Anna Isaac

Anna Isaac

@annaisaac.bsky.social

City Editor, The Guardian - aka poking about in the money/power mix Get in touch with tips: trucker3@pm.me

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Honoured & chuffed to win business journalist of the year at the London Press Club awards. Ace to be nominated alongside former colleagues including champion of women in business journalism (& the highly commended) @aarmstrongsays.bsky.social Thanks to great editors & brilliant legal team. 1/2

I’ve also been recently promoted to Financial Investigations Editor at the Guardian. It’s a wise ranging beat and will continue to involve following the money across the political spectrum, businesses and governments. Please do get in touch with tips. 2/2

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.

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Sellafield 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/...

theguardian.comSellafield nuclear site plans cuts as chief says £2.8bn funding ‘not enough’Exclusive: Union concerned over safety as bosses launch review of spending

It takes brave sources to make stories like this happen. If you have information to share in confidence please get in touch.

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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...

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.

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If 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...

enterprise-sharing.ft.comDismay at plan to cut back A-level maths support programme[FREE TO READ] Reducing support scheme credited with boosting maths performance in England is retrograde step, say critics

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New: 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...

theguardian.comRoman Abramovich may owe HMRC £1bn for unpaid taxes, analysis showsExclusive: Leaked papers suggest billionaire’s overseas firms should have paid UK tax on profits from hedge funds

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Scoop: 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?

theguardian.comSurrey councillors ask ministers to ‘write off’ Woking’s £1bn debtTaxpayers asked to shoulder burden as beleaguered council expected to merge with neighbouring authorities

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NEW: 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...

theguardian.comFears grow over UK children at risk placed in illegal care homesRising number of vulnerable youngsters are being forced into unsuitable accommodation including Airbnbs, bedsits and caravans

Some very big tax decisions are being left until very late in the day,” one source claimed. Another said tax-raising plans were in “complete disarray”. The Treasury said the ‘disarray’ description was inaccurate and declined to comment on specific taxes ahead of the budget.

Hello, I’m new here: City Editor at the Guardian. I report on and investigate all matters business & finance which often leads me into the worlds of Westminster and Whitehall. Get in touch with tips either to Anna.isaac@theguardian.com or trucker3@pm.me 1/2

I’m careful about source protection and handle tips sensitively. As a mini intro to my work - I’ve broken stories on cyber attacks and dangers (Sellafield), political tax (non-dom in No.11, revealed Zahawi’s tax investigation and bill) and stories about people’s experiences at work (CBI). 2/2

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