Today,we’re announcing more sanctions on Putin’s war machine,the shadow fleet,oil companies,crypto and war financing-UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband
The new package covers 38 individuals&legal entities,Russian shadow fleet vessels,financial institutions,suppliers of goods for the military industry
The new package covers 38 individuals&legal entities,Russian shadow fleet vessels,financial institutions,suppliers of goods for the military industry
October 8, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Today,we’re announcing more sanctions on Putin’s war machine,the shadow fleet,oil companies,crypto and war financing-UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband
The new package covers 38 individuals&legal entities,Russian shadow fleet vessels,financial institutions,suppliers of goods for the military industry
The new package covers 38 individuals&legal entities,Russian shadow fleet vessels,financial institutions,suppliers of goods for the military industry
The UK is preparing new sanctions against Russian payment services, crypto exchanges, and financial institutions following the scandal over the easing of restrictions on oil and gas, - said Vladyslav Vlaslyuk, the Ukrainian President's Commissioner on Sanctions Policy, in a comment to Liga. net.
May 26, 2026 at 11:39 AM
The UK is preparing new sanctions against Russian payment services, crypto exchanges, and financial institutions following the scandal over the easing of restrictions on oil and gas, - said Vladyslav Vlaslyuk, the Ukrainian President's Commissioner on Sanctions Policy, in a comment to Liga. net.
The sanctions will mean that both men are banned from entering Britain and prohibit any financial institutions based in the UK from dealing with them.
June 10, 2025 at 12:07 PM
The sanctions will mean that both men are banned from entering Britain and prohibit any financial institutions based in the UK from dealing with them.
We once assumed British democracy was very different from the USA because it wasn't owned and controlled by big corporations & financial institutions. But elite impunity is also a UK problem & the reluctance of Burnham's government to do anything about it proves the need for collective action.
September 13, 2026 at 5:23 PM
We once assumed British democracy was very different from the USA because it wasn't owned and controlled by big corporations & financial institutions. But elite impunity is also a UK problem & the reluctance of Burnham's government to do anything about it proves the need for collective action.
Ownership of UK quoted shares.
Foreign owned, 58.8%
UK individuals, 11.6%
Unit trusts, 8.2%
Banks, 3.6%
Pension funds, 1.6%
Insurance companies, 1.2%
Other financial institutions, 12.4%
Despite privatization giveaways Britons not keen on share ownership.
Can't afford to speculate and take risks
Foreign owned, 58.8%
UK individuals, 11.6%
Unit trusts, 8.2%
Banks, 3.6%
Pension funds, 1.6%
Insurance companies, 1.2%
Other financial institutions, 12.4%
Despite privatization giveaways Britons not keen on share ownership.
Can't afford to speculate and take risks
Ownership of UK quoted shares - Office for National Statistics
The value of ordinary shares held in UK incorporated companies listed on the London Stock Exchange by sector of the owner, with a geographical breakdown for shares owned outside the UK.
www.ons.gov.uk
April 5, 2026 at 11:54 AM
Ownership of UK quoted shares.
Foreign owned, 58.8%
UK individuals, 11.6%
Unit trusts, 8.2%
Banks, 3.6%
Pension funds, 1.6%
Insurance companies, 1.2%
Other financial institutions, 12.4%
Despite privatization giveaways Britons not keen on share ownership.
Can't afford to speculate and take risks
Foreign owned, 58.8%
UK individuals, 11.6%
Unit trusts, 8.2%
Banks, 3.6%
Pension funds, 1.6%
Insurance companies, 1.2%
Other financial institutions, 12.4%
Despite privatization giveaways Britons not keen on share ownership.
Can't afford to speculate and take risks
UK: Fuck off foreigners. Do not come here. We will treat you appallingly. We will blame you for everything. We will charge you a fortune for impossible admin processes. There is nothing for you. Do NOT come here!
Also UK: Why will no one come to our universities?
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Also UK: Why will no one come to our universities?
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
UK universities face ‘financial crisis’ amid collapse in international students
Higher education figures call on Labour to reverse tax on fees and warn institutions at risk of ‘going under’
www.theguardian.com
August 14, 2026 at 1:36 AM
UK: Fuck off foreigners. Do not come here. We will treat you appallingly. We will blame you for everything. We will charge you a fortune for impossible admin processes. There is nothing for you. Do NOT come here!
