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It=E2=80=99s been a week of fire and brimstone.=20
Prime Minister Andy Burnham launched yet another announcement blitz spannin=
g education, submarines and adult social care. Then the Department for Educ=
ation lost over half a million records to a cyber attack. Uh oh.
Meanwhile, wildfires are raging across the South and East of England, Scotl=
and, Spain and France.=20
And Russia continues to push NATO=E2=80=99s boundaries, stoking fresh quest=
ions around the UK=E2=80=99s approach to defence. Our CEO digs into what it=
means for the UK [ https://substack.com/redirect/0aaa4696-0ef8-4ea9-b323-c=
e1c29abfc9a?j=3DeyJ1IjoiMmlsc241In0.TfBByzC2vCq-pY94WhF9hVTcrDRYs6QySyrNvyr=
pKXA ].
Now read on for your Weekend Wire.
After two weeks on the job, here=E2=80=99s what the new crop of Ministers h=
ave said about UK-EU relations - and what it could mean for a relationship =
reset.=20
Stronger still
Incoming Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband has pledged [ https://substack.com/r=
edirect/5bfcd97d-01c5-4781-a9e2-a35b206f8c9a?j=3DeyJ1IjoiMmlsc241In0.TfBByz=
C2vCq-pY94WhF9hVTcrDRYs6QySyrNvyrpKXA ] to put the UK=E2=80=99s relationshi=
p with the EU at the heart of his foreign policy, even saying that =E2=80=
=9CBritain=E2=80=99s national economic and security interests are served by=
having a stronger relationship with our European allies.=E2=80=9D
To prove his point, he has already visited his counterparts in France and S=
pain to show solidarity amid ongoing wildfires and to discuss trade.
Firm on the =E2=80=98red lines=E2=80=99 for now=E2=80=A6
Returning Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds used an interview [ https://=
substack.com/redirect/7f23cc97-d6dc-4e0a-987e-2c6d06b433b1?j=3DeyJ1IjoiMmls=
c241In0.TfBByzC2vCq-pY94WhF9hVTcrDRYs6QySyrNvyrpKXA ] with the Financial Ti=
mes to argue against joining the customs union. He said it was =E2=80=9Cunr=
ealistic, in a world of US tariffs, for the UK to be in a customs union =E2=
=80=98with a political entity that we=E2=80=99re not a part of.=E2=80=9D=20
Reynolds is right that a customs union would involve unpalatable trade-offs=
: we would lose our ability to set trade policy, without gaining enough eco=
nomic growth to make up for it.
That=E2=80=99s why EU membership is the best option for the UK. It provides=
transformative economic growth, worth six times our combined post-Brexit t=
rade deals, shields us from the impact of US tariffs, and it gives us an eq=
ual seat at the table in Brussels.
Our latest study, commissioned by Best for Britain and carried out by Front=
ier Economics researchers, has found the UK=E2=80=99s re-entry to the EU wo=
uld boost Britain=E2=80=99s economy by at least =C2=A392 billion.
=E2=80=A6But Falconer leaves the door ajar
Hamish Falconer, the new minister in charge of the UK-EU reset, told Sky Ne=
ws [ https://substack.com/redirect/43c57938-2b24-42d0-83e6-3555ba446ce9?j=
=3DeyJ1IjoiMmlsc241In0.TfBByzC2vCq-pY94WhF9hVTcrDRYs6QySyrNvyrpKXA ] he wan=
ts to =E2=80=98go further=E2=80=99 than the existing deals that have been p=
reviously negotiated, pointing to new threats in defence, economic security=
and disinformation as priority areas.
Falconer now reports into the Foreign Office and the Cabinet Office, giving=
Britain=E2=80=99s overseas embassies a bigger role in delivering the reset=
=2E Rejoining the EU, Falconer sai=
d, is not on the table =E2=80=98today=E2=80=
=99 but he left the door open for future conversations, and suggested that =
any manifesto commitment on rejoining would be a question for the Labour Pa=
rty.=20
Busy Bee Burnham
He=E2=80=99s here, he=E2=80=99s there, he=E2=80=99s everywhere. From social=
media videos to influencer collabs to official announcements, the new PM w=
as booked and busy.=20
Tuesday saw Burnham make a move towards a revamped education curriculum, de=
signed to encourage students to explore technical training and vocational e=
ducation in schools, which they can combine with core subjects. If interest=
ed, they could then go on to study for technical qualifications rather than=
A-levels.=20
While Wednesday was commitment-light (except a promise to speed up the adul=
t social care review), the big news was Burnham taking questions from the m=
edia live on camera for the first time since becoming PM.=20
On Thursday, the government unveiled =C2=A38.4 billion for the Dreadnought =
nuclear submarine program; the boats that will carry Britain=E2=80=99s nucl=
ear deterrent from the early 2030s. No.10 has framed this announcement as t=
he start of a =E2=80=9Creindustrialised Britain=E2=80=9D with =E2=80=9CBrit=
ish money, spent on British workers, British firms and British skills, in t=
he places that were written off for forty years.=E2=80=9D
Finally, Friday saw Burnham take the first major step towards his promise o=
f decentralisation, putting more power in the hands of regional governments=
=2E Starting from 2028, mayors will kee=
p a share of income tax generated in t=
heir area as well as business rates by April 2027.=20
The Best for Britain Wire is a reader-supported publication. To receive new=
posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.
Cheque Yourself
John Healey has announced [ https://substack.com/redirect/afa00287-0fd3-4d=
5f-95b1-98626641a180?j=3DeyJ1IjoiMmlsc241In0.TfBByzC2vCq-pY94WhF9hVTcrDRYs6=
QySyrNvyrpKXA ]that his first Budget as Chancellor will be delivered on Oc=
tober 28 and move =E2=80=9Cmoney and power out of Westminster, and into eve=
ry postcode around Britain.=E2=80=9D
Promising a budget =E2=80=9Cbuilt on fiscal discipline=E2=80=9D Healey will=
need to account for the last two weeks of cost heavy announcements while a=
lso navigating the fiscal rules and Labour=E2=80=99s 2024 manifesto pledge =
not to raise that levy, national insurance or VAT.
There=E2=80=99s a new sheriff in town=20
Labour=E2=80=99s Bev Craig has officially been crowned as the new mayor of =
Greater Manchester. Craig secured the victory after beating Reform UK=E2=80=
=99s Sian Astley by 309,525 to 157,178 after second-preference votes were a=
dded.=20
More than two million people across Greater Manchester=E2=80=99s 10 borough=
s were eligible to vote in the contest but turnout was just under 25%.=20
Craig has promised that every decision she will take as mayor will =E2=80=
=9Cpass the test of making your life better.=E2=80=9D
War, What Is It Good For?
