the open letter below to the City Minister in the UK this week, following actions taken by Chase Bank.