US Vice President JD Vance holidayed in the UK and took visits from several figures on the right including Danny Kruger, Robert Jenrick, Chris Philp, James Orr, and Tom Skinner. Badenoch couldn’t make it due to scheduling issues…
Homelessness minister Rushanara Ali resigned after executing a rent raise in one of her properties entirely legally but in a way that would be outlawed by Labour’s incoming Renters’ Rights Act. Starmer, meanwhile, gave up on making pro-growth noises and yet again decided to sound ‘more Labour’ by describing his Budget focus as ‘living standards.’ There goes the “number one mission”…
As efforts to fly the national flag took off around the country Essex County Council offered emotional support to any staff who were upset by the sight of the St George Cross. The other big local authority news was the ongoing legal battle between Epping Forest and the government concerning the Bell Hotel, which was housing asylum seekers. The council got a temporary block via injunction before the Home Office used the ECHR to win its appeal and continue housing them there…
Rayner’s Office of the Deputy Prime Minister got working but was blocked from launching publicly by Downing Street. We never got to see the logo they designed…
Reform members elected three members of the party board to represent them. The scandal of the month was David Lammy fishing with JD Vance while not in possession of the proper rod licence, or indeed any licence at all. The Environment Agency failed to take any substantive action in a two-tier move despite boasting before that it “always prosecutes.” Makes you sick…
There was a row for a day as the BBC’s Thought for the Day labelled Robert Jenrick xenophobic before being retroactively edited. Your Party continued much as it had begun with its prominent supporters descending into a bitter spat over what the name should be. Judean People’s Front etc…
Guido first reported on the efforts of Andy Burnham to plot an entry to Westminster in order to take over the Labour Party and the government. This was rapidly picked up on and initial opposition came from Labour’s National Executive Committee, which warned Burnham off the idea with threats. ‘We’d love you to serve your full term as mayor like you promised, Andy’…
There was also mounting concern over borrowing costs, some of which exceeded a 27-year high. The conclusion there was that the UK is paying a “moron premium” on its debt. Torsten Bell was given a promotion to manage preparation of the Winter Budget and his Resolution Foundation colleague Minouche Shafik was hired as Starmer’s personal economic adviser to further Downing Street’s involvement in the process. No further comment required there…
An analysis of the Chagos Surrender Deal that didn’t use the Treasury’s arcane method for reporting its cost found the fill figure to be £35 billion. How many black holes is that…
Honourable Mentions
Jenrick Demands Law Society Withdraws Mad New ‘Race & Ethnicity’ Guidance
Starmer Gets Another Pair of Luxury Glasses Ahead of White House Trip
Lewis Goodall ‘Can’t Understand Strength of Feeling’ Against His 100% Inheritance Tax Idea
Headline of the Month
Civil Servants Give Each Other Tips on How to Flout Office Attendance Rules