On Monday, Burnham hosted Ukraine=E2=80=99s Volodymyr Zelenskyy as his firs=
t foreign visitor. The pair toured a naval base in an effort to show that B=
ritain=E2=80=99s ongoing support for Ukraine amidst the war with Russia.=20
Less than 36 hours later, a Russian missile crashed into Poland, violating =
Polish airspace. This was part of an overnight attack on Ukraine which kill=
ed at least nine people. NATO has confirmed it=E2=80=99s in close contact w=
ith Polish authorities. The Supreme Allied Commander in Europe, General Ale=
xus G. Grynkewich, said the Western defensive alliance would =E2=80=9Cconti=
nue to take all necessary measures to defend NATO territory.=E2=80=9D
This Russian overstep raises the important question of where the UK stands =
in relation to war and national security. Best for Britain CEO Naomi Smith =
answers via Substack about the necessity of UK-EU allyship over American un=
reliability to defend our borders:=20
=E2=80=9CA wise Prime Minister would stop asking only what Britain can give=
Ukraine and start asking, urgently, what Ukraine can teach Britain.=E2=80=
=9D
Rule of three
A couple of weeks ago we did a comprehensive round-up [ https://substack.co=
m/redirect/e2e23783-d70f-4cf4-a37d-02c8bf40a6e2?j=3DeyJ1IjoiMmlsc241In0.TfB=
ByzC2vCq-pY94WhF9hVTcrDRYs6QySyrNvyrpKXA ] of the questionable money issues=
surrounding Reform UK and Nigel Farage (and given the slew of revelations =
since then, it=E2=80=99s already out of date). However, Reform=E2=80=99s Ro=
bert Jenrick assured journalists [ https://substack.com/redirect/70c1e337-2=
b8c-4c94-9fa3-2a11cc599676?j=3DeyJ1IjoiMmlsc241In0.TfBByzC2vCq-pY94WhF9hVTc=
rDRYs6QySyrNvyrpKXA ] this week that =E2=80=9CReform is certain that all th=
e electoral rules were followed.=E2=80=9D=20
Well that=E2=80=99s all right then, as long as they=E2=80=99re sure.
This week=E2=80=99s allegations [ https://substack.com/redirect/d11b1f77-9f=
7f-419c-88f2-c286a08e4bf7?j=3DeyJ1IjoiMmlsc241In0.TfBByzC2vCq-pY94WhF9hVTcr=
DRYs6QySyrNvyrpKXA ] are that convicted fraudster, minor aristocrat and (ma=
ybe or maybe not) Reform UK staff member, George Cottrell, sent his mother =
more than $2 million just 24-72 hours before she made a large donation to R=
eform UK and/or to a company controlled by Reform=E2=80=99s Richard Tice - =
which then made donations to Reform UK. It=E2=80=99s not exactly clear, but=
the Met Police have an ongoing investigation [ https://substack.com/redire=
ct/3c498073-3bab-41be-9499-2cf738c4f173?j=3DeyJ1IjoiMmlsc241In0.TfBByzC2vCq=
-pY94WhF9hVTcrDRYs6QySyrNvyrpKXA ] into the company=E2=80=99s donations.=20
Political donation rules say that the =E2=80=98true source=E2=80=99 of dona=
tions to parties must be declared to the Electoral Commission. The Chair of=
the Labour Party, Bridget Phillipson MP, has written to the Commission [ h=
ttps://substack.com/redirect/7125bbf0-fcb6-4c16-8b8f-a93ccef0c47c?j=3DeyJ1I=
joiMmlsc241In0.TfBByzC2vCq-pY94WhF9hVTcrDRYs6QySyrNvyrpKXA ] urging them to=
investigate.
As Best for Britain=E2=80=99s Cary Mitchell rightfully says:
=E2=80=9CScrutiny of political donations is a critically important part of =
the electoral process, allowing voters to assess who is seeking to represen=
t them, and evading it demonstrates a fundamental contempt for voters and t=
he UK=E2=80=99s values as a parliamentary democracy.=E2=80=9D
Hacked to school
The Department for Education (DfE) has had 607,000 records stolen and put o=
nline in a huge cyber-attack [ https://substack.com/redirect/ebd259c1-bbd9-=
4f16-8fc5-002f092ef13d?j=3DeyJ1IjoiMmlsc241In0.TfBByzC2vCq-pY94WhF9hVTcrDRY=
s6QySyrNvyrpKXA ] revealed this week. The DfE says the lost data included p=
arent and staff names and contact information, as well as some details rela=
ting to the post-Brexit replacement for Erasmus+, the Turing Scheme, for st=
udents studying abroad.
The same hackers stole more than 100,000 records from the Police National L=
egal Database (PNLD) and have sent blackmailing messages to both them and t=
he DfE threatening to publish more records online unless they pay an unspec=
ified amount of money.
Scary stuff, but the government says the National Cyber Security Centre and=
the National Crime Agency are on the case and both the DfE and PNLD have r=
eported themselves to the Information Commissioner.
Bring on the rain
This summer=E2=80=99s rolling heatwaves across Europe have left vast swathe=
s of our continent highly susceptible to wildfires. Huge areas of France an=
d Spain are battling fires [ https://substack.com/redirect/eb9bfb65-8730-45=
ab-9480-97f6445a15a3?j=3DeyJ1IjoiMmlsc241In0.TfBByzC2vCq-pY94WhF9hVTcrDRYs6=
QySyrNvyrpKXA ] that have been burning all week with many thousands of resi=
dents and tourists forced to evacuate.
Our own traditionally damp island has not escaped. The Cairngorms National =
Park has been burning for two weeks [ https://substack.com/redirect/85c10f7=
2-3bb8-4340-abd4-44b99c751fb5?j=3DeyJ1IjoiMmlsc241In0.TfBByzC2vCq-pY94WhF9h=
VTcrDRYs6QySyrNvyrpKXA ] with more than 500 firefighters struggling to cont=
ain the blaze; evacuations have taken place in Suffolk [ https://substack.c=
om/redirect/546d9fe0-71a9-44d3-8dd0-792f0b087e38?j=3DeyJ1IjoiMmlsc241In0.Tf=
BByzC2vCq-pY94WhF9hVTcrDRYs6QySyrNvyrpKXA ] as flames overtook the countrys=
ide, close enough to the Sizewell B nuclear power plant that smoke raised c=
oncerns for the plant=E2=80=99s operations; East London and Essex saw sever=
al fires this week [ https://substack.com/redirect/b4974af6-21be-45fd-b1ad-=
386abefcc348?j=3DeyJ1IjoiMmlsc241In0.TfBByzC2vCq-pY94WhF9hVTcrDRYs6QySyrNvy=
rpKXA ] with hundreds of firefighters attending; and the risk of more fires=
continues as half of England is now in drought.
The severity of the wildfires this year has been attributed [ https://subst=
ack.com/redirect/7f1bc156-cc52-42df-8597-6113c619a4cf?j=3DeyJ1IjoiMmlsc241I=
n0.TfBByzC2vCq-pY94WhF9hVTcrDRYs6QySyrNvyrpKXA ] to the =E2=80=98whiplash=
=E2=80=99 of extreme weather, from an exceptionally wet winter and spring t=
hat encouraged greater than usual plant growth to an exceptionally hot and =
dry summer that turned all those plants into kindling. Extreme weather even=
ts are becoming more common with changes to our climate and our own Josh Ed=
wicker wrote about Net Zero and the need for UK-EU cooperation [ https://su=
bstack.com/redirect/e8cd512f-ad69-47b8-8c19-f3eaeb5e9137?j=3DeyJ1IjoiMmlsc2=
41In0.TfBByzC2vCq-pY94WhF9hVTcrDRYs6QySyrNvyrpKXA ] on the climate.
