Massive leak of banking documents details how fraud and money laundering reports were ignored on a global scale.
Surprise, surprise…
Article has several links that provide additional/background information, and two explainer videos.
Guess why we still haven’t seen the Russia report:
And preventing people from dying in a fire is now a trade barrier.
… One Lloyds customer said she feared she would be cut off from her UK pension payments after the bank had informed her she would not be able to use her current and savings accounts after 2 November. Her balance will be returned to her as a cheque and all payments after that date will be returned to sender.
Seems EEA customers as well. Doh…
China’s central bank has laid out a digital currency world domination plan.
In an article posted to its own China Finance magazine, the Bank said that the US dollar dominates global commerce and the USA exerts great influence over the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT).
The article says the Digital Yuan – China’s attempt to create a digital version of its currency – gives China the chance to reach its goal of challenging the US near-monopoly, because China has a first-mover advantage.
Needless to say there are Kent Border, Kent Border Patrol etc. Parody accounts. This from a government that says it has the right to break the international treaties it signed in order to avoid customs checks to and from the island of Ireland. A fucking border. In Kent.
Bet you’re jealous of Kent now Scotland.
A fucking border. In Kent.
My Mum’s a Geordie, Dad’s from Kent. The standing joke is that Mum married a foreigner.
So Russia has neutered two nuclear powers with permanent UN security council seats simply by being a political Chaos Monkey.
If you want an example of the cost, Interactive Brokers has boosted the margin rate for clients, the amount you have to have in the account to cover losses on a futures trade, by a whopping 35%. This was a few days ago and runs out to past the American election.
Add to that some direct estimates for foggy Albion
Doesn’t matter - BLUE PASSPORTS!!!
(Printed in France.)
Can’t she get that boy of hers a job?
or that ne’er-do-well grandson escapee to LA?
the lout!
At least he was smart enough to marry up.
Indeed!
@KathyPartdeux Can’t she get that boy of hers a job?
@FloridaManJefe or that ne’er-do-well grandson escapee to LA?
We suggested Harry get a job when they were in 
… and they left… 
