Bluesky

Scoop with George Parker re the FCA debanking review, which is probably not going to go down well in Westminster…
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Brand, then 30, sent a car to her secondary school to take her out of lessons and to his home. Brand’s management knew that he had a teenage girlfriend and advised him not to be seen with her in public, she says
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NEW details in BP-Looney saga:
- latest claims made last week by a new whistleblower
- board began immediate second probe
- BP comms unaware until FT called for comment
- Looney resigned with immediate effect after FT inquiry
w/ ⁦⁦Anjli Raval⁩ on.ft.com/3ZjoTK8

A year ago, I started following how the cost of living crisis was playing out at an Oldham school, checking in with the fantastic Mr G R Potts MBE DL every few weeks. I ended up learning a lot about the British state, and its education system, to boot.
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🥥🥥A classic from Robert Smith Louis Ashworth

'After reading about Rosie on Panthera’s website, Alphaville carried out a reverse image search on her photo and discovered that it was taken by British photographer Annie Spratt in Sierra Leone in 2016'

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Previously known as Twitteritis

This morning, the Ukrainian coat of arms was installed on the Motherland monument’s shield in Kyiv, replacing the Soviet hammer and sickle that had been there for decades.

Fancy a Saturday of riveting debates, indulging food demos, and unique encounters?
Join us at Kenwood House Gardens on 2 September. Book your pass now!

*applause*

Late to this Financial Times mkts podcast. Maybe the best format I’ve heard. Katie Martin’s plain speaking a highlight. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/unh…

'Foreign Office analysis revealed that a 38% cut to direct aid allocated to South Sudan this year, which saves £30mn, would leave 27,000 children suffering from severe acute malnutrition untreated, resulting in as many as 3,000 deaths.' ft.com/content/dc6161…

Breaking news: In a blow to the world’s biggest economy, Fitch Ratings has downgraded the US debt rating from triple A to double A plus - a move that implies US government bonds are a riskier investment than they were on.ft.com/3OC7Xeo

Financial planners reckon Barbie, 64, could make more of her money:

💰 Consolidate pensions
🏡 Rent out spare Dream Houses
👰‍♀️ Marry Ken to avoid £££ IHT bill
📈Did she hold shares in Mattel?

Listen to the latest FT #moneyclinic podcast on #barbie

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Are bad vibes holding back the British economy? Soumaya Keynes debut column

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'Two Scoops' is by some distance my favourite market nickname in years. They don't make em like this any more

Mkayyyy

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