Love lost, love found
Hackney North and Stoke Newington MP Diane Abbott has been let back into th=
e Labour Party, following a year-long suspension for an antisemitism row. A=
party spokesperson said Abbott had =E2=80=9Capologised=E2=80=9D following =
an independent process and that she would be readmitted into the parliament=
ary party, meaning she can once again sit as a Labour MP.=20
East Kilbride and Strathaven MP Joani Reid has also been readmitted to the =
party after she said she had =E2=80=9Cvoluntarily=E2=80=9D suspended hersel=
f after her husband was arrested on suspicion of spying for China.
Cache me if you can!=20
Social websites such as Instagram and TikTok are replacing traditional medi=
a as the way we get our news. We explored the good, the bad and the ugly of=
media consumption on our Substack this week.=20
=E2=80=9CThe digital world is a double-edged sword, where we must balance i=
ts role in civic participation and audience reach, with the need to wade th=
rough misinformation and unlabelled AI content that isn=E2=80=99t subject t=
o regulation.=E2=80=9D
Tiger numbers in Nepal have clawed their way to an estimated 429 tigers up =
from 121 in 2010, following decades of sustained, collaborative conservatio=
n efforts.
Announced [ https://substack.com/redirect/af8acbef-70c3-44e4-8fe0-eed02c61=
fa83?j=3DeyJ1IjoiMmlsc241In0.TfBByzC2vCq-pY94WhF9hVTcrDRYs6QySyrNvyrpKXA ]b=
y the government of Nepal earlier this week, it represents one of the world=
=E2=80=99s most significant endangered species recoveries happening right m=
eow.
Repeat cringe offender Donald Trump is back in this week=E2=80=99s column a=
fter posting a bizarre video of him and JD Vance inside a =E2=80=9CRick and=
Morty=E2=80=9D-style cartoon. It features MAGA hats and, unfortunately for=
this author, the beloved Diet Coke.
It=E2=80=99s too ick-inducing to share a link.
So will Burnham keep up the flurry of announcements? Will the heatwave brea=
k?=20
Let=E2=80=99s see what August has in store.
See you next week!
Eliza Snider, Cary Mitchell and Oliver Nicholls=20
Senior Press Officer, Executive Director of Operations and Strategy, and Po=
licy Senior Manager
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padding: 12px;
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body .markup .tweet .tweet-photos-container.four {
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max-height: 180px;
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body .markup .twitter-embed a.expanded-link .expanded-link-description,
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margin: 0 auto 16px auto;
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display: flex;
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display: none;
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padding: 24px 0;
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line-height: 24px;
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padding-left: 12px;
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display: block;
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padding: 0;
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display: none;
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display: none;
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min-width: 500px;
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top: -54px;
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padding: 32px;
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display: block;
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display: block;
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display: block;
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display: block;
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r: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;font-size: 16px;">It’s been a week=
of fire and brimstone. </p><p style=3D"margin: 0 0 20px 0;color: rgb(54,55=
,55);line-height: 26px;font-size: 16px;">Prime Minister Andy Burnham launch=
ed yet another announcement blitz spanning education, submarines and adult =
social care. Then the Department for Education lost over half a million rec=
ords to a cyber attack. Uh oh.</p><p style=3D"margin: 0 0 20px 0;color: rgb=
(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;font-size: 16px;">Meanwhile, wildfires are rag=
ing across the South and East of England, Scotland, Spain and France. </p><=
p style=3D"margin: 0 0 20px 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;font-s=
ize: 16px;"><span>And Russia continues to push NATO’s boundaries, sto=
king fresh questions around the UK’s approach to defence. Our CEO dig=
s into </span><a href=3D"https://substack.com/redirect/0aaa4696-0ef8-4ea9-b=
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r the UK</a><span>.</span></p><p style=3D"margin: 0 0 20px 0;color: rgb(54,=
55,55);line-height: 26px;font-size: 16px;"><span>Now read on for your Weeke=
nd Wire.</span></p><div style=3D"font-size: 16px;line-height: 26px;"><hr st=
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;line-height: 26px;font-size: 16px;">After two weeks on the job, here’=
;s what the new crop of Ministers have said about UK-EU relations - and wha=
t it could mean for a relationship reset. </p><p style=3D"margin: 0 0 20px =
0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;font-size: 16px;"><strong>Stronger=
still</strong></p><p style=3D"margin: 0 0 20px 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line=
-height: 26px;font-size: 16px;"><span>Incoming Foreign Secretary Ed Miliban=
d has </span><a href=3D"https://substack.com/redirect/5bfcd97d-01c5-4781-a9=
e2-a35b206f8c9a?j=3DeyJ1IjoiMmlsc241In0.TfBByzC2vCq-pY94WhF9hVTcrDRYs6QySyr=
NvyrpKXA" style=3D"color: #00654f;text-decoration: none;">pledged</a><span>=
to put the UK’s relationship with the EU at the heart of his foreign=
policy, even saying that “Britain’s national economic and secu=
rity interests are served by having a stronger relationship with our Europe=
an allies.”</span></p><p style=3D"margin: 0 0 20px 0;color: rgb(54,55=
,55);line-height: 26px;font-size: 16px;">To prove his point, he has already=
visited his counterparts in France and Spain to show solidarity amid ongoi=
ng wildfires and to discuss trade.</p><p style=3D"margin: 0 0 20px 0;color:=
rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;font-size: 16px;"><strong>Firm on the R=
16;red lines’ for now…</strong></p><p style=3D"margin: 0 0 20px=
0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;font-size: 16px;"><span>Returning=
Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds used an </span><a href=3D"https://sub=
stack.com/redirect/7f23cc97-d6dc-4e0a-987e-2c6d06b433b1?j=3DeyJ1IjoiMmlsc24=
1In0.TfBByzC2vCq-pY94WhF9hVTcrDRYs6QySyrNvyrpKXA" style=3D"color: #00654f;t=
ext-decoration: none;">interview</a><span> with the Financial Times to argu=
e against joining the customs union. He said it was “unrealistic, in =
a world of US tariffs, for the UK to be in a customs union ‘with a po=
litical entity that we’re not a part of.” </span></p><p style=
=3D"margin: 0 0 20px 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;font-size: 16=
px;">Reynolds is right that a customs union would involve unpalatable trade=
-offs: we would lose our ability to set trade policy, without gaining enoug=
h economic growth to make up for it.</p><p style=3D"margin: 0 0 20px 0;colo=
