Curse of Private Equity Cat-sitting app users complain after private equity takeover. Usual practices: higher prices, profiteering, wage cuts, poor service. PE exploiting dentistry, care homes, vets, hospitals, supermarkets, water, energy, rented accommodation, motoring, more. archive.ph/y45WU

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 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 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. news.sky.com/story/barcla...

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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