Heard Tell w/ Andrew Donaldson for 16MAR22

Russian Oligarch Money in the UK, Biden 2024, Gov’t Accountability in LA, guest Alys Watson Brown

Heard Tell for Wednesday, March 16th, 2022, is turning down the noise and getting to the information we need on folks thinking President Biden is not going to run for re-election in 2024, and the polling numbers that show folks are not dealing with the electoral landscape as it is in real life. We go out to Los Angeles for yet another story of a government official lacking in accountability, this time a fire department leader who not only failed, but got a seven figure payout of taxpayer money. Guest Alys Watson Brown of Young Voices joins us from England to give the UK perspective on Ukraine, the Russian invasion, and the pressure put upon Vladimir Putin and his oligarch friends. Alys discusses how the river of Russian money that has flowed into the UK in recent years was winked at and tolerated, but now is at the forefront of not only sanctions but questions of political and cultural corruptions. She also discusses the performance of Prime Minister Boris Johnson, the pivot from COVID-19 restrictions to sanctions and foreign policy, and how the hangover from Brexit and specter of the Afghanistan withdraw are shaping a new vision of the UK’s place in Europe and the world. Also, the Senate passes a bill to make…