r: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;font-size: 16px;">That’s why EU me=
mbership is the best option for the UK. It provides transformative economic=
growth, worth six times our combined post-Brexit trade deals, shields us f=
rom the impact of US tariffs, and it gives us an equal seat at the table in=
Brussels.</p><p style=3D"margin: 0 0 20px 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line-heig=
ht: 26px;font-size: 16px;">Our latest study, commissioned by Best for Brita=
in and carried out by Frontier Economics researchers, has found the UK̵=
7;s re-entry to the EU would boost Britain’s economy by at least =
3;92 billion.</p><p class=3D"button-wrapper" data-attrs=3D"{"url"=
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26px;font-size: 16px;"><strong>…But Falconer leaves the door ajar</s=
trong></p><p style=3D"margin: 0 0 20px 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: =
26px;font-size: 16px;"><span>Hamish Falconer, the new minister in charge of=
the UK-EU reset, told </span><a href=3D"https://substack.com/redirect/43c5=
7938-2b24-42d0-83e6-3555ba446ce9?j=3DeyJ1IjoiMmlsc241In0.TfBByzC2vCq-pY94Wh=
F9hVTcrDRYs6QySyrNvyrpKXA" style=3D"color: #00654f;text-decoration: none;">=
Sky News</a><span> he wants to ‘go further’ than the existing d=
eals that have been previously negotiated, pointing to new threats in defen=
ce, economic security and disinformation as priority areas.</span></p><p st=
yle=3D"margin: 0 0 20px 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;font-size:=
16px;">Falconer now reports into the Foreign Office and the Cabinet Office=
, giving Britain’s overseas embassies a bigger role in delivering the=
reset. Rejoining the EU, Falconer said, is not on the table ‘today&#=
8217; but he left the door open for future conversations, and suggested tha=
t any manifesto commitment on rejoining would be a question for the Labour =
Party. </p><div style=3D"font-size: 16px;line-height: 26px;"><hr style=3D"m=
argin: 32px 0;padding: 0;height: 1px;background: rgb(0,0,0,.1);border: none=
;"></div><p style=3D"margin: 0 0 20px 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 2=
6px;font-size: 16px;"><strong>Busy Bee Burnham</strong></p><div class=3D"ca=
ptioned-image-container-static" style=3D"font-size: 16px;line-height: 26px;=
margin: 32px auto;"><figure style=3D"width: 100%;margin: 0 auto;"><table cl=
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ss=3D"content" align=3D"left" width=3D"1000" style=3D"text-align: center;">=
<a class=3D"image-link" target=3D"_blank" href=3D"https://substack.com/redi=
rect/04117206-d56a-4906-be5a-015aacf5e586?j=3DeyJ1IjoiMmlsc241In0.TfBByzC2v=
Cq-pY94WhF9hVTcrDRYs6QySyrNvyrpKXA" style=3D"position: relative;flex-direct=
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mage" data-attrs=3D"{"src":"https://substack-post-media.s3.a=
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aption class=3D"image-caption" style=3D"box-sizing: content-box;color: rgb(=
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ing: -.15px;margin-top: 8px;width: 70%;padding-left: 15%;padding-right: 15%=
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le=3D"margin: 0 0 20px 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;font-size: =
16px;">He’s here, he’s there, he’s everywhere. From socia=
l media videos to influencer collabs to official announcements, the new PM =
was booked and busy. </p><p style=3D"margin: 0 0 20px 0;color: rgb(54,55,55=
);line-height: 26px;font-size: 16px;">Tuesday saw Burnham make a move towar=
ds a revamped education curriculum, designed to encourage students to explo=
re technical training and vocational education in schools, which they can c=
ombine with core subjects. If interested, they could then go on to study fo=
r technical qualifications rather than A-levels. </p><p style=3D"margin: 0 =
0 20px 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;font-size: 16px;">While Wed=
nesday was commitment-light (except a promise to speed up the adult social =
care review), the big news was Burnham taking questions from the media live=
on camera for the first time since becoming PM. </p><p style=3D"margin: 0 =
0 20px 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;font-size: 16px;">On Thursd=
ay, the government unveiled £8.4 billion for the Dreadnought nuclear s=
ubmarine program; the boats that will carry Britain’s nuclear deterre=
nt from the early 2030s. No.10 has framed this announcement as the start of=
a “reindustrialised Britain” with “British money, spent =
on British workers, British firms and British skills, in the places that we=
re written off for forty years.”</p><p style=3D"margin: 0 0 20px 0;co=
lor: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;font-size: 16px;">Finally, Friday saw =
Burnham take the first major step towards his promise of decentralisation, =
putting more power in the hands of regional governments. Starting from 2028=
, mayors will keep a share of income tax generated in their area as well as=
business rates by April 2027. </p><div class=3D"subscription-widget-wrap" =
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n Healey has </span><a href=3D"https://substack.com/redirect/afa00287-0fd3-=
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code around Britain.”</span></p><p style=3D"margin: 0 0 20px 0;color:=
rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;font-size: 16px;">Promising a budget ̶=
0;built on fiscal discipline” Healey will need to account for the las=
t two weeks of cost heavy announcements while also navigating the fiscal ru=
les and Labour’s 2024 manifesto pledge not to raise that levy, nation=
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#efefef;text-align: center;"><a href=3D"https://substack.com/redirect/3afc=
ddb8-1f20-442d-bfa4-b16f0e7f83ed?j=3DeyJ1IjoiMmlsc241In0.TfBByzC2vCq-pY94Wh=
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px;"><strong>There’s a new sheriff in town </strong></p><div class=3D=
"captioned-image-container-static" style=3D"font-size: 16px;line-height: 26=
px;margin: 32px auto;"><figure style=3D"width: 100%;margin: 0 auto;"><table=
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class=3D"content" align=3D"left" width=3D"1000" style=3D"text-align: center=
;"><a class=3D"image-link" target=3D"_blank" href=3D"https://substack.com/r=
edirect/45149268-54d0-4677-abdc-60634054d6be?j=3DeyJ1IjoiMmlsc241In0.TfBByz=
C2vCq-pY94WhF9hVTcrDRYs6QySyrNvyrpKXA" style=3D"position: relative;flex-dir=
ection: column;align-items: center;padding: 0;width: auto;height: auto;bord=
er: none;text-decoration: none;display: block;margin: 0;"><img class=3D"wid=
e-image" data-attrs=3D"{"src":"https://substack-post-media.s=
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h=3D"550" height=3D"339.35" src=3D"https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!=
sudB!,w_1100,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2F=
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-8973-8079924abf21_1000x617.jpeg" style=3D"border: none !important;vertical=
-align: middle;display: block;-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic;height: auto;=
margin-bottom: 0;width: auto !important;max-width: 100% !important;margin: =
0 auto;"></a></td><td style=3D"text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></tab=
le><figcaption class=3D"image-caption" style=3D"box-sizing: content-box;col=
