Max Young

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Labour Reheats TBI's Digital ID Plan in Fresh Blairite Push

1 week ago | order-order.com | Max Young

Briefings from Downing Street have coincided with the launch of a report from Starmerite think tank Labour Together which advocates for a “digital ID card.” They’re calling it the “BritCard.” Sigh…Defra secretary Steve Reed said this morning: “It’s absolutely something that we are looking at, and that we should be looking at” while Downing Street says plans are being reviewed.
Reform's DOGE Unit Being 'Reworked' as Council Staff Delay Waste-Cutting Progress

1 week ago | order-order.com | Max Young

Now-departed Zia Yusuf was heavily involved in the set up of Reform’s roving “Directorate of Government Efficiency” – which held its first meetings with Kent County Council this week. Team lead Nathaniel Fried left along with Zia.
GB Energy Staff Have No Desks

1 week ago | order-order.com | Max Young

Miliband’s pet project the “home grown energy company” GB Energy has no desks and no office of its own. Despite completing multiple hiring rounds…GB Energy staff are instead based in DESNZ’s existing offices in Aberdeen on Huntly Street as well as in Edinburgh and Glasgow.
British Museum Denies Reports That Elgin Marbles Have Been Surrendered

1 week ago | order-order.com | Max Young

The Critic is running a report that George Osborne has agreed to hand over the Elgin Marbles via “permanent loan” back to Greece. Such plans have been mooted and not denied for years. Starmer has said he would “not to stand in the way” of any deal reached to surrender the stones…The British Museum is currently denying reports. They say: “Discussions with Greece about a Parthenon Partnership are on-going and constructive.
LISTEN: Guido's UK DOGE Speaks to Politico

1 week ago | order-order.com | Max Young

https://order-order.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/politico.mp3Guido’s News Editor Max Young spoke to Politico’s ‘Westminster Insider’ podcast about the ongoing UK DOGE project. The unit has so far categorised 74 examples of waste across taxpayer budgets totalling billions of pounds…Labour talks up its desire to cut waste while Reform is sending its own unit on a budget-cutting tour of councils controlled by the party.
Next Reform Chairman: Runners and Riders

1 week ago | order-order.com | Max Young

With Yusuf gone as Reform chairman tongues are wagging as to who will be installed as his replacement. A few names come up recurringly:Sarah Pochin: The party’s newest MP is liked by Reform consiglieres and was supported by Farage, Tice, and Lee Anderson after asking Starmer whether to ban the burqa. Green but underpriced…David Bull: “Darling of the membership” and a popular TV man. Former MEP and deputy leader of Reform.
Richard Tice: Scottish Politics Now A Three-Horse Race

1 week ago | order-order.com | Max Young

Reform deputy leader Richard Tice spoke to journalists after Reform’s surge to 26.1% of the vote (third place) in the Hamilton by-election for Holyrood: “We’ve outperformed everybody’s expectations we’ve run a brilliant campaign we’ve had a great candidate yeah we’re thrilled to bits and I expect the other two main parties will be reflecting ‘goodness me what have we got wrong that someone could come from nowhere with limited resources and achieve such an outstanding result’.” He said “It’s a...
Labour Wins Hamilton Scottish Parliament By-Election

1 week ago | order-order.com | Max Young

Labour Wins Hamilton Scottish Parliament By-Election mdi-fullscreen It’s a victory for Labour in the Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse by-election. Tight margins…Labour – 8,559 (31.6%)SNP – 7,957 (29.4%)Reform – 7,088 (26.1%)Conservatives – 1,621 (6%)Green – 695 (2.6%)LibDems – 533 (2%)A 26% result for Reform will leave the party smiling.
Zia Yusuf Resigns as Reform Chairman

1 week ago | order-order.com | Max Young

Zia Yusuf Resigns as Reform Chairman mdi-fullscreen Yusuf has resigned. He says on X:“11 months ago I became Chairman of Reform. I’ve worked full time as a volunteer to take the party from 14 to 30%, quadrupled its membership and delivered historic electoral results.
Unite Union Rejects Birmingham Binmen Offer and Threatens to Strike Until Christmas

1 week ago | order-order.com | Max Young

Unite has just announced that the bin strikes will continue and could go on until Christmas.