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You’re either in front of Guido, or you are behind…
The arch fox-beater is at it again. Jolyon Maugham has launched yet another new legal action (he currently has six fundraisers open) – this time against a law firm called Morrison Foerster. Jolyon claims the firm “reversed” a decision to act for an individual “in a case about protecting trans people”. And whom does the chief Kimono-opener blame for this decision by a private law firm in the UK? President Trump of course…
Jolyon crows: “Trump’s actions ripple beyond the United States border. US companies are backtracking in the UK on their commitments to tackling the climate crisis. The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority has abandoned plans to require banks and financial firms to set diversity targets for women and ethnic minorities. A number of UK law firms are, on instructions, expunging references to climate actions from their clients’ annual reports, putting UK legal reporting requirements in jeopardy. And US-based philanthropic foundations are withdrawing funding for UK projects supporting especially disadvantaged communities.” All of which sounds great to Guido…
You’d be forgiven for wondering if this latest case may meet the same fate as his previous lawfare attempts. President Trump is living rent free inside Jolyon’s head…
The Department for Education will pay £40 million (along with another £50 million from DHSC) for solar panels on schools with GB Energy branding. Miliband will be happy with having other ministers roped into his latest initiative…
As UK DOGE recently revealed Phillipson’s department is also in the process of spending £90.7 million on a one-year contract for “advertising and media services.” That is then a total of £130.7 million in government self-promotion projects in one go from the DfE. That puts some of Busy Bridget’s recent education cuts decisions in an interesting light…
£30.4 million total. That means that if Bridget cut her self-promotion programmes she could reinstate the well-respected subject hub programmes four times over. Priorities…
Kemi Badenoch at the 1922-ConHome bash last night:
“I did praise [Burnham] for his stamina, it was amazing. All I had to do was sit back and lie there. I didn’t have to do anything at all…”