or: rgb(119,119,119);font-size: 14px;line-height: 20px;font-weight: 400;let=
ter-spacing: -.15px;margin-top: 8px;width: 70%;padding-left: 15%;padding-ri=
ght: 15%;text-align: center;">Photo: Shutterstock</figcaption></figure></di=
v><p style=3D"margin: 0 0 20px 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;fon=
t-size: 16px;">Labour’s Bev Craig has officially been crowned as the =
new mayor of Greater Manchester. Craig secured the victory after beating Re=
form UK’s Sian Astley by 309,525 to 157,178 after second-preference v=
otes were added. </p><p style=3D"margin: 0 0 20px 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);li=
ne-height: 26px;font-size: 16px;">More than two million people across Great=
er Manchester’s 10 boroughs were eligible to vote in the contest but =
turnout was just under 25%. </p><p style=3D"margin: 0 0 20px 0;color: rgb(5=
4,55,55);line-height: 26px;font-size: 16px;">Craig has promised that every =
decision she will take as mayor will “pass the test of making your li=
fe better.”</p><div style=3D"font-size: 16px;line-height: 26px;"><hr =
style=3D"margin: 32px 0;padding: 0;height: 1px;background: rgb(0,0,0,.1);bo=
rder: none;"></div><p style=3D"margin: 0 0 20px 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line=
-height: 26px;font-size: 16px;"><strong>War, What Is It Good For?</strong><=
/p><div class=3D"captioned-image-container-static" style=3D"font-size: 16px=
;line-height: 26px;margin: 32px auto;"><figure style=3D"width: 100%;margin:=
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nter;"></td><td class=3D"content" align=3D"left" width=3D"1000" style=3D"te=
xt-align: center;"><a class=3D"image-link" target=3D"_blank" href=3D"https:=
//substack.com/redirect/0e29dfac-c015-4158-9588-7cd4b3d6b682?j=3DeyJ1IjoiMm=
lsc241In0.TfBByzC2vCq-pY94WhF9hVTcrDRYs6QySyrNvyrpKXA" style=3D"position: r=
elative;flex-direction: column;align-items: center;padding: 0;width: auto;h=
eight: auto;border: none;text-decoration: none;display: block;margin: 0;"><=
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alt=3D"" width=3D"550" height=3D"366.85" src=3D"https://substackcdn.com/im=
age/fetch/$s_!SZ5_!,w_1100,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/=
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eb7a-3dd2-4572-9e79-ce4cbd37a544_1000x667.jpeg" style=3D"border: none !impo=
rtant;vertical-align: middle;display: block;-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic=
;height: auto;margin-bottom: 0;width: auto !important;max-width: 100% !impo=
rtant;margin: 0 auto;"></a></td><td style=3D"text-align: center;"></td></tr=
></tbody></table><figcaption class=3D"image-caption" style=3D"box-sizing: c=
ontent-box;color: rgb(119,119,119);font-size: 14px;line-height: 20px;font-w=
eight: 400;letter-spacing: -.15px;margin-top: 8px;width: 70%;padding-left: =
15%;padding-right: 15%;text-align: center;">Photo: Shutterstock</figcaption=
></figure></div><p style=3D"margin: 0 0 20px 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line-he=
ight: 26px;font-size: 16px;">On Monday, Burnham hosted Ukraine’s Volo=
dymyr Zelenskyy as his first foreign visitor. The pair toured a naval base =
in an effort to show that Britain’s ongoing support for Ukraine amids=
t the war with Russia. </p><p style=3D"margin: 0 0 20px 0;color: rgb(54,55,=
55);line-height: 26px;font-size: 16px;">Less than 36 hours later, a Russian=
missile crashed into Poland, violating Polish airspace. This was part of a=
n overnight attack on Ukraine which killed at least nine people. NATO has c=
onfirmed it’s in close contact with Polish authorities. The Supreme A=
llied Commander in Europe, General Alexus G. Grynkewich, said the Western d=
efensive alliance would “continue to take all necessary measures to d=
efend NATO territory.”</p><p style=3D"margin: 0 0 20px 0;color: rgb(5=
4,55,55);line-height: 26px;font-size: 16px;">This Russian overstep raises t=
he important question of where the UK stands in relation to war and nationa=
l security. Best for Britain CEO Naomi Smith answers via Substack about the=
necessity of UK-EU allyship over American unreliability to defend our bord=
ers: </p><blockquote style=3D"border-left: 4px solid #00654F;margin: 20px 0=
;padding: 0;"><p style=3D"margin: 0 0 20px 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);margin-le=
ft: 20px;line-height: 26px;font-size: 16px;"><em><span>“A wise Prime =
Minister would stop asking only what Britain can give Ukraine and start ask=
ing, urgently, what Ukraine can teach Britain.”</span></em></p></bloc=
kquote><p class=3D"button-wrapper" data-attrs=3D"{"url":"htt=
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":"Read More","action":null,"class":null=
}" data-component-name=3D"ButtonCreateButton" style=3D"margin: 0 0 20px 0;c=
olor: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;font-size: 16px;text-align: center;cu=
rsor: pointer;border-radius: 4px;"><a class=3D"button primary" href=3D"http=
s://substack.com/redirect/05e01d9b-f079-49cf-849d-392af78717fd?j=3DeyJ1Ijoi=
Mmlsc241In0.TfBByzC2vCq-pY94WhF9hVTcrDRYs6QySyrNvyrpKXA" style=3D"font-fami=
ly: system-ui,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,'Segoe UI',Roboto,Helvetica,=
Arial,sans-serif,'Apple Color Emoji','Segoe UI Emoji','Segoe UI Symbol';dis=
play: inline-block;box-sizing: border-box;cursor: pointer;border: none;bord=
er-radius: 8px;font-size: 14px;line-height: 20px;font-weight: 600;text-alig=
n: center;margin: 0;opacity: 1;outline: none;white-space: nowrap;color: #ff=
ffff !important;text-decoration: none !important;background-color: #00654F;=
padding: 12px 20px;height: auto;"><span style=3D"color: #ffffff;text-decora=
tion: none;">Read More</span></a></p><div style=3D"font-size: 16px;line-hei=
ght: 26px;"><hr style=3D"margin: 32px 0;padding: 0;height: 1px;background: =
rgb(0,0,0,.1);border: none;"></div><p style=3D"margin: 0 0 20px 0;color: rg=
b(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;font-size: 16px;"><strong><span>Rule of three=
</span></strong></p><div class=3D"bluesky-wrap static" data-component-name=
=3D"BlueskyCreateStaticBlueskyEmbed" style=3D"font-size: 16px;line-height: =
26px;font-family: system-ui,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,'Segoe UI',Rob=
oto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif,'Apple Color Emoji','Segoe UI Emoji','Segoe =
UI Symbol';box-sizing: border-box;border-radius: 12px;border: 1px solid rgb=
(0,0,0,.1);padding: 24px;margin-bottom: 24px;"><div style=3D"font-size: 16p=
x;line-height: 26px;"><img class=3D"bluesky-avatar" src=3D"https://cdn.bsky=
=2Eapp/img/avatar/plain/did:plc:agxhun7=
wf2fm3fdfj6zrm33y/bafkreiefd5yhwaayjm5=
aoqeqldadwwsb3knzlr3e7qadzs4itk6sjm34oy" style=3D"border: none !important;v=
ertical-align: middle;-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic;max-width: 100%;margi=
n: 0 auto;display: inline-block;height: 40px;border-radius: 50%;margin-righ=
t: 6px;width: 40px;"><span class=3D"bluesky-author-name" style=3D"font-weig=
ht: bold;">Best for Britain </span><span class=3D"bluesky-author-handle" st=
yle=3D"color: #777777;">@bestforbritain.org</span></div><div style=3D"font-=
size: 16px;line-height: 26px;">A Parliamentary Standards investigation into=
an undeclared £5m gift.
A request for HMRC to investigate if tax is owed.
A police investigation into £500K of Reform UK donations by George Cot=
trell's mother.
