Anna Isaac
City Editor, The Guardian - aka poking about in the money/power mix
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- New excl: Brighton owner Tony Bloom faces questions over allegations he bet on his own teams w. @byrobdavies.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/football/202...
- New: UK officials label trade documents ‘secret’ to shield from US eyes amid Trump tariff war www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
- As important as the actual classifications are the changes to handling instructions, which mean more avoidance of sharing documents digitally for fear of interception.
- Officials were told that the change in protocols was specifically related to tensions over important issues on trade and foreign policy between Washington and London, sources said.
- Reposted by Anna IsaacGreat chart, interesting article. cepr.org/voxeu/column...
- Reposted by Anna IsaacI presume this is The Guardian's round-up of the financial markets, @annaisaac.bsky.social?
- Reposted by Anna IsaacHideous allegations www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
- Reposted by Anna IsaacSellafield has told staff that projects will be slowed, paused or stopped after it was budgeted £2.8bn in funding for next financial year - falling short of what it had hoped for, and sparking concerns over safety. Story with @annaisaac.bsky.social here www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- Reposted by Anna IsaacSellafield has been taken out of special measures for physical security - but concerns remain over cybersecurity. Story with @annaisaac.bsky.social here - www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- It takes brave sources to make stories like this happen. If you have information to share in confidence please get in touch.
- The late financier Sir Evelyn de Rothschild has been accused of sexually assaulting women who worked with him at NM Rothschild in the 1990s. By @annaisaac.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/business/202...
- Reposted by Anna IsaacLate financier Evelyn de Rothschild accused of abuse during banking career
- New: Late financier Evelyn de Rothschild accused of abuse during banking career www.theguardian.com/business/202...
- Do you have information about this or other stories? Email anna.isaac@theguardian.com, or (using a non-work phone) use Signal or WhatsApp to message +44 734 199 8403.
- Reposted by Anna Isaac🚨🚨🚨 (Don't usually do this kinda thing BUT) BLOOD STOCKS ARE CRITICALLY LOW. If you can, give blood. ❤️ www.blood.co.uk/news-and-cam...
- Reposted by Anna IsaacIf you want to know how brutal the current spending review is, read this story — 50% cuts to a proven A-Level maths promotion program, only £17mn over 2 years. For a govt banking on AI 🤯 Dismay at plan to cut back A-level maths support programme enterprise-sharing.ft.com/redeem/d323f...
- AllBright, London’s women-only members’ club, enters administration: www.theguardian.com/business/202...
- Reposted by Anna IsaacNew: Roman Abramovich may owe UK taxman up to £1bn, analysis suggests, as investigation reveals elaborate offshore investment scheme appears to have been controlled from his "right hand man" in Britain. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
- If you’re reading some of the new reporting on tax & Abramovich past few days, here’s an introduction to the Cypriot company at the heart of much of it: www.theguardian.com/world/2023/a...
- Exclusive: Some Thames Water bidders demand temporary renationalisation to help cut debts and oust bosses before they’ll put in new funding. Deadline for final bids is February 10. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
- DEFRA officials fear the impact of a temp. renationalisation on their department’s standing in chancellor’s reviews.
- Reposted by Anna IsaacScoop: Surrey councillors ask ministers to ‘write off’ Woking’s £1bn debt www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025... A big battle coming in the government’s English devolution plans - who picks up the tab when you merge small councils with big debts?
- Reposted by Anna IsaacA fun feature for the new year! The “bonus MPs” (who have their own WhatsApp group) who plan to make their mark in the next five years www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
- New excl report: Revealed: Thames Water diverted ‘cash for clean-ups’ to help pay bonuses Edited by John Collingridge www.theguardian.com/business/202...
- New: Thames Water to get green light to hike bills by more than a third by 2030 www.theguardian.com/business/202...
- Reposted by Anna IsaacDo listen! BBC #WeekInWestminster 🇸🇾Syria @simonfraser00.bsky.social @sarahchampionmp.bsky.social 🏡 Planning @dantomlinson.bsky.social #GregSmithMP 👑 Lords reform #LordKinnoull 🗳️Five years since 2019 #DehennaDavison @profjanegreen.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
- Reposted by Anna IsaacNext up is Business, Finance and Economics Journalism, supported by our headline sponsor Starling Bank - highly commended are @annaisaac.bsky.social and @mralexlawson.bsky.social from @theguardian.com #BritishJournalismAwards
- Reposted by Anna IsaacAs we revealed on Monday, Labour is adopting the Tories' £100m levy on gambling firms to fund gambling harm services. Half goes to NHS. £5/£2 online slots limit also going ahead. www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
- We have an opening for a business reporter at the Guardian. If you're curious and have questions - drop me a line (trucker3@pm.me): workforus.theguardian.com/jobs/559/
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- Reposted by Anna IsaacNEW: Hundreds of children are being deprived of their liberty - and placed in illegal/unregulated care. AirBnBs, security guards, restraints - and often costing the state £1m+ Ministers want to act on this shocking failure of our welfare state: www.theguardian.com/society/2024...