ManxTaxPayer Posted March 6, 2022 Share Posted March 6, 2022 Robert Peston finally catching up with Cadwalladr et al on Johnson's peculiar Russian relationships. Mind you, so is Andrew Neil. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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code99 Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 (edited) https://www.theguardian.com/media/2022/mar/13/michael-gove-defends-evgeny-lebedev-new-questions-raised-about-peerage Lebedev Sr. bestowed his wealth on his son (a friend of BoJo). Don’t all rich people bestow wealth on their offspring? Lebedev Jr. says that he is not “some agent of Russia”. I believe him. (Just like I believe Philby when he says he is not a Soviet spy – what has the world become if one cannot trust the word of a gentleman?) As Lebedev Sr. is a billionaire, I find it fascinating how lucrative it must be working for KGB. Who knew? I assume most former KGB employees are either billionaires or dead. (I am now convinced “Killing Eve” is a true story). I therefore hazard a guess that our spooks are envious that they are not getting the same financial rewards slogging away for the British security services (other than ‘paltry’ old-age pensions); and their so-called ‘security concerns’ regarding Lebedev(s) such as that Lebedev Sr. “was in KGB as far back as 2013” whilst being a part-proprietor of the Evening Standard from 21 January 2009 is just spiteful hogwash, IMHO. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/sep/09/hunt-the-banker-confessions-of-a-russian-ex-oligarch-alexander-lebedev-review But even if it was true, what harm could it have possibly done? Many people these days work two jobs just to make ends meet – that Italian castle where British glitterati like to party (including Victoria Coren Mitchell presumably with her left-leaning husband David, or is he?) won’t manage itself. Edited March 13, 2022 by code99 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
code99 Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 Will the UK follow? https://www.theguardian.com/media/2022/may/21/canada-announces-sanctions-on-alexander-lebedev-russia-ukraine-report Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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