Reform cry "establishment stitch up". At what point does it become "establi=
shed pattern"?</div><div class=3D"bluesky-created-at" style=3D"font-size: 1=
6px;line-height: 26px;color: #777777;">Wed, 29 Jul 2026 09:45:08 GMT</div><=
a href=3D"https://substack.com/redirect/12e8c72a-e78c-4f29-b327-f309d94ac80=
2?j=3DeyJ1IjoiMmlsc241In0.TfBByzC2vCq-pY94WhF9hVTcrDRYs6QySyrNvyrpKXA">View=
on Bluesky</a></div><p style=3D"margin: 0 0 20px 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);li=
ne-height: 26px;font-size: 16px;"><span>A couple of weeks ago we </span><a =
href=3D"https://substack.com/redirect/e2e23783-d70f-4cf4-a37d-02c8bf40a6e2?=
j=3DeyJ1IjoiMmlsc241In0.TfBByzC2vCq-pY94WhF9hVTcrDRYs6QySyrNvyrpKXA" style=
=3D"color: #00654f;text-decoration: none;"><span>did a comprehensive round-=
up</span></a><span> of the questionable money issues surrounding Reform UK =
and Nigel Farage (and given the slew of revelations since then, it’s =
already out of date). However, Reform’s Robert Jenrick </span><a href=
=3D"https://substack.com/redirect/70c1e337-2b8c-4c94-9fa3-2a11cc599676?j=3D=
eyJ1IjoiMmlsc241In0.TfBByzC2vCq-pY94WhF9hVTcrDRYs6QySyrNvyrpKXA" style=3D"c=
olor: #00654f;text-decoration: none;"><span>assured journalists</span></a><=
span> this week that “Reform is certain that all the electoral rules =
were followed.” </span></p><p style=3D"margin: 0 0 20px 0;color: rgb(=
54,55,55);line-height: 26px;font-size: 16px;"><span>Well that’s all r=
ight then, as long as they’re sure.</span></p><p style=3D"margin: 0 0=
20px 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;font-size: 16px;"><a href=3D=
"https://substack.com/redirect/d11b1f77-9f7f-419c-88f2-c286a08e4bf7?j=3DeyJ=
1IjoiMmlsc241In0.TfBByzC2vCq-pY94WhF9hVTcrDRYs6QySyrNvyrpKXA" style=3D"colo=
r: #00654f;text-decoration: none;"><span>This week’s allegations</spa=
n></a><span> are that convicted fraudster, minor aristocrat and (maybe or m=
aybe not) Reform UK staff member, George Cottrell, sent his mother more tha=
n $2 million just 24-72 hours before she made a large donation to Reform UK=
and/or to a company controlled by Reform’s Richard Tice - which then=
made donations to Reform UK. It’s not exactly clear, but the Met Pol=
ice have an </span><a href=3D"https://substack.com/redirect/3c498073-3bab-4=
1be-9499-2cf738c4f173?j=3DeyJ1IjoiMmlsc241In0.TfBByzC2vCq-pY94WhF9hVTcrDRYs=
6QySyrNvyrpKXA" style=3D"color: #00654f;text-decoration: none;"><span>ongoi=
ng investigation</span></a><span> into the company’s donations. </spa=
n></p><p style=3D"margin: 0 0 20px 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px=
;font-size: 16px;"><span>Political donation rules say that the ‘true =
source’ of donations to parties must be declared to the Electoral Com=
mission. The </span><a href=3D"https://substack.com/redirect/7125bbf0-fcb6-=
4c16-8b8f-a93ccef0c47c?j=3DeyJ1IjoiMmlsc241In0.TfBByzC2vCq-pY94WhF9hVTcrDRY=
s6QySyrNvyrpKXA" style=3D"color: #00654f;text-decoration: none;"><span>Chai=
r of the Labour Party, Bridget Phillipson MP, has written to the Commission=
</span></a><span> urging them to investigate.</span></p><p style=3D"margin:=
0 0 20px 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;font-size: 16px;"><span>=
As Best for Britain’s Cary Mitchell rightfully says:</span></p><block=
quote style=3D"border-left: 4px solid #00654F;margin: 20px 0;padding: 0;"><=
p style=3D"margin: 0 0 20px 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);margin-left: 20px;line-h=
eight: 26px;font-size: 16px;"><em><span>“Scrutiny of political donati=
ons is a critically important part of the electoral process, allowing voter=
s to assess who is seeking to represent them, and evading it demonstrates a=
fundamental contempt for voters and the UK’s values as a parliamenta=
ry democracy.”</span></em></p></blockquote><p class=3D"button-wrapper=
" data-attrs=3D"{"url":"https://www.desmog.com/2026/07/28/me=
et-the-aristocrats-helping-to-fund-reform-nigel-farage/","text&qu=
ot;:"Read More","action":null,"class":null}" =
data-component-name=3D"ButtonCreateButton" style=3D"margin: 0 0 20px 0;colo=
r: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;font-size: 16px;text-align: center;curso=
r: pointer;border-radius: 4px;"><a class=3D"button primary" href=3D"https:/=
/substack.com/redirect/a50bcb10-988a-4532-a960-0bba6beb3c97?j=3DeyJ1IjoiMml=
sc241In0.TfBByzC2vCq-pY94WhF9hVTcrDRYs6QySyrNvyrpKXA" style=3D"font-family:=
system-ui,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,'Segoe UI',Roboto,Helvetica,Ari=
al,sans-serif,'Apple Color Emoji','Segoe UI Emoji','Segoe UI Symbol';displa=
y: inline-block;box-sizing: border-box;cursor: pointer;border: none;border-=
radius: 8px;font-size: 14px;line-height: 20px;font-weight: 600;text-align: =
center;margin: 0;opacity: 1;outline: none;white-space: nowrap;color: #fffff=
f !important;text-decoration: none !important;background-color: #00654F;pad=
ding: 12px 20px;height: auto;"><span style=3D"color: #ffffff;text-decoratio=
n: none;">Read More</span></a></p><div style=3D"font-size: 16px;line-height=
: 26px;"><hr style=3D"margin: 32px 0;padding: 0;height: 1px;background: rgb=
(0,0,0,.1);border: none;"></div><p style=3D"margin: 0 0 20px 0;color: rgb(5=
4,55,55);line-height: 26px;font-size: 16px;"><strong><span>Hacked to school=
</span></strong></p><div class=3D"captioned-image-container-static" style=
=3D"font-size: 16px;line-height: 26px;margin: 32px auto;"><figure style=3D"=
width: 100%;margin: 0 auto;"><table class=3D"image-wrapper" width=3D"100%" =
border=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" data-component-name=3D"Ima=
ge2ToDOMStatic" style=3D"mso-padding-alt: 1em 0 1.6em;"><tbody><tr><td styl=
e=3D"text-align: center;"></td><td class=3D"content" align=3D"left" width=
=3D"1000" style=3D"text-align: center;"><a class=3D"image-link" target=3D"_=
blank" href=3D"https://substack.com/redirect/ad1c8cba-1ffb-4f20-bb7e-ac055a=
585c2a?j=3DeyJ1IjoiMmlsc241In0.TfBByzC2vCq-pY94WhF9hVTcrDRYs6QySyrNvyrpKXA"=
style=3D"position: relative;flex-direction: column;align-items: center;pad=
ding: 0;width: auto;height: auto;border: none;text-decoration: none;display=
: block;margin: 0;"><img class=3D"wide-image" data-attrs=3D"{"src"=
;:"https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/b3f653e4=
-36e0-4c57-9e2d-e8ed796ae807_1000x667.jpeg","srcNoWatermark"=
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uot;:667,"width":1000,"resizeWidth":null,"bytes&qu=
ot;:286276,"alt":null,"title":null,"type":&qu=
ot;image/jpeg","href":null,"belowTheFold":true,&qu=
ot;topImage":false,"internalRedirect":"https://bestforb=
ritain.substack.com/i/209243590?img=3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.=
amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb3f653e4-36e0-4c57-9e2d-e8ed796ae807_1000=
