The Brexit Party only launched in February, won a national election in May and flamed out in December. It changed the course of history, pulling the Tories out of their rut, and convinced Tory MPs they had to install Boris. All in a few month’s work for Farage…
There was a raft of #DespiteBrexit news, with EU investors considering moving operations to the UK and Nissan continuing – and boosting – their operations (which surprisingly didn’t get the same attention as the project fear warnings car manufacturing would be wiped out by Brexit). It wasn’t all good news for followers of British politics, however, as we were subjected to nutty Cambridge professor Victoria Bateman constantly getting nude for Brexit. With Rachel Johnson also following suit…
On the topic of tits, February was also the month Corbyn finally settled on turning Labour into a second referendum party (the last time there was any inkling of decisiveness with his Brexit policy); the Independent Group was formed (whatever happened to them?); and former Scottish Tory MP Ross Thompson had to be removed from Strangers for groping male visitors. Reckless actions in an abundance throughout February…
A theme throughout the year was that whilst Question Time’s panels were consistently over-loaded with remainers the audiences overwhelmingly wanted to Get Brexit Done. There was also an amusing anecdote about Isabel Oakeshott and Diane Abbott on the train to Question Time which was popular with readers.
Brillo has had a good year, This Week might have gone, however his new interview show has had some impact. This was yet another attempt by Owen to redress his humiliations at Brillo’s hands. Judge for yourself who wins…
Guido launched on this day in 2004, and since then we have seen five Prime Ministers come and go. It has been quite a journey from a laptop on the sofa to a newsroom in SW1 staffed by talented young journalists. Our tenth anniversary party was a big glitzy public affair, broadcast on the BBC, tonight we are gathering past and present members of the Guido conspiracy at a small private party. Still glitzy just less showy…
It is of great satisfaction to see people who have worked in the newsroom go on to prosper. Alumni can be found all over the media and in politics where they set the agenda in a different way to when they set the political news agenda. We live in exciting times and Westminster politics has changed a lot over the last fifteen years. The personnel may change, the objective remains the same, we never forget we are in the infotainment business.
Whatever happened to the keynote speaker from the last party?
Paul Staines, Editor
This week 290,047 visitors visited 901,982 times viewing 1,363,173 pages. The top stories in order of popularity were:
- BBC Admit “Lapse of Editorial Standards” Over EU Parliament Results Coverage
- Government Repeals the European Communities Act 1972
- Nigel Gets His Passport Wish
- Abbott: Government Should Publish Secret Papers But We Wouldn’t
- EU Exports Down Strongly, UK Exports Up Strongly
- Oliver Letwin to Stand Down at Election
- Attenborough: EU Interfered Too Much in our Lives
You’re either in front of Guido, or behind…
Next month will be the fifteenth anniversary of Guido’s digital incarnation. We have seen rivals come and go. One thing we have never forgotten is that you the readers make us what we are. You provide us with tips, you encourage and admonish us. We always remember that it is our job to inform and entertain you.
The number of hits from visitors has increased from 20-a-day in 2004 to some 200,000-a-day last month. Our coverage of the Tory leadership battle generated a record 6,218,561 reader hits in July. A new all-time traffic record for the website…
This week 226,482 visitors visited 788,086 times viewing 1,190,515 pages. The top stories in order of popularity were:
- McDonnell: We’ll Invent Law to Put Tories in Prison
- Brussels Tries to Talk Tough on No Deal
- Corbyn’s Photo Op Flops
- ‘National Unity’ Prime Minister: Runners and Riders
- Kate Hoey Calls for Electoral Commission to be Disbanded
- Cummings Orders SpAds to Take Back Control of Whitehall
- Fat-Cat Corbyn’s Mischievous Manipulations
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