ON TWITTER

#OIL

The EU announced plan to ban Russian oil imports by the end of 2022.

@sinasajadian said: “The best way to put pressure on Moscow to end the war.”

@danieltonks tweeted: ‘At least everyone will know who to blame the cost of living "crisis" on now.’

@d_mckowski replied: “Yeah Russia, right?”

@Annedevlin7 said: “Too little, too late. India has doubled it's Russian oil imports since the invasion of Ukraine, but I suppose every little helps.”

@Onetruespartan said: “Just 8 more months giving Russia £310 million a day, then! Way to go EU.”

@lerosbif1 said: “Consider the possibility that this is leverage for use in negotiations over a peace settlement in the intervening period.”

@Cryptosmarta wrote: “Sanctions themselves are an act of war. We should be embracing peace and diplomacy. Work together to resolve differences and come to compromises.”

@Chrisel26 said: Great news! Do not buy anything from them until they get out of Ukraine.”

@philpool1 wrote: “All talk and no action as usual from the EU.”

#OXBRIDGE

Privately educated pupils to lose places at Oxbridge, as more pupils from non-fee paying schools get a chance.

@thehjjordan wrote: “If a true meritocracy is the genuine aim they would make the application process blind. The fact that they do not indicates that their true objective is social engineering by ‘positive’ discrimination.”

@cererean replied: “Y ou can't make the process blind if you're going to use interviews, though they could just toss all the names of people they consider good enough into a hat. T hat wouldn't reduce the quality of their intake."

@fverdemela said: “UK is always going for cheap soundbite. If you really want to help, create more opportunities for teachers and give them the tools to improve state schools instead of demotivating students who are willing to work hard, regardless of where they come from, private or state.”

@bakermathis said: “Brilliant. Middle class parents can save money on private schools and just spend a fraction of that cost on tutoring and benefit from a brilliant state school in posh area.”