Tag: Russia

Is Sunak still collecting Russia-related blood money?

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In March of 2022, The Guardian reported that Sunak’s wife was profiting from Russian money. Are they still collecting Russian blood money?

The chancellor, Rishi Sunak, is under mounting pressure over accusations that his wife, Akshata Murthy, is collecting “bloody money” in dividends from a family company that has refused to pull out of Russia, despite Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.

Labour and the Liberal Democrats are calling on Sunak to answer “very serious questions” over Murthy’s estimated $900m (£690m) stake in the IT services and consultancy company Infosys.

Sunak under pressure over wife’s Russia-related ‘blood money’ dividends, The Guardian)

The UK economy will shrink and perform worse than Russia’s IMF says

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The UK economy will shrink and perform worse than other advanced economies, including Russia, as the cost of living continues to hit households, the International Monetary Fund has said.

UK expected to be only major economy to shrink in 2023 – IMF, BBC

BBC is reporting that the UK economy is the worst of any advanced economy. Is rock bottom the Tory legacy? Is this failure of leadership the “Brexit dividend”? Either way, it stinks.

You can bet this PM will somehow come out of this richer

Thanks to Tory Brexit the EU has surplus gas while we face blackouts

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The UK is facing the prospect of a winter filled with rolling blackouts. The Tory government blames COVID and the Russian invasion of Ukraine. However, all of Europe has worked together to ensure that they have enough stored energy to keep the lights on and their people warm.

The Tory Government on the other hand has failed to act. The Tory Government was too busy arguing over who should lead it and we will pay the price.

The rest of Europe has stored about as much gas as it can hold