Owners of collapsed oil refinery Prax Lindsey took £11.5m in pay and dividends Details of payouts to Winston Soosaipillai and wife Arani emerge as calls grow for couple to financially support 625-strong workforce

Owners of collapsed oil refinery Prax Lindsey took £11.5m in pay & dividends.

Workers will suffer.

UK law on dividends is a mess, easily circumvented, as shown by BHS/Carillon, water companies.

No central enforcer of company law, auditors ineffective.

No corporate governance reform in sight.

A Literary Tour of Yorkshire, starting with Saltburn-by-the-Sea This summer I’m planning a series of posts on books set in Yorkshire, in a sort of literary tour of the county. It’s coming up to the time for going on holiday, and the county of Yorkshire is…

A post by the author who was maid of honour at our civil partnership. Fab read, jyst like her.

A Literary Tour of Yorkshire, starting with Saltburn-by-the-Sea helenafairfax.com/2025/04/29/a...

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Barclays tells customers to contact food banks as IT glitch disruption enters third day The bank has apologised as hundreds of customers complain about service disruption and missing funds.

Barclays Bank tells customers to contact food banks as IT glitch disruption enters third day.

It made £6.6bn pre-tax profit last year but can't produce a robust IT system.

I bet no one told directors to go to food banks.
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The water industry shows how the state indulges corporations to the detriment of society Since 1989, water companies have been the subject of over 1,100 criminal convictions, but governments are content for them to control the industry.

Here is a new ruse.

To appease public anger fines are announced on England & Wales water companies but are not paid.

Companies are allowed to fix the amount & timing of their own fines.

Any wonder companies dump sewage, don't plug leaks, fleece customers.

It is "corrupt", what would you call it?

Erudite post from Ms Fairfax. ChatGPT tells me, "Helena Fairfax is worth recommending if you enjoy uplifting romantic fiction and well-researched historical works. Her novels are praised for their engaging characters, vivid settings, and heartwarming stories."

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