The Mail ran a story today claiming entrepreneur Matthew Freud entertained Angela Rayner at his Notting Hill house recently. An unlikely partnership…
Fleet Street observers speculate it has something to do with Freud’s fractured link to Rupert Murdoch. He was married to Rupert’s daughter Elisabeth until 2014 – they’re now divorced….
Labour figures on the left have long campaigned/threatened to launch Leveson 2 – regulations aimed at severely restricting press freedom. Freud knows the consequences for Fleet Street – has the Mail been duped into running a story that is more about the Press being imperilled than it seems to realise…
Rayner is gearing up for her run at No10. Only the taxman stands in her way…
The Mail, the Telegraph, and the Times all reported claims that Bell had splashed £900 of taxpayers’ cash on a fancy new desk for his office. Bell denied it. The articles have now mysteriously vanished…
Good to see @DailyMail @thetimes and @Telegraph all delete their articles – sad the lies went up in the first place https://t.co/zQhncYFUyR
— Torsten Bell (@TorstenBell) October 27, 2025
Credit where it’s due: it looks like Bell ended up forcing all three outlets to withdraw their stories. For all the latest real news on Budget Man Bell, click here…
There is egg on faces at the Daily Mail after the new strategic social team accidentally invited notorious band Kneecap to collaborate. Remember them?
The email begins: “We’ve just launched a bold new strategy at Daily Mail socials and would love Knee Cap to be part of it.” It gets worse…
“We’d love to feature the men, to craft bespoke content to engage audiences in a way that feels premium, personality-led, and positively promotional. We want to give them the platform to talk about what they’re passionate to talk about, whether that be their new album or even just to chat about bird watching if that’s the bands jam!”
The terror case against one band member was dropped last month after a procedural error from the government. The Dail Mail has gone hard on reporting against Kneecap. One headline reads: “‘Anti-British’ balaclava-clad rap group Kneecap are referred to counter-terror police after telling fans to ‘kill your MP’ – as Irish band rails against its critics”…
The faux pas comes from the just-formed ‘dmgmedia’ influencer marketing project to “define the next generation of news and entertainment for young audiences by fusing the journalistic credibility of Daily Mail with the speed, originality, and creativity of Gen Z social.” Not the best start…
A media source tells Guido “the invite has caused a meltdown at Mail HQ.” Especially after Kneecap publicly mocked them for it…
The legacy media’s had a bruising week. First, Sky News unveiled its “exciting” new strategy—hiding content behind a paywall as it scrambles away from traditional linear broadcasting. Now Guido hears it’s panic stations over at the Mail…
Rumours in the newsroom suggest a big shake-up is incoming, with an announcement expected as soon as today. Some Mail hacks fear a full-blown merger of print and online, meaning all paper hacks will have to start writing digital-first. Even worse, swathes of job cuts are being floated with potentially up to 200 journos facing the chop to streamline the outlet. Another brutal reality check for a crumbling media format…
UPDATE: Confirmed in staff email:
“So, from the middle of March, our print and digital news operations will fully come together with reporters and editors producing stories for online and the papers.
At the same time The Mail on Sunday, already a seven-day operation in many respects, will become even more integrated – while retaining its individual columnists and character under Editor David Dillon.
There will also be changes to other areas where we think we can be more efficient, and where there is still unnecessary duplication.
The aim is to target resources where they’re needed most – producing the superb-quality journalism and world-leading long- form features the Mail is famous for.
Regrettably, these changes will result in a number of job losses.
There will be a 30-day consultation period for those affected. Some roles will be placed at risk of redundancy, while other staff may see an alteration in working pattern, job title, line manager or duties. Others will see no change at all.
If you are likely to be impacted, then you will shortly hear from your Managing Editor who will explain what the proposed changes may mean for you and provide details about next steps. Of course, all those affected will be treated with dignity and fairness.
It’s never easy to lose talented colleagues and we understand that the next few weeks, while we implement this restructuring, will not be easy for many of you.
Although it is hard, this is undoubtedly the right choice for the business. Throughout its long history, the Mail has shaped its own destiny and will continue to do so.”
Kemi Badenoch’s latest interview with the Mail’s You magazine over the weekend serves up some more entertaining reading. Reflecting on her time as Tory leader, she admits the relentless schedule has left her out of the loop. When asked about what newspapers she reads, she says: “I don’t have time to read anything… So that’s a bit frustrating because I worry that I’m missing things.” She reveals that people assume she know what’s happening, but “I’m actually knowing less because you’re busier than ever.” Refreshingly candid…
Kemi laments that her poor A-Levels, two Bs and a D in maths – a subject she “was always good at” – was due to her part-time job at McDonald’s. Not just for the cash, she explains, but also so she could eat as many burgers as she wanted. Though she’s still “very angry” about the results. The Golden Arches leaving a bitter taste..
Meanwhile, Kemi was quick to pour cold water on any political aspirations for her husband, saying one of the first things she did when she became an MP was to strike him off the “approved candidates” list because he was a “white public schoolboy”. She explained her foray into politics was driven by “anger at things not being done properly.” A pivot from last month, where she said she joined the Tory Party because it seemed like a “bit of fun”…
Can’t wait for the coming Boris memoirs… pic.twitter.com/d85oyn5e7g
— Media Guido (@MediaGuido) September 26, 2024
Can’t wait for this coming Boris memoir…
Speaking to Sky News off the back of Rachel Reeves’ Air Passenger Duty hike, Ryanair chief executive Michael O’Leary said:
“Labour is dependent on those Red Wall seats, and yet every move she makes poisons economic growth and damages the UK’s recovery… it’s the Chancellor who stumbles from policy misstep to policy misstep… I think her policy decisions are incredibly stupid.”