The hated Building Safety Regulator is growing at a blistering pace. Oh no…
Information obtained by Guido’s FOI Unit shows the BSR’s total headcount as of 04 July 2024 was 412 – that has shot up to 535 by December. Total costs for the 23/24 year were £21.130 million – those have risen by over £10 million in a year to £31.374 million…
The BSR’s new chairman Andy Roe was recently made a Labour peer. A report by the cross-party Lords Industry and Regulators Committee was released in December. Among other things it identified:
It should be abolished…
Asked by Lobby hacks about his past comments on Trump (“any UK politician who gave Trump the time of day should be ashamed right now”) Burnham was blithe:
“Politicians say things throughout their career, but now the important thing is to focus on the moment you are in.”
Were it so easy…