x667.jpeg","isProcessing":false,"align":null,"=
;offset":false}" alt=3D"" width=3D"550" height=3D"366.85" src=3D"https=
://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!jYeP!,w_1100,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,=
fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fp=
ublic%2Fimages%2Fb3f653e4-36e0-4c57-9e2d-e8ed796ae807_1000x667.jpeg" style=
=3D"border: none !important;vertical-align: middle;display: block;-ms-inter=
polation-mode: bicubic;height: auto;margin-bottom: 0;width: auto !important=
;max-width: 100% !important;margin: 0 auto;"></a></td><td style=3D"text-ali=
gn: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><figcaption class=3D"image-caption" =
style=3D"box-sizing: content-box;color: rgb(119,119,119);font-size: 14px;li=
ne-height: 20px;font-weight: 400;letter-spacing: -.15px;margin-top: 8px;wid=
th: 70%;padding-left: 15%;padding-right: 15%;text-align: center;">Photo: Sh=
utterstock</figcaption></figure></div><p style=3D"margin: 0 0 20px 0;color:=
rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;font-size: 16px;"><span>The Department for=
Education (DfE) has had </span><a href=3D"https://substack.com/redirect/eb=
d259c1-bbd9-4f16-8fc5-002f092ef13d?j=3DeyJ1IjoiMmlsc241In0.TfBByzC2vCq-pY94=
WhF9hVTcrDRYs6QySyrNvyrpKXA" style=3D"color: #00654f;text-decoration: none;=
"><span>607,000 records stolen and put online in a huge cyber-attack</span>=
</a><span> revealed this week. The DfE says the lost data included parent a=
nd staff names and contact information, as well as some details relating to=
the post-Brexit replacement for Erasmus+, the Turing Scheme, for students =
studying abroad.</span></p><p style=3D"margin: 0 0 20px 0;color: rgb(54,55,=
55);line-height: 26px;font-size: 16px;"><span>The same hackers stole more t=
han 100,000 records from the Police National Legal Database (PNLD) and have=
sent blackmailing messages to both them and the DfE threatening to publish=
more records online unless they pay an unspecified amount of money.</span>=
</p><p style=3D"margin: 0 0 20px 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;f=
ont-size: 16px;"><span>Scary stuff, but the government says the National Cy=
ber Security Centre and the National Crime Agency are on the case and both =
the DfE and PNLD have reported themselves to the Information Commissioner.<=
/span></p><div style=3D"font-size: 16px;line-height: 26px;"><hr style=3D"ma=
rgin: 32px 0;padding: 0;height: 1px;background: rgb(0,0,0,.1);border: none;=
"></div><p style=3D"margin: 0 0 20px 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26=
px;font-size: 16px;"><strong><span>Bring on the rain</span></strong></p><di=
v class=3D"bluesky-wrap static" data-component-name=3D"BlueskyCreateStaticB=
lueskyEmbed" style=3D"font-size: 16px;line-height: 26px;font-family: system=
-ui,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,'Segoe UI',Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans=
-serif,'Apple Color Emoji','Segoe UI Emoji','Segoe UI Symbol';box-sizing: b=
order-box;border-radius: 12px;border: 1px solid rgb(0,0,0,.1);padding: 24px=
;margin-bottom: 24px;"><div style=3D"font-size: 16px;line-height: 26px;"><i=
mg class=3D"bluesky-avatar" src=3D"https://cdn.bsky.app/img/avatar/plain/di=
d:plc:agxhun7wf2fm3fdfj6zrm33y/bafkreiefd5yhwaayjm5aoqeqldadwwsb3knzlr3e7qa=
dzs4itk6sjm34oy" style=3D"border: none !important;vertical-align: middle;-m=
s-interpolation-mode: bicubic;max-width: 100%;margin: 0 auto;display: inlin=
e-block;height: 40px;border-radius: 50%;margin-right: 6px;width: 40px;"><sp=
an class=3D"bluesky-author-name" style=3D"font-weight: bold;">Best for Brit=
ain </span><span class=3D"bluesky-author-handle" style=3D"color: #777777;">=
@bestforbritain.org</span></div><div style=3D"font-size: 16px;line-height: =
26px;">😬
Illustration: Fiona Katauskas for The Guardian</div><img src=3D"https://cdn=
=2Ebsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/di=
d:plc:agxhun7wf2fm3fdfj6zrm33y/bafkrei=
bvaeoaki4dtcg3nm3iiusghnjcimzo43fgw2lb2kakg27ast2m6i" style=3D"border: none=
!important;vertical-align: middle;display: block;-ms-interpolation-mode: b=
icubic;max-width: 100%;height: auto;margin: 0 auto;"><div class=3D"bluesky-=
created-at" style=3D"font-size: 16px;line-height: 26px;color: #777777;">Wed=
, 29 Jul 2026 13:45:12 GMT</div><a href=3D"https://substack.com/redirect/95=
66f633-9a97-4d17-a159-a47e544a24ce?j=3DeyJ1IjoiMmlsc241In0.TfBByzC2vCq-pY94=
WhF9hVTcrDRYs6QySyrNvyrpKXA">View on Bluesky</a></div><p style=3D"margin: 0=
0 20px 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;font-size: 16px;"><span>Th=
is summer’s rolling heatwaves across Europe have left vast swathes of=
our continent highly susceptible to wildfires. </span><a href=3D"https://s=
ubstack.com/redirect/eb9bfb65-8730-45ab-9480-97f6445a15a3?j=3DeyJ1IjoiMmlsc=
241In0.TfBByzC2vCq-pY94WhF9hVTcrDRYs6QySyrNvyrpKXA" style=3D"color: #00654f=
;text-decoration: none;"><span>Huge areas of France and Spain are battling =
fires</span></a><span> that have been burning all week with many thousands =
of residents and tourists forced to evacuate.</span></p><p style=3D"margin:=
0 0 20px 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;font-size: 16px;"><span>=
Our own traditionally damp island has not escaped. The </span><a href=3D"ht=
tps://substack.com/redirect/85c10f72-3bb8-4340-abd4-44b99c751fb5?j=3DeyJ1Ij=
oiMmlsc241In0.TfBByzC2vCq-pY94WhF9hVTcrDRYs6QySyrNvyrpKXA" style=3D"color: =
#00654f;text-decoration: none;"><span>Cairngorms National Park has been bur=
ning for two weeks</span></a><span> with more than 500 firefighters struggl=
ing to contain the blaze; </span><a href=3D"https://substack.com/redirect/5=
46d9fe0-71a9-44d3-8dd0-792f0b087e38?j=3DeyJ1IjoiMmlsc241In0.TfBByzC2vCq-pY9=
4WhF9hVTcrDRYs6QySyrNvyrpKXA" style=3D"color: #00654f;text-decoration: none=
;"><span>evacuations have taken place in Suffolk</span></a><span> as flames=
overtook the countryside, close enough to the Sizewell B nuclear power pla=
nt that smoke raised concerns for the plant’s operations; </span><a h=
ref=3D"https://substack.com/redirect/b4974af6-21be-45fd-b1ad-386abefcc348?j=
=3DeyJ1IjoiMmlsc241In0.TfBByzC2vCq-pY94WhF9hVTcrDRYs6QySyrNvyrpKXA" style=
=3D"color: #00654f;text-decoration: none;"><span>East London and Essex saw =
several fires this week</span></a><span> with hundreds of firefighters atte=
nding; and the risk of more fires continues as half of England is now in dr=
ought.</span></p><p style=3D"margin: 0 0 20px 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line-h=
eight: 26px;font-size: 16px;"><span>The severity of the wildfires this year=
</span><a href=3D"https://substack.com/redirect/7f1bc156-cc52-42df-8597-61=
13c619a4cf?j=3DeyJ1IjoiMmlsc241In0.TfBByzC2vCq-pY94WhF9hVTcrDRYs6QySyrNvyrp=
