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Guido Fawkes22 Jun 2026

Burnham-Backing Pressure Group Publishes Economic Blueprint for Power

The Burnham-backing pressure group Mainstream has published a 69-page document outlining how Burnham should ‘scale up Manchesterism nationally’. Oh boy… The ‘highlights’: Public ownership of energy and water (national corporations), housing and transport (city-region scale), and care (municipal). They’re at pains to insist this isn’t “nationalisation”, obviously… Let Thames Water fall into special administration and…

EconomyHousing
Guido Fawkes19 Jun 2026

Jail Sentences Handed Out for Arson Attacks Targeting Starmer’s Property

Roman Lavrynovych and Stanislav Carpiuc have been jailed at the Old Bailey for seven years and two years respectively for plotting a series of arson attacks targeting the Starmer. Brings an end to that brief chapter…

Housing
Guido Fawkes19 Jun 2026

Starmer Loyalist Steve Reed: Burnham Won’t Destroy Labour With Leadership Fight

Starmer-loyal Housing Secretary Steve Reed is on the broadcast round for the government this morning. Reed said of Starmer: “He’s made clear his own position… That he’s not going to walk away and that he would he would fight it if there was a challenge. But we’ve got to focus not on internal debates in…

Housing
Guido Fawkes16 Jun 2026

Civil Servants Play With Clay Models for Darren Jones’ New School of Government

Guido thought he would check in on how Darren Jones’ new Civil Service school is going. Civil servants are being trained on clay modelling… A report published this month by the Cabinet Office and the government agency Policy Lab details a programme “to explore how civil servants navigate Learning & Development across their current roles…

PoliticsHousing
Guido Fawkes15 Jun 2026

Two Men Found Guilty of Arson Attacks on Starmer-Linked Property

Ukrainian Roman Lavrynovych, 22, and Romanian Stanislav Carpiuc, 27, have been found guilty at the Old Bailey of plotting to damage property linked to Keir Starmer. Petro Pochynok, 35, a Ukrainian national from Holloway, north London, was cleared of conspiracy to commit arson with intent to endanger life… The Old Bailey heard that the two…

Housing
Guido Fawkes12 Jun 2026

Southwark Council Takes Possession of Council Flat Occupied by Sierra Leone’s Fist Lady

Southwark Council has evicted the First Lady of Sierra Leone, Fatima Bio, who lives in a palace, from her council flat in South London. Whatever will she do… It follows a year-long investigation. She defended her use of the property recently, saying: “My children are all British citizens… I’m paying for my council house myself.…

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Guido Fawkes12 Jun 2026

Swiss Vote on Permanent Population Cap on Knife Edge

A Swiss referendum on whether to cap the total population of the country – a world first – is on a knife edge. Swiss citizens go to the polls on Sunday… The proposal championed by the Swiss People’s Party (SVP) would institute a cap at 10 million from a current total of 9.1 million people.…

PoliticsHousing
Guido Fawkes11 Jun 2026

Miliband Digs in Over Net Zero in Funding Clash With Starmer

Ed Miliband is at war with Number 10 over its attempts to slash DESNZ’s budget by at least 1% to help fund the elusive Defence Investment Plan (DIP). According to the Telegraph, Miliband has gone studs up over demands to squeeze around £600m from the department. Will someone think of the heat pumps… Currently, around…

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Guido Fawkes10 Jun 2026

Reform’s Sarah Pochin Accuses LibDem Angus MacDonald of “Aggressive Approach”

Reform’s Sarah Pochin on X: “This morning in Parliament, I was accosted by Lib Dem MP Angus MacDonald, who accused me and others of inciting violence. His aggressive approach and tone left me feeling threatened and shaken. This kind of behaviour is unacceptable, especially from fellow MPs. We all have different views and should be…

PoliticsHousing
Guido Fawkes10 Jun 2026

Reeves Says She Will Hike Taxes Again to Pay for Defence Boost

Rachel Reeves told an investors’ conference last night that “borrowing can’t be the only answer” to hiking defence spending: “The money has to come from somewhere… Everyone can see the challenges. We are spending 2.6% of GDP from next April and the pressures are only going in one direction.” Reeves is currently battling John Healey…

EconomyDefenceHousing
Guido Fawkes10 Jun 2026

POLL: Reform Up to 30 Points, Labour & Tories Tied on 20

The latest from More in Common has Reform up a point with Labour and the Tories tied, down two points and one point respectively: Headline Voting Intention Fieldwork: 5–9 June 2026 Reform UK 30% Labour 20% Conservative 20% Lib Dem 12% Green 11% Other/Ind 3% SNP 3% Concurrently Farage’s personal net approval ratings have dropped…

EnvironmentReformHousing
Guido Fawkes10 Jun 2026

Masked Rioters Burn Homes in Belfast After ‘Attempted Beheading’ Knife Attack

Masked rioters set fire to houses and vehicles last night in Belfast in the aftermath of the ‘attempted beheading’ knife attack on Monday. The fire service has so far responded to 62 incidents across the city. The second night of disorder in just the last eight days, following the scenes in Southampton after the sentencing…

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