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Guido Fawkes14 Apr 2026

Tories Raise Prices for 2026 Conference Above Inflation

The Tories have hiked prices for their 2026 Party Conference above inflation. Some confidence in renewed interest in the party’s offer this year… Conservative Party Conference — Average Price Across Tiers (Early Bird, Advance, Standard) Ticket Type 2025 Avg 2026 Avg Change % Party Member £128.67 £133.33 +£4.67 +3.6% Young Conservative £64.33 £66.67 +£2.33 +3.6%…

Economy
Guido Fawkes10 Apr 2026

WATCH: Labour Climate Minister Enjoys Glacier Day Hike on Taxpayer-Funded Jolly to Chile

The Minister for Climate enjoyed a leisurely hours-long hike up to a glacier while on a taxpayer-funded “diplomatic mission” to Chile. Do DESNZ ministers enjoy a jolly even more than their jealous friends in the Foreign Office? At the end of March Katie White – a climate activist elected to parliament at the last election…

PoliticsEconomyEnvironment
Guido Fawkes9 Apr 2026

HMRC Spends More Than £6 Million on Advisers for Hated ‘Making Tax Digital’ Regime

HMRC is spending more than £6 million per year on staff to administer the hated Making Tax Digital rules, which will force self-employed and other taxpayers to file tax information five times a year. You can’t hate these guys enough… The pointless regime has as of this month begun pulling people in for the first…

Economy
Guido Fawkes8 Apr 2026

WATCH: Pete Hegseth Claims Iranians Buckled Under ‘Overwhelming Pressure’

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said the Iranians agreed to a ceasefire under “overwhelming pressure” and that “President Trump had the power to cripple Iran’s entire economy in minutes, but he chose mercy.” Calm down everyone – Starmer’s there now…

EconomyDefence
Guido Fawkes8 Apr 2026

Starmer to Burn More Than £200,000 in Taxpayer Cash for Trip to the Gulf

Starmer is set to burn over £200,000 in taxpayer cash for a self-promotion trip to the Gulf which serves zero purpose. You’ve seen this play before… The PM is advertising his trip post-ceasefire as evidence that he is “leading international efforts” on Iran. Pass the sick cup… “The Prime Minister will travel to the Gulf…

Economy
Guido Fawkes7 Apr 2026

Burnham Offering Taxpayer-Funded E-Bike Vouchers to “Gender Diverse People”

Transport for Greater Manchester is piloting a new E-bike subsidy scheme at the generosity of the taxpayer via DfT’s Active Travel England. Priority is given to applicants who are “underrepresented in cycling or who experience financial or practical barriers“. Here’s who Andy Burnham has decided is ‘underrepresented in cycling’… People living in areas of higher…

Economy
Guido Fawkes7 Apr 2026

Labour Won’t Reveal Cost of Capping Student Loan Interest Rates Until Budget

Downing Street is refusing to say how much it will cost to cap student loan interest payments at 6%. When asked, the Number 10 spokesman said at the Lobby briefing this afternoon: “I think the RPI figure will be published later this month, costs and funding will be set out at the Budget in the…

PoliticsEconomy
Guido Fawkes7 Apr 2026

Westminster Wonks Join Tory Adviser Operation

Guido hears Tory-aligned think tank Onward’s Head of Political Economy Gavin Rice has been hired by campaigning Shadow Justice Secretary Nick Timothy as his new senior adviser. Rice was previously SpAd for Boris and later policy director at the Centre for Social Justice. His main work at Onward was also with Timothy on the Future…

PoliticsEconomyDefenceReform
Guido Fawkes4 Apr 2026

Guido’s Most Read Stories This Week

This week 923,842 visitors visited 856,122 times viewing 905,313 pages. The most read and shared stories in order of popularity were: Caroline Wheeler Out as Sunday Times Political Editor Taxpayer Coughs up Almost Ten Grand to Remove Pro-Palestine Graffiti From Churchill Statue Labour Begs Party Members Not to Speak to the Press at Ed Miliband…

PoliticsEconomyDefence
Guido Fawkes2 Apr 2026

Taxpayer Coughs Up Almost Ten Grand to Remove Pro-Palestine Graffiti From Churchill Statue

To add insult to injury the bill for the restoration of the Churchill statue in Parliament Square is over a whopping £7,000. So much owed by so many… The 12-foot Churchill was graffitied three separate times in 2020 and was targeted again in February this year when he was sprayed with red paint and slogans…

PoliticsEconomyDefence
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

Four in Ten Appeals Against ‘Highly Uncertain’ Reeves Mansion Tax Set to Succeed

The Office for Budget Responsibility’s own detailed costings of Reeves’ new Mansion Tax predict 40% of appeals against property valuations will be successful. Introducing a new band with re-evaluations will be utter chaos… The OBR has put out supplementary forecast information on the new tax this morning. The forecaster predicts the Treasury will lose £275…

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