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Guido Fawkes14 Aug 2026

IN FULL: The ‘Diverse’ Cambridge Recruitment Guide That Could Have Boosted Arday

Cambridge University imposed an organisation-wide guide to recruiting more ‘diverse’ individuals. It’s the ‘soft bigotry of low expectations’ in one document… The University has an investigation ongoing into the Arday debacle and has also announced a second probe into senior appointments. The faculty of education is in the spotlight… This ‘Diverse Recruitment Framework’ first appeared…

Education
Guido Fawkes14 Aug 2026

French Under-15s Social Media Ban Struck Down by Top Court

Macron passed legislation to ban under-15s from social media. The Constitutional Council says this unduly inhibits the free expression of adults: “By prohibiting minors ‌under the age of fifteen ⁠from accessing certain online services, the law inherently ​requires every person, even ‌an adult, to prove their age before accessing them. However, by failing to specify…

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Guido Fawkes14 Aug 2026

Burnham Orders Temporary Ban on Disposable BBQs

Burnham says they pose a “significant risk to the public” during the ongoing drought and heatwave. Burn ham no more…

Guido Fawkes14 Aug 2026

Friday Caption Contest (Rubbish Candidates Edition)

Entries in the comments…

Guido Fawkes14 Aug 2026

Standards Commissioner Reopens Investigation Into Farage

The Parliamentary Standards Commissioner Daniel Greenberg has reopened the probe into Nigel Farage’s donations after his victory in the Clacton by-election. The investigation was paused during the campaign, but the web page has been updated following Farage’s victory. Farage told GB News: “This is an overwhelming endorsement of me. I have had enough of being…

PoliticsEnvironmentReform
Guido Fawkes14 Aug 2026

Petition Against Early Release of PC Harper’s Killers Tops One Million Signatures

The petition to prevent the release of PC Andrew Harper’s killers has reached 1,009,418 signatures. A symbolic milestone… It was started by Aileen O’Connor, Chairman of the Thames Valley Police Federation who said: “For the Government to exclude the killers of police officers from these protections sends a deeply troubling message about the value placed…

Crime
Guido Fawkes14 Aug 2026

Nigel Farage Wins With Increased Vote Share in Clacton

Farage told supporters: “We have beaten the candidate for the uniparty: Count Binface.” The results: Farage: 22,239 votes. 63% Count Binface: 9,455 votes. 27% Turnout was 44% which is healthy for a by-election. Reform is in a row with Essex Police after Farage declined appearing at the count because of an upcoming “disruption” which he…

PoliticsReformCrime
Guido Fawkes13 Aug 2026

Education Secretary Makes Grammatical Mistakes in Statement About A-Level Results

Lucy Powell has put out a graphic on A-level results day celebrating the pupils now under her auspices. She said: “Congratulations to everyone getting their results today. You should be really proud of what you’ve achieved and I wish you every success for the future. A big thank you to the teachers and families who…

Education
Guido Fawkes13 Aug 2026

“Angry” Burnham Attacks Water Companies

Burnham has attacked water companies after some of them raised bills in line with regular Ofwat structures. Southern Water: £43 extra (down to £37 in 2029); Thames Water: £3 up to £5 in 29; Severn Trent £3 to £5; Wessex Water £4 to £7; South East Water up by £1 in 2029. Labour sharpening the…

Housing
Guido Fawkes13 Aug 2026

Home Office Plants Watered Generously During Hosepipe Ban

Thames Water’s hosepipe ban is in place. It mostly applies to residential properties – you can water plants that are for commercial use. Is Shabana Mahmood planning on selling these ones? Private contractors are keeping the foliage outside government offices on Marsham Street – also the home of DEFRA – fed and watered with a…

Guido Fawkes13 Aug 2026

HMRC’s Main Whitehall Office Empties Every Friday

New figures obtained by Guido’s FOI Unit show that HMRC’s flagship Whitehall headquarters at 100 Parliament Street is barely a fifth full on working Fridays. This is despite an insistence that staff spend at least 60% of their time in the office… The data covers every working day from April 2025 to March 2026. Over…

Politics
Guido Fawkes13 Aug 2026

Burnham’s Approval Rating Drops by Six Points

More in Common’s tracker of party leader approval ratings has seen Burnham drop by six points. It’s nothing, they’re telling themselves in Downing Street… High early ratings usually come from people not knowing who you are. Burnham is now down from 20 points to fourteen. He’s still above the rest… Badenoch is positive on +1…

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