Director, Centre for Finance & Security @CFS_RUSI & @RUSI_org. ‘White collar vigilante and poacher-turned-gamekeeper’ per @TheEconomist. Views my own.
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Spot on from @matthewsyed in the @thetimes today. As I’ve been saying for some time, Europe will support #Ukraine for as long as it’s convenient. Lack of action speaks louder than political waffle…
Trump may have betrayed Kyiv but Europe's hypocrites are also to blame. thetimes.co.uk/article/425e3…
The FATF tells countries to focus on the highest financial crime risks. Does it follow its own advice?
In my latest RUSI Journal article, I argue it’s time for the FATF to practise what it preaches.
Read it free:rusi.org/explore-our-researc……
More impact of sanctions. It still surprises me how few EU/UK sanctions policy makers follow @BBCSteveR’s invaluable reporting on this…
Today’s Russian papers write about “the deterioration of the economic situation in Russia”, where “housing construction is deep in the red” & “increasingly expensive groceries & petrol are making people worry more about inflation.” #ReadingRussia
I’ve never understood the UK’s obsession with superlatives and chest thumping illicit finance press releases.
I am therefore hereby introducing a new rule: you can only use such language if you’re also willing to headline your press releases with ‘UK ranks last in…’ or ‘UK performs worst at…’
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
gov.uk/government/news/uk-le…
So @British_Airways crew say there is no WiFi on the BA16 from Sydney to London because - despite the plane recently being refitted - they are ‘waiting for Starlink’ so didn’t install WiFi during the refit… someone at the airline really wants customers to use competitor alternatives…
.@CountBinface here’s a policy suggestion for climate change…. ‘The UK will change climate with Portugal’.
.@SW_Help what’s this new rule about not allowing a train to leave if there are people standing…?!? if you provided the advertised ten coaches we wouldn’t have to stand…
Thanks for having me! 👇👇👇
Politicians brag about their sanctions every chance they get - they’re ““crippling”, then they’re “unprecedented”, then occasionally “regime-changing”- but how do they actually work? Haud the bus, DO they actually work?
news.sky.com/story/why-is-th…
How ‘competant’ is @reformparty_uk in the #NewForest? Asking for an undecided school teacher… @haveigotnews @Lymingtontimes
Catching up with UK news from this week, and it turns out I was surprisingly prescient…
For anyone following the debate re crypto donations in UK politics, here’s a handy summary of our thoughts from the @CFS_RUSI …
Ye Olde @SW_Help trick of cancelling all stops in the New Forest on a Friday night to no doubt rig their punctuality stats… (The 1835 from Waterloo, to be precise). Bravo for another display of customer service!
Thanks @SW_Help for just arbitrarily cancelling all stops on the 1835 to Weymouth through the New Forest. Your commitment to customer service reaches new lows!!
For anyone following the debate re crypto donations in UK politics, here’s a handy summary of our thoughts from the @CFS_RUSI …
Join me and my latest guest @NickPurewal as we discusse his book 'Sanctioned The Inside Story of the Sale of Chelsea FC' on the @CFS_RUSI podcast, the Suspicious Transaction Report.
@ChelseaFC @ChelseaFCW @BitebackPub 1/2
With the UK government talking tough on the future of the sale proceeds, how will #RomanAbramovich react; and how, nearly four years after the sale of the club, are we still nowhere near a resolution...?
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcas…
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/6dI… 2/2
@Eurostar communication re 9140 is dire. ‘A small technical issue’ we were told 40mins ago… Now it’s ’a technical issue’ for the delay with a series of aspirational departure times… 1520, then 1540… Please can someone level with us.
Reforming a financial system is not without its risks... 650 days as a political prisoner in the case of my guest on this new episode of the @CFS_RUSI podcast the Suspicious Transaction Report.
Listen/subscribe:
Apple: lnkd.in/esHRd6eM
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Next Friday, a new season of the @CFS_RUSI #STRpodcast will drop.
To get in the mood, checkout the teaser on Apple and Spotify… and get ready to learn why coups and financial integrity don’t mix…
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcas…
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/7vY…
Russia says it must be included in any Ukraine security guarantees via @FT
#TappingAlong So inevitable… on.ft.com/3Jsa4RI