Russian influence in the UK

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Russian influence in the UK

Post by Bird on a Fire » Thu Mar 10, 2022 12:03 am

"…is the new normal” – Did you know the Russia Report had actually been published?" Asks David Allen Green.

I didn't.
And if you cannot read its fifty-five pages, you can read the four page summary here.

And, if those four pages are too many, just read the bullet-points – especially the first:

“Russian influence in the UK is the new normal.

“Successive Governments have welcomed the oligarchs and their money with open arms, providing them with a means of recycling illicit finance through the London ‘laundromat’, and connections at the highest levels with access to UK companies and political figures.”
Anyone read it?
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Re: Russian influence in the UK

Post by bjn » Thu Mar 10, 2022 5:08 am

I read the short summary and was beyond angry.

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Re: Russian influence in the UK

Post by Stranger Mouse » Mon Mar 14, 2022 10:01 am

Lovely Kay Burley interview with Sajid Javid https://twitter.com/haggis_uk/status/15 ... 93952?s=21

I bet some people are rapidly deleting old tweets
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Re: Russian influence in the UK

Post by jimbob » Tue Mar 15, 2022 2:57 pm

Stranger Mouse wrote:
Mon Mar 14, 2022 10:01 am
Lovely Kay Burley interview with Sajid Javid https://twitter.com/haggis_uk/status/15 ... 93952?s=21

I bet some people are rapidly deleting old tweets
As Dean Morrison (Deano, here) said in reply,

"What's the difference between an immigrant and a first generation immigrant"?
Have you considered stupidity as an explanation

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Re: Russian influence in the UK

Post by Stranger Mouse » Fri Mar 18, 2022 8:21 am

Actually put this on the invasion thread but on reflection it should be here

Ofcom revokes RT licence

https://www.ofcom.org.uk/about-ofcom/la ... tv-novosti
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Re: Russian influence in the UK

Post by EACLucifer » Fri Mar 18, 2022 10:43 am

The stuff about Johnson and Lebedev is appalling, but not shocking.

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