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Guido Fawkes1 May 2026

Private Sector Sickness Rate Falls Back to Pre-Pandemic Levels

New figures released by the Office for National Statistics show Britain lost 148.8 million working days to sickness absence. That is 9.8 million more than 2019… The ONS reports: “The sickness absence rate was 2.9% for public sector employees and 1.7% for those working in the private sector. Compared with 2024, the sickness absence rate…

Guido Fawkes1 May 2026

Falklands Safe After King’s State Visit Charms Trump

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has knocked down claims that the White House would back Argentina’s claim to the Falklands. He told The Sun last night that the leaked Pentagon memo floating support for Argentina’s ambition was “just an email”: “It was just an email. People are getting overexcited by an email. It was…

Guido Fawkes1 May 2026

NEW REPORT: Britain Has Highest Wealth Taxes in OECD

New research shows that Britain raises more tax from wealth than any country in the OECD. More than Spain, Norway and Switzerland – the three European countries that have a stated wealth tax… A huge number of countries have tried and abandoned wealth taxes. Even the leftist ones… Even online tax commentator Dan Neidle, a…

Economy
Guido Fawkes1 May 2026

WATCH: Met Chief Blasts Polanski for “Interfering” in Operational Policing

Met Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley has defended the two officers who apprehended the knife-wielding terror suspect in Golders Green, after Zack Polanski retweeted a ridiculous claim yesterday that they had used excessive force to bring him down. Two heroes having to deal with a clown like Polanski suggesting they hadn’t done their job properly……

EnvironmentCrime
Guido Fawkes30 Apr 2026

Financial Times Journalists Throw Strop Over Four-Day Office Week

Hacks at the Financial Times are in open dispute with management after being asked to come into the office four days a week. Apparently there is “no compelling case” to be at their desks for more than three… Members of the FT’s union have unanimously voted to initiate the paper’s dispute procedure after managing editor…

Housing
Guido Fawkes30 Apr 2026

Bursting the Bubble: One Week to Go…

Welcome to Bursting the Bubble, the data deep-dive that tells you what’s really happening outside the Westminster village. Exclusively for Guido members… Just seven days to go until the locals. Where do all the parties stand? Become a member to find out. Click here to join…

Politics
Guido Fawkes30 Apr 2026

LIVE: Starmer Statement After Golders Green Stabbings

Environment
Guido Fawkes30 Apr 2026

RESULTS: Guido Fawkes Reform Power Rankings (April Edition)

The results for April: 1 Nigel Farage – 11.66 2 Richard Tice – 9.20 3 Robert Jenrick ▲ 1 8.94 4 Zia Yusuf ▲ 1 8.85 5 Lee Anderson ▲ 1 8.81 6 Danny Kruger ▼ 3 8.32 7 Suella Braverman – 7.95 8 Laila Cunningham – 7.38 9 Sarah Pochin – 7.05 10 David…

Reform
Guido Fawkes30 Apr 2026

What Would Prime Minister Burnham Do?

Starmer is still squatting in Number 10, for now. But given how openly his Labour colleagues are pitching to succeed him, Guido is taking a closer look at what each of the leading candidates has to offer. Read at your own risk. First up, Andy Burnham… Burnham has spent the last year telling anyone who…

Guido Fawkes30 Apr 2026

EXC: Labour Centralising Communications With New “Government Media Unit”

Labour is setting up a new “Government Media Unit” to run communications across all departments. A new ‘Ministry of Information’ to run Starmer’s comms… The Permanent Secretary Director for Government Communications, David Dinsmore, has just spoken internally about the sweeping changes. Summarised: A Government Media Unit (GMU) is being created within the central Government Communications…

Guido Fawkes30 Apr 2026

WATCH: Starmer Booed on Arrival to Golders Green

As per Paul Brand. Nigel Farage also visited the area… The Met has said the Golders Green knife suspect was known to the Prevent counter-extremism programme and was subject to a referral in 2020, which was closed in the same year.

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Guido Fawkes30 Apr 2026

Bank of England Holds Interest Rates at 3.75%

The Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England has voted to hold interest rates at 3.75%. As expected… Eight votes for no change, down from nine, and one vote for a 25 basis point hike. A shift in position…