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Guido Fawkes18 Jun 2026

Polanski: I Could Have Taken “Greater Care” Checking My Council Tax on Houseboat

Zack Polanski has said he should have shown “greater care” when checking his council tax liability while living on his houseboat. Which co-conspirators can see here… Tories and others in City Hall are pursuing Zack’s case – he is an assembly member. In a statement he blamed his “unusual” living arrangements on financial hardship: ““I…

Economy
Guido Fawkes18 Jun 2026

Unemployment Dips to 4.9% as Private Sector Pay Growth Sinks

According to the ONS, unemployment unexpectedly dipped to 4.9% in the three months to April. Slightly down from 5%… The ‘good’ news for the Treasury ends there. New recruits joining payrolls have fallen to their lowest level in five years, vacancies continue to decline, and private sector wage growth has slowed to its weakest pace…

Economy
Guido Fawkes17 Jun 2026

WATCH: Protesters and Hounds Oppose Labour’s Hunting Ban in Westminster

Anti-hunting ban campaigners descended on Westminster tonight. Hounds and all… The protesters gathered on on Marsham Street for a protest organised by the Countryside Alliance outside the DEFRA offices, where Labour peer Baroness Mallalieu attacked the government for being out of touch. Protesters held banners bearing the slogans “hands off the countryside” and “fight the…

Politics
Guido Fawkes17 Jun 2026

Simon’s Sketch: Lammy Loyal as Labour’s Lemmings Lose Leader

“I intend to fight in any challenge,” the PM has told the G7, setting himself up for the final U-turn of his premiership, ending in the same way he started. The Starmer joke has always been about a holy fool, having no idea about himself, or where he was or what he was doing for…

Guido Fawkes17 Jun 2026

Treasury’s Own Figures Show Inflation Set to Run Well Above OBR’s Forecast

The Treasury has published its monthly comparison of independent economic forecasts, and the numbers massively undercut the OBR’s forecasts. When is the OBR ever right… The June edition, compiled by the Treasury’s own Macroeconomic Conditions and Risk Team and posted on gov.uk, collects the latest predictions from 20 City and independent forecasters. They expect CPI…

Economy
Guido Fawkes17 Jun 2026

Reeves Moves to Reduce Competition and Hike Costs in Public Sector With New ‘Insourcing’ Rules

Rachel Reeves has capitulated to trade union barons and will force the Civil Service to waste a huge amount of money on a wide array of projects. Competition? I hardly knew her… According to new rules celebrated by the PCS union today, every central government service contract worth over £1 million now triggers a mandatory…

Guido Fawkes17 Jun 2026

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Guido Fawkes17 Jun 2026

VOTE NOW: The Guido Fawkes Reform Power Rankings (June Edition)

Every month, we publish the power rankings of all the leading lights in Reform based on our readers’ responses. Click here to fill in the survey, and the results will be published at the end of the month. Here’s how last month played out… 1 Nigel Farage – 12.95 2 Robert Jenrick ▲ 1 10.47…

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Guido Fawkes17 Jun 2026

Team Burnham Declines Starmer’s Offer of a Cabinet Job for Andy

Andy Burnham’s team has already hit back after Starmer said this morning that he wants Burnham to have a big role in government. A source in the Burnham camp told the Manchester Evening News that “the benefit Andy has is the wind of change for not having been associated with the Government’s failings.”  They also…

Politics
Guido Fawkes17 Jun 2026

BBC Cuts 550 Jobs

New Director-General Matt Brittin has announced the first phase of cuts at the BBC: 550 net job cuts by the end of this financial year across the News, Nations and Content divisions, part of 2,000 job losses planned over the next three years. A further 700 job losses in the corporate division to be set…

Guido Fawkes17 Jun 2026

Trump: If Iran “Misbehaves” I’ll Drop Bombs “Right Smack in the Middle of Their Head”

Trump says if he doesn’t like the memorandum of understanding with Iran, he’ll go back to “shooting at them and dropping bombs right smack in the middle of their head”. Pretty unambiguous…

Guido Fawkes17 Jun 2026

WATCH: Coutinho Asks Lammy Why Ed Miliband Hasn’t Been Sacked Yet

At DPMQs Claire Coutinho focussed on energy and the North Sea. Aberdeen South by-election is tomorrow… Coutinho asked Lammy why Ed miliband was still in post seeing as he is refusing to engage with No10 or take Starmer’s calls: “Last week, the prime minister asked the energy secretary to help fund the defense of our…

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