Am only halfway through the weekend papers but not sure I’ll see anything better than this terrific piece from @anneapplebaum.bsky.socialon.ft.com/4cLsKoz

The kleptocrats aren’t just stealing money. They’re stealing democracy

[FREE TO READ] A shadow world of secret wealth now threatens us all. We need to shut it down, argues Anne Applebaum

“You have bad roads and bad healthcare, Navalny told his fellow Russians, because they have vineyards, helicopter pads and oyster farms” – so just like in Britain today.

Sounded a little too good to be true/possible. But absolutely would love to see that change