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Guido Fawkes24 Apr 2026

British Taxpayer Funds US Agencies to Fill Gap Left by Trump’s USAID Cuts

The FCDO is expanding support to US-based aid agencies who have had their grants slashed by Trump’s USAID cuts. British taxpayers are filling in the gaps… USAID cuts reduced total US aid spending from $68bn in 2024 to $32bn in 2025 and terminated 83% of programmes. Despite a squeeze in the UK’s aid funding, the…

Economy
Guido Fawkes24 Apr 2026

‘Is Britain Broken?’ An EXCLUSIVE Guido Fawkes-IEA Event

For the first time ever, Guido Fawkes is partnering with the Institute of Economic Affairs for an exclusive panel debate in the heart of Westminster this June. Is Britain Broken? Britain’s economic record over the past decade and a half makes for uncomfortable reading. Productivity growth has flatlined. Real wages have barely recovered from the…

PoliticsEconomy
Guido Fawkes24 Apr 2026

Lord Hannan Appointed IEA Director General

Daniel Hannan is succeeding David Frost as Director General of the Institute of Economic Affairs. He starts on 1st June. Hannan said this afternoon: “The IEA set Britain free. When it was founded in 1955, there was a consensus in favour of high spending, industrial management and economic planning. Ralph Harris and Arthur Seldon showed…

Economy
Guido Fawkes24 Apr 2026

Trump Threatens UK With New Tariffs if Starmer Doesn’t Cut Tax

Donald Trump has threatened to impose new tariffs on Britain if it does not disapply the Digital Services Tax on US companies. Trump told the Telegraph: “I don’t like it when they target American companies, because basically, you’re talking about our great American companies, whether we like those companies that don’t like them, they’re American…

Economy
Guido Fawkes23 Apr 2026

Taxpayer Forks Out Tens of Thousands to Advertise Labour Digital ID on Podcasts

The government is advertising its consultation on Digital ID on podcasts. A project led by Darren Jones, who wants ideas… Jones said that government consultations were fake, unlike this one, which was launched on 10 March: “This consultation is not a performative consultation. It’s a genuine one. That’s why we’re not just doing a kind…

Economy
Guido Fawkes22 Apr 2026

DSIT Staff Hike Taxpayer-Funded Hotel Use by Almost a Third in One Year

Civil servants at Liz Kendall’s Department of Science, Innovation, and Technology have spent more than 2,000 more nights in hotels this year. At a commensurate cost to the taxpayer… Guido’s FOI Unit has found that DSIT staff have spent almost £1.5 million on hotel stays in 2025/26 so far compared to only £1.1 million in…

Economy
Guido Fawkes22 Apr 2026

Economic Optimism Falls to Lowest Level Since 1978

Some damning research from Ipsos’ tracker, which shows that optimism in the economy is at its lowest level since records began: “Net economic optimism in Britain has fallen to the lowest levels ever recorded since Ipsos began collecting this data in 1978. 78% of Brits expect the economy to get worse over the next 12…

Economy
Guido Fawkes22 Apr 2026

Inflation Rises to 3.3% in March

New figures from the Office for National Statistics show consumer price inflation rose to 3.3% in March from 3%. The first Iran war reading… Fuel costs drove the increase: “Prices in the transport division rose overall by 4.7% in the 12 months to March 2026, up from 2.4% in the 12 months to February.” Steepest…

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Guido Fawkes21 Apr 2026

Youth Unemployment Rises Again

New figures from the Office for National Statistics show that youth unemployment has risen again. Rachel… Labour market statistics this morning show a decline in the unemployment rate to 4.9% in the three months to February. This was offset by a larger increase in the number of economically inactive people – 69,000. IEA fellow Professor…

Economy
Guido Fawkes19 Apr 2026

Jenrick: No10 Is Now Discussing Best Friend of World’s Most Notorious Paedo Instead of Cost of Living

Economy
Guido Fawkes16 Apr 2026

Foreign Office Officials Visiting Mauritius Despite Collapse of Starmer’s Chagos Deal

The government of Mauritius has said it is “tired of relying on the goodwill of others” and will “escalate matters” within months if it is not handed sovereignty of the Chagos Islands. Without that cash from British taxpayers how can Mauritius abolish income tax? The Attorney-General of Mauritius Gavin Glover has told local broadcasters: “Mauritius…

Economy
Guido Fawkes16 Apr 2026

Business Secretary Pre-Emptively ‘Frustrated’ at GDP Downturn from Iran War

Figures from the Office for National Statistics show that the economy grew by 0.5% in February, following upwardly revised growth of 0.1% in January. The Iran war beginning on the 27th of February will have something to say about March’s figures… ONS chief economist Grant Fitzner said: “Growth increased further in the three months to…

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