KXA" style=3D"color: #00654f;text-decoration: none;"><span>has been attribu=
ted</span></a><span> to the ‘whiplash’ of extreme weather, from=
an exceptionally wet winter and spring that encouraged greater than usual =
plant growth to an exceptionally hot and dry summer that turned all those p=
lants into kindling. Extreme weather events are becoming more common with c=
hanges to our climate and our own Josh Edwicker </span><a href=3D"https://s=
ubstack.com/redirect/e8cd512f-ad69-47b8-8c19-f3eaeb5e9137?j=3DeyJ1IjoiMmlsc=
241In0.TfBByzC2vCq-pY94WhF9hVTcrDRYs6QySyrNvyrpKXA" style=3D"color: #00654f=
;text-decoration: none;"><span>wrote about Net Zero and the need for UK-EU =
cooperation</span></a><span> on the climate.</span></p><div style=3D"font-s=
ize: 16px;line-height: 26px;"><hr style=3D"margin: 32px 0;padding: 0;height=
: 1px;background: rgb(0,0,0,.1);border: none;"></div><p style=3D"margin: 0 =
0 20px 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;font-size: 16px;"><strong><=
span>Love lost, love found</span></strong></p><div class=3D"captioned-image=
-container-static" style=3D"font-size: 16px;line-height: 26px;margin: 32px =
auto;"><figure style=3D"width: 100%;margin: 0 auto;"><table class=3D"image-=
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ta-component-name=3D"Image2ToDOMStatic" style=3D"mso-padding-alt: 1em 0 1.6=
em;"><tbody><tr><td style=3D"text-align: center;"></td><td class=3D"content=
" align=3D"left" width=3D"1000" style=3D"text-align: center;"><a class=3D"i=
mage-link" target=3D"_blank" href=3D"https://substack.com/redirect/73b0da71=
-00e7-460a-9cf0-c4861e070bc1?j=3DeyJ1IjoiMmlsc241In0.TfBByzC2vCq-pY94WhF9hV=
TcrDRYs6QySyrNvyrpKXA" style=3D"position: relative;flex-direction: column;a=
lign-items: center;padding: 0;width: auto;height: auto;border: none;text-de=
coration: none;display: block;margin: 0;"><img class=3D"wide-image" data-at=
trs=3D"{"src":"https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/=
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align":null,"offset":false}" alt=3D"" width=3D"550" height=
=3D"366.3" src=3D"https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fW7J!,w_1100,c_li=
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><td style=3D"text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><figcaption cl=
ass=3D"image-caption" style=3D"box-sizing: content-box;color: rgb(119,119,1=
19);font-size: 14px;line-height: 20px;font-weight: 400;letter-spacing: -.15=
px;margin-top: 8px;width: 70%;padding-left: 15%;padding-right: 15%;text-ali=
gn: center;">Photo: Shutterstock</figcaption></figure></div><p style=3D"mar=
gin: 0 0 20px 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;font-size: 16px;"><s=
pan>Hackney North and Stoke Newington </span><span>MP Diane Abbott has been=
let back into the Labour Party, following a year-long suspension for an an=
tisemitism row. A party spokesperson said Abbott had “apologised̶=
1; following an independent process and that she would be readmitted into t=
he parliamentary party, meaning she can once again sit as a Labour MP. </sp=
an></p><p style=3D"margin: 0 0 20px 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26p=
x;font-size: 16px;"><span>East Kilbride and Strathaven MP Joani Reid has al=
so been readmitted to the party after she said she had “voluntarily&#=
8221; suspended herself after her husband was arrested on suspicion of spyi=
ng for China.</span></p><div style=3D"font-size: 16px;line-height: 26px;"><=
hr style=3D"margin: 32px 0;padding: 0;height: 1px;background: rgb(0,0,0,.1)=
;border: none;"></div><p style=3D"margin: 0 0 20px 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);l=
ine-height: 26px;font-size: 16px;"><strong>Cache me if you can! </strong></=
p><div class=3D"captioned-image-container-static" style=3D"font-size: 16px;=
line-height: 26px;margin: 32px auto;"><figure style=3D"width: 100%;margin: =
0 auto;"><table class=3D"image-wrapper" width=3D"100%" border=3D"0" cellspa=
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ter;"></td><td class=3D"content" align=3D"left" width=3D"1000" style=3D"tex=
t-align: center;"><a class=3D"image-link" target=3D"_blank" href=3D"https:/=
/substack.com/redirect/dc8b4197-cd59-4dd3-8a09-94dfb9459ceb?j=3DeyJ1IjoiMml=
sc241In0.TfBByzC2vCq-pY94WhF9hVTcrDRYs6QySyrNvyrpKXA" style=3D"position: re=
lative;flex-direction: column;align-items: center;padding: 0;width: auto;he=
ight: auto;border: none;text-decoration: none;display: block;margin: 0;"><i=
mg class=3D"wide-image" data-attrs=3D"{"src":"https://substa=
ck-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/30e87882-76a2-4950-a782-060c4a=
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uot;href":null,"belowTheFold":true,"topImage":fals=
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209243590?img=3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic=
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isProcessing":false,"align":null,"offset":false}" =
alt=3D"" width=3D"550" height=3D"366.85" src=3D"https://substackcdn.com/ima=
ge/fetch/$s_!xTpF!,w_1100,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/h=
ttps%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F30e87=
882-76a2-4950-a782-060c4a96253b_1000x667.jpeg" style=3D"border: none !impor=
tant;vertical-align: middle;display: block;-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic;=
height: auto;margin-bottom: 0;width: auto !important;max-width: 100% !impor=
tant;margin: 0 auto;"></a></td><td style=3D"text-align: center;"></td></tr>=
</tbody></table><figcaption class=3D"image-caption" style=3D"box-sizing: co=
ntent-box;color: rgb(119,119,119);font-size: 14px;line-height: 20px;font-we=
ight: 400;letter-spacing: -.15px;margin-top: 8px;width: 70%;padding-left: 1=
5%;padding-right: 15%;text-align: center;">Photo: Shutterstock</figcaption>=
</figure></div><p style=3D"margin: 0 0 20px 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line-hei=
ght: 26px;font-size: 16px;">Social websites such as Instagram and TikTok ar=
e replacing traditional media as the way we get our news. We explored the g=
ood, the bad and the ugly of media consumption on our Substack this week. <=
/p><blockquote style=3D"border-left: 4px solid #00654F;margin: 20px 0;paddi=
ng: 0;"><p style=3D"margin: 0 0 20px 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);margin-left: 20=
px;line-height: 26px;font-size: 16px;"><em><span>“The digital world i=
s a double-edged sword, where we must balance its role in civic participati=
on and audience reach, with the need to wade through misinformation and unl=
abelled AI content that isn’t subject to regulation.”</span></e=
m></p></blockquote><p class=3D"button-wrapper" data-attrs=3D"{"url&quo=
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/redirect/6d64b390