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PMQs:

Q - will the CONservatives donate the 'dodgy' £2m received from a Russian who received the money from a Russian MP?
A - we need to show that the war is about Putin not the Russian people.

Double standards?

MGC - 'The independent auditor's review report includes an unqualified conclusion, with an emphasis of matter on going concern, referring to the fact that the entity will require additional funds to continue with its pipeline of works over the coming 12 months.'

Looks like 3 months cash left; expect placing soon.

Para-Olympics: Russia and Belarus athletes can compete as neutrals and will not be awarded medals if they win them.

China must have agreed this; seems a big fûck you to Putin.

People who are expecting revolutions in Russia or other Ex-Soviet dictatorships should remember that dissenters are often taken for 'a walk in the forest'. They never come back.

Dissent is only worth death if you will die anyway AND your children will die as well; it has not got that bad for them yet and with nuclear weapons it is unlikely to. All we can hope is that insiders depose of Putin (and similar) because their standards of living are being destroyed and Putin's riches will be up for grabs when he is gone.

Bloomberg - if you do not use a paywall bypasser just clear your cookies. 12 foot ladder does not work, but this bypasser is fine most of the time

https://github.com/iamadamdev/bypass-paywalls-chrome

One negative to bear in mind is the challenges the conflict in Ukraine is going to cause to supply chains; all well and good having a product that buyers will pay a premium for, but if you cannot ship it at an affordable price...

'Glencore Is Reviewing Its Stakes in Two Russian Companies'

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-03-01/glencore-says-it-s-reviewing-its-stakes-in-two-russian-companies?srnd=premium-europe

Interesting article... it is complicated

https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2022-03-01/nobody-wants-russian-assets

The audited accounts for y/end 31 December are due to be issued next Wednesday morning; they should include some guidance and post balance sheet date commentary.

Tempting...

Farmers hate nematodes and suppressing them is very big business for big agro. 'Paper' pouches made from waste banana fibres [presumably from the fibrous leaves and stems] are being used to wrap potatoes when they are planted with excellent results.

A remarkable organic solution.

https://www.science.org/content/article/potato-farmers-conquer-devastating-worm-paper-made-bananas

'Only idiots would try comparing BP to ukog'

Well said HH1AN2, the Dear Leader, SS (praise be his name) is rated more highly than the CEO of BP. After all, SS seems to be paid over $10 a barrel of oil, whilst the BP boss does not even get 1 cent a barrel.

Excellence needs to be rewarded.

mannnan,

Hitler never had nukes... this is far more dangerous.

evi / mick-b

I would move to Umhlanga Rocks, a few miles north of the Durban city centre. Quite far from Cape Town; Barcelona is closer to London than Umhlanga is to Cape Town.

Troajan,

I have asked my brother in Cape Town to get recommendations for an immigration lawyer for me to use; relocating in the next few months seems tempting so I am going to explore the legality and costs involved. It seems as though all is good but I might have a problem getting a work permit.

I expect somewhere like ZA to be well isolated from any conflict.

BBC News stating that Ukrainian pilots have arrived in Poland to pick up planes to start bombing raids against the Russians.

Will this now make Poland a legitimate target in Putin's mind?

And if Putin starts bombing Poland we are in much deeper trouble.

And Turkey is in NATO

https://www.newsweek.com/no-nato-ukraine-no-fly-zone-natos-turkey-sets-russian-no-sail-zone-1683430

Yes - $200k

Scambater Kitboga video about fake streams getting donations on Tic Tok with fake Ukraine videos

https://youtu.be/rIqsDDrUuc8

#nasty

It is that time of year to plant seeds... I would encourage guerilla gardeners to plant at will; hopefully they will become the gardening meme this year.

https://www.rhs.org.uk/education-learning/gardening-children-schools/family-activities/grow-it/grow/sunflower

A comedian's take; quite good:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1fStxnMw2w