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Guido Fawkes19 Mar 2026

Ofcom Fines 4chan £520,000, Lawyer Responds With Picture of Giant Hamster

The tin-pot internet police at Ofcom have fined US-based platform 4chan an unbelievable £520,000 (plus daily penalties of around £800) for repeatedly violating the Online Safety Act. They claim the site failed the OSA’s risk assessment duty, its illegal content safety duty, and its children’s safety duties. That’s half-a-million quid, please… Below is 4chan lawyer…

Crime
Guido Fawkes18 Mar 2026

Ex-Tory MP Crispin Blunt Charged With Drug Offences

Crispin Blunt has been charged with four drug offences, including the possession of meth and cannabis. The ex-justice minister is due in Westminster Magistrates’ Court on 25th March…

PoliticsReformCrime
Guido Fawkes12 Mar 2026

Polanski: The EU Should Act as Global Nuclear Policeman

Zack Polanski has claimed that the EU should take up the role of global military policeman. He previously said the UK should team up with Mexico and Brazil as NATO alternative… Matt Forde asked on his podcast with Polanski whose role it should be to police the globe seeing as “Britain has failed in its…

DefenceCrime
Guido Fawkes12 Mar 2026

Asylum Appeals Hit Record High in Courts

New figures from the MoJ show that asylum appeals have hit a record high and almost doubled in a year. The end of December last year saw 80,333 cases in the system compared to 41,987 in 2024. 36% of appeals were successful between October and December – compare that to 20% in France… A 63-week…

ImmigrationCrime
Guido Fawkes10 Mar 2026

Chagos Legal Battle Set to Resume on Friday

Interesting news from the British Indian Ocean Territory Supreme Court this morning that it rejected permission for a full judicial review on the grounds of the rights of Chagossians to be consulted about Starmer’s deal. It was never the main legal action or the key grounds, it was merely a warm-up… There will now be…

DefenceCrime
Guido Fawkes6 Mar 2026

Police Search House of Ex-Tom Watson Aide in China Spy Investigation

A former staffer to ex-Labour Deputy Leader Tom Watson has had his property searched by police in connection to an ongoing investigation into Chinese espionage. Police doing a lot in quick succession… James Robinson was director of communications for Watson from 2015 to 2018, after which he founded a PR agency. He is also married…

HousingCrime
Guido Fawkes6 Mar 2026

Mandelson Off Police Bail

Mandelson is no longer on police bail. The Met: “A 72-year-old man arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office has been released under investigation. The investigation remains ongoing.” That means they don’t think he’s a flight risk any more since arresting him after a tip off from Hoyle on Monday. There is no fixed…

Crime
Guido Fawkes6 Mar 2026

Ex-EHRC Chief: Phillipson ‘Denying Women Validation of Their Rights’ With Trans Guidance

Kishwer Falkner, chairman of the EHRC from 2020 to 30 November last year, has hit out at Bridget Phillipson over her handling of the single-sex ruling last year. The government delayed new guidance in response to the landmark Supreme Court ruling using a series of excuses… Replying to a particularly embarrassing puff piece interview in…

Crime
Guido Fawkes6 Mar 2026

Met Police Arrest Four Men on Suspicion of Spying for Iran

The Met Police have arrested four men on suspicion of spying for Iran. Counter terror policing are leading the investigation and say: “Today’s arrests are part of a long-running investigation and part of our ongoing work to disrupt malign activity where we suspect it. We understand the public may be concerned, in particular the Jewish…

Crime
Guido Fawkes4 Mar 2026

Partners of Sitting & Former Labour MPs Arrested on Suspicion of Spying for China

The partner of a sitting Labour MP and the partner of a former Labour MP are among the three men arrested by counter terror police on suspicion of spying for China. A 39-year-old in London, 68-year-old in Powys & 43-year-old in Pontyclun are in custody. The Met is not naming them. Labour in the spotlight…

PoliticsCrime
Guido Fawkes4 Mar 2026

Police Federation Chief Arrested on Suspicion of Corruption

Mukund Krishna, chief executive of the Police Federation of England and Wales, which represents police constables, sergeants, inspectors, chief inspectors and special constables, has been arrested on suspicion of corruption. The day after it called for a minimum 7% pay uplift for police officers… The Telegraph reports that the arrest follows an investigation into allegations…

Crime
Guido Fawkes28 Feb 2026

Guido’s Most Read Stories This Week

This week 923,423 visitors visited 885,023 times viewing 905,420 pages. The most read and shared stories in order of popularity were: IN FULL: All the Worst Parts of Labour’s Gibraltar Sellout Peter Mandelson Arrested by Metropolitan Police No10 Plots to Sack Streeting and Retain Reeves Gorton & Denton Green Candidate Produces Video Entirely in Urdu…

EnvironmentCrime