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Guido Fawkes12 Jun 2026

Anti-Nanny State Campaigner David Hockey Dies Aged 88

A pro-liberty campaigner and one of the last great smokers. He campaigned against anti-smoking regulations over his lifetime and said in 2005: “You cannot have a smoke free bohemia. Without a bohemia you pay a heavy price… Picasso smoked until he was about 98 and so did Matisse… I smoke for my mental health, so…

Healthcare
Guido Fawkes10 Jun 2026

Sudanese Asylum Seeker Charged With Attempted Murder

Sudanese asylum seeker Hadi Alodid has been charged with attempted murder, possessing a bladed article without good reason and making threats to kill a NHS worker at Belfast Magistrates’ Court this morning. He did not speak in Belfast Magistrates’ Court and did not respond to questions… He appeared without legal representation and was supported by…

ImmigrationCrimeHealthcare
Guido Fawkes9 Jun 2026

Reform MPs Demand Information After ‘Attempted Beheading’ in North Belfast

One man in his 40s is in hospital and another has been arrested and is in custody after an ‘attempted beheading’ in North Belfast. DUP leader Gavin Robinson said it was a case of  “medieval, barbaric and systemic mutilation.” Nigel Farage said: “What happened in Belfast last night is horrific. The authorities must reveal the…

PoliticsReformHealthcare
Guido Fawkes28 May 2026

Healthcare Regulator Staff Spend Four Working Hours on LGBT Event

An invite has gone to staff at the Care Quality Commission, which is responsible for regulating all health and social care services in England: “When: Thursday, June 4, 2026, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM (UTC) Dublin, Edinburgh, Lisbon, London Where: Room 1B, 2 Redman Place, Stratford Office and by MS Teams Category: LGBT+ About this…

Healthcare
Guido Fawkes27 May 2026

Junior Doctors Striking Again in June for 16th Time

Junior doctors will strike again in June from the 15th to the 19th – their 16th round of industrial action – after the BMA rejected a pay deal following talks with new Health Secretary James Murray. The rejected offer would have left doctors 35% better off than four years ago, with the most senior juniors…

Healthcare
Guido Fawkes14 May 2026

Streeting Meets NHS Waiting List Target

NHS stats out this morning are happy news for Wes Streeting: 65.3% of patients treated within 18 weeks by March. Meeting the interim target – just… Overall NHS waiting list has also fallen to 7.11 million. Half a million down… Streeting said: “Our plan for the NHS is working. This is the biggest cut in…

Healthcare
Guido Fawkes8 May 2026

Rayner Deletes Campaign Video in Which She Lectures Schoolkids About Farage

Angela Rayner has deleted a campaign video from a school after concerns were raised about impartiality requirements. Took long enough… The former Deputy PM lectured a child in uniform who said that Farage was better than Starmer by repeating Labour attack lines on Farage’s previous statements on the NHS. At the end of which she…

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Guido Fawkes28 Apr 2026

Labour MPs Vote Against Referring Starmer to Privileges Committee

Starmer has won the Privileges Committee vote 335 to 223. Whipped by No10… A No10 spokesman said: “This Labour government is delivering for Britain including bringing down energy bills, cutting hospital waiting lists and lifting half a million children out of poverty. The Conservative Party resorted to this desperate political stunt the week before the…

PoliticsHealthcare
Guido Fawkes24 Apr 2026

NHS England Increases Wage Bill by £3 Million Since “Abolition”

One year on from Labour’s announcement that NHS England (NHSE) would be scrapped, new transparency data reveals the quango’s monthly wage bill has somehow increased from £101 million to £104 million. Or an extra £35 million annually, despite Starmer’s promise to “cut bureaucracy”… As Guido previously reported, efforts to cut the headcount have also gone…

Healthcare
Guido Fawkes7 Apr 2026

WATCH: Streeting Pleads With Striking Junior Doctors’ Union

An exasperated Wes Streeting has begun to plead with the British Medical Association now that the junior doctor strike has kicked off. A six-day walkout began at 7 a.m… The Health Secretary told Sky News the strike will cost £300 million: “Every time the BMA takes resident doctors out on strike, it costs the NHS…

Healthcare
Guido Fawkes2 Apr 2026

Welsh Voters Turn Backs on Net Zero Ahead of Senedd Elections

New polling from the TaxPayers’ Alliance shows just 6% of Welsh voters now see Net Zero as a top priority, with the cost of living, NHS waiting times and illegal immigration all ranking far higher. A single tear runs down Miliband’s cheek… The poll of 1,011 Welsh adults found only 22% are confident the government…

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Guido Fawkes2 Apr 2026

Starmer Loses Ultimatum Showdown as Junior Doctors Launch 6-Day Strike

Junior doctors will walk out for six days from next Monday after Starmer’s 48-hour ultimatum expired without a deal. Their 15th strike since 2023… Starmr had threatened to pull a package of 1,000 extra training places and pay reforms if the BMA did not call off the action. They didn’t, and now the strike is…

Healthcare