Also UK: Why will no one come to our universities?
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Also UK: Why will no one come to our universities?
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
The Electoral Commission said: “For UK crypto payment providers registered with the FCA, we are able to request details of their customers in a similar way to traditional financial institutions. However, we are limited in the information we can obtain from crypto providers that are based overseas.”
March 21, 2026 at 11:46 PM
The Electoral Commission said: “For UK crypto payment providers registered with the FCA, we are able to request details of their customers in a similar way to traditional financial institutions. However, we are limited in the information we can obtain from crypto providers that are based overseas.”
The UK commons—our green spaces, public infrastructure, and democratic institutions—are under siege by a neoliberal power grab, orchestrated by financial giants like BlackRock and enabled by Keir Starmer’s changed Labour Party. Please read the entire thread
May 2, 2025 at 9:08 AM
The UK commons—our green spaces, public infrastructure, and democratic institutions—are under siege by a neoliberal power grab, orchestrated by financial giants like BlackRock and enabled by Keir Starmer’s changed Labour Party. Please read the entire thread
➡️ The attacks were recorded in Belgium, the Netherlands, France and the UK.
➡️ Among the targets are Jewish institutions and offices of American financial institutions.
➡️ In some cases, mostly very young perpetrators were detained - from teenagers to people under 20 years old.
➡️ Among the targets are Jewish institutions and offices of American financial institutions.
➡️ In some cases, mostly very young perpetrators were detained - from teenagers to people under 20 years old.
April 5, 2026 at 10:53 AM
➡️ The attacks were recorded in Belgium, the Netherlands, France and the UK.
➡️ Among the targets are Jewish institutions and offices of American financial institutions.
➡️ In some cases, mostly very young perpetrators were detained - from teenagers to people under 20 years old.
➡️ Among the targets are Jewish institutions and offices of American financial institutions.
➡️ In some cases, mostly very young perpetrators were detained - from teenagers to people under 20 years old.
Corrupt Britannia.
UK Govts bury bank scandals.
Frauds, moneylaundering not investigated.
FCA, SFO rarely prosecute.
HBOS frauds report promised by 2018, nothing published, ministers don't answer questions.
City of London Police funded by Lloyds Bank, UK Finance, financial institutions.
UK Govts bury bank scandals.
Frauds, moneylaundering not investigated.
FCA, SFO rarely prosecute.
HBOS frauds report promised by 2018, nothing published, ministers don't answer questions.
City of London Police funded by Lloyds Bank, UK Finance, financial institutions.
Why the banking industry is not a paragon of free markets, efficiency, or honesty
Despite making record profits and paying record returns to shareholders it resents paying taxes.
leftfootforward.org
October 30, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Corrupt Britannia.
UK Govts bury bank scandals.
Frauds, moneylaundering not investigated.
FCA, SFO rarely prosecute.
HBOS frauds report promised by 2018, nothing published, ministers don't answer questions.
City of London Police funded by Lloyds Bank, UK Finance, financial institutions.
UK Govts bury bank scandals.
Frauds, moneylaundering not investigated.
FCA, SFO rarely prosecute.
HBOS frauds report promised by 2018, nothing published, ministers don't answer questions.
City of London Police funded by Lloyds Bank, UK Finance, financial institutions.
UK universities educate the most national leaders globally, analysis shows
UK universities educate the most national leaders globally, analysis shows
Research reveals UK institutions educated 50 world leaders in post in 2022, despite job cuts, course closures and a fall in foreign students
Universities in the UK, many of which are in the grip of a financial crisis, “educate more national leaders than…
www.theguardian.com
February 24, 2025 at 8:04 AM
UK universities educate the most national leaders globally, analysis shows
This is catastrophic www.theguardian.com/education/20...
UK universities face ‘financial crisis’ amid collapse in international students
Higher education figures call on Labour to reverse tax on fees and warn institutions at risk of ‘going under’
www.theguardian.com
August 13, 2026 at 9:46 PM
This is catastrophic www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Is Palantir in your pension?
UK financial services institutions have over £5bn invested in controversial US tech company, meaning up to one in three workplace pension holders may be unwittingly funding the firm
www.thenerve.news/p/palantir-u...
UK financial services institutions have over £5bn invested in controversial US tech company, meaning up to one in three workplace pension holders may be unwittingly funding the firm
www.thenerve.news/p/palantir-u...
Is Palantir in your pension? UK institutions have over £5bn invested in US tech corporation
Research shows size of investment by UK organisations – including some of Britain’s biggest retirement providers – in Silicon Valley’s most controversial technology company. Carole Cadwalladr and Ian ...
www.thenerve.news
March 21, 2026 at 8:30 AM
Is Palantir in your pension?
UK financial services institutions have over £5bn invested in controversial US tech company, meaning up to one in three workplace pension holders may be unwittingly funding the firm
www.thenerve.news/p/palantir-u...
UK financial services institutions have over £5bn invested in controversial US tech company, meaning up to one in three workplace pension holders may be unwittingly funding the firm
www.thenerve.news/p/palantir-u...
UK universities face ‘financial crisis’ amid collapse in international students
UK universities face ‘financial crisis’ amid collapse in international students
Higher education figures call on Labour to reverse tax on fees and warn institutions at risk of ‘going under’
University leaders are warning of financial turmoil in British higher education, after new figures suggest a collapse in international student numbers will deprive the sector of vital income and undermine its future.
The sector’s leaders called on the government to rethink the levy on international student fees imposed under Keir Starmer, as a former universities minister warned that there was a risk of a university “going under” because of the financial crisis. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
August 13, 2026 at 6:07 PM
UK universities face ‘financial crisis’ amid collapse in international students
I mean, what exactly did they expect after making universities financially depend on international students, and at the same time making international students feel increasingly unwelcome in the country?
UK universities face ‘financial crisis’ amid collapse in international students
Higher education figures call on Labour to reverse tax on fees and warn institutions at risk of ‘going under’
www.theguardian.com
August 13, 2026 at 9:23 PM
I mean, what exactly did they expect after making universities financially depend on international students, and at the same time making international students feel increasingly unwelcome in the country?
Having a lovely morning at the lovely Guggenheim but am even more unconvinced that “charging entrance fees for overseas tourists” is a good move for the funding for England’s national museums and galleries:
A tourist tax is a better way to fund museums
Plans to charge UK residents to visit cultural institutions may not deliver the financial boost they promise
www.ft.com
March 28, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Having a lovely morning at the lovely Guggenheim but am even more unconvinced that “charging entrance fees for overseas tourists” is a good move for the funding for England’s national museums and galleries:
'Staff at some institutions will not get even get the small rise due to them because of a clause in the negotiations that allows for a delay for up to 11 months if a university is facing financial difficulties.' So far, Dundee, Kent, Brunel, Coventry, Swansea.
Five UK universities tell staff they can’t afford pay rises
Negotiations over whether to honour 1.4 per cent increase ongoing at several other institutions amid financial crunch
www.timeshighereducation.com
October 6, 2025 at 7:15 AM
'Staff at some institutions will not get even get the small rise due to them because of a clause in the negotiations that allows for a delay for up to 11 months if a university is facing financial difficulties.' So far, Dundee, Kent, Brunel, Coventry, Swansea.
Exclusive: ‘Lots more’ university libraries could drop big subscription deals.
After several institutions drop Elsevier deals, senior librarians say rising costs and severe financial strain have reached a “tipping point”.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...
After several institutions drop Elsevier deals, senior librarians say rising costs and severe financial strain have reached a “tipping point”.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...
January 17, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Exclusive: ‘Lots more’ university libraries could drop big subscription deals.
After several institutions drop Elsevier deals, senior librarians say rising costs and severe financial strain have reached a “tipping point”.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...
After several institutions drop Elsevier deals, senior librarians say rising costs and severe financial strain have reached a “tipping point”.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...
Last week, @sdoughtymp.bsky.social announced the UK is reviewing Syria sanctions.
Which sanctions block Syrian recovery?
UK regulations block relationships between UK financial institutions and Syrian financial institutions.
UK sanctions ban export of electricity production technology…
Which sanctions block Syrian recovery?
UK regulations block relationships between UK financial institutions and Syrian financial institutions.
UK sanctions ban export of electricity production technology…
February 18, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Last week, @sdoughtymp.bsky.social announced the UK is reviewing Syria sanctions.
Which sanctions block Syrian recovery?
UK regulations block relationships between UK financial institutions and Syrian financial institutions.
UK sanctions ban export of electricity production technology…
Which sanctions block Syrian recovery?
UK regulations block relationships between UK financial institutions and Syrian financial institutions.
UK sanctions ban export of electricity production technology…
Shout out for the learned societies keeping a beady eye on the state of the disciplines that university senior managers are so swiftly dismantling. Keep an eye on the state of UK university Geography with the help of the @rgs.org 's new report, published this week.
New report on The State of Geography in UK Higher Education
UK universities are facing a financial crisis, with over 40% of institutions experiencing deficits. Others will likely face similar challenges.
www.rgs.org
February 19, 2026 at 7:44 AM
Shout out for the learned societies keeping a beady eye on the state of the disciplines that university senior managers are so swiftly dismantling. Keep an eye on the state of UK university Geography with the help of the @rgs.org 's new report, published this week.
John Michael Ormerod, an English accountant, was added to UK sanctions lists on Tuesday alongside two Russian ship captains, 18 shadow fleet vessels and 46 financial institutions that the British government said had helped Russian efforts to evade western restrictions.
www.ft.com/content/73b9...
www.ft.com/content/73b9...
UK imposes sanctions on British accountant over Russia shadow fleet deals
John Michael Ormerod was allegedly involved in the procurement of oil tankers
www.ft.com
May 21, 2025 at 8:41 AM
John Michael Ormerod, an English accountant, was added to UK sanctions lists on Tuesday alongside two Russian ship captains, 18 shadow fleet vessels and 46 financial institutions that the British government said had helped Russian efforts to evade western restrictions.
www.ft.com/content/73b9...
www.ft.com/content/73b9...
🌡️ Pressure is mounting: After the UK and Dutch export credit agencies (UKEF & Atradius DSB) exited over human rights concerns, financial institutions must now withdraw their support for TotalEnergies’ Mozambique LNG project in Cabo Delgado.
📄 Read the letter ⬇️
📄 Read the letter ⬇️
Financial institutions urged to follow UKEF and Atradius DSB in withdrawing from Mozambique LNG - Reclaim Finance
Financial institutions are being urged to immediately withdraw their financial support from TotalEnergies' Mozambique LNG project in Cabo Delgado
reclaimfinance.org
December 18, 2025 at 9:04 AM
🌡️ Pressure is mounting: After the UK and Dutch export credit agencies (UKEF & Atradius DSB) exited over human rights concerns, financial institutions must now withdraw their support for TotalEnergies’ Mozambique LNG project in Cabo Delgado.
📄 Read the letter ⬇️
📄 Read the letter ⬇️
“No single decision is to blame” for UK universities' dire financial situations, writes @rostaylor.bsky.social. “But many trace [the crisis] back to a decision made by chancellor George Osborne in December 2013.”
www.prospectmagazine...
www.prospectmagazine...
How universities were sent over the edge
UK higher education institutions did as the government asked and took on more students. Now many face collapse
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
April 12, 2025 at 8:54 AM
“No single decision is to blame” for UK universities' dire financial situations, writes @rostaylor.bsky.social. “But many trace [the crisis] back to a decision made by chancellor George Osborne in December 2013.”
www.prospectmagazine...
www.prospectmagazine...
Wise permanently closed all accounts registered with addresses in Russia as of May 2022. Wise, like all financial institutions operating in the UK, is legally obligated to freeze assets and block transactions for any individuals or entities on the UK sanctions list.
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December 2, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Wise permanently closed all accounts registered with addresses in Russia as of May 2022. Wise, like all financial institutions operating in the UK, is legally obligated to freeze assets and block transactions for any individuals or entities on the UK sanctions list.
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This is not a crisis of universities but an utter failure of government. If Labour was serious about turning UKHE around they could (by removing the overseas student levy, to start).
UKHE is in absolute freefall and is in completely danger of becoming unrecoverable.
UKHE is in absolute freefall and is in completely danger of becoming unrecoverable.
UK universities face ‘financial crisis’ amid collapse in international students
Higher education figures call on Labour to reverse tax on fees and warn institutions at risk of ‘going under’
www.theguardian.com
August 13, 2026 at 6:03 PM
This is not a crisis of universities but an utter failure of government. If Labour was serious about turning UKHE around they could (by removing the overseas student levy, to start).
UKHE is in absolute freefall and is in completely danger of becoming unrecoverable.
UKHE is in absolute freefall and is in completely danger of becoming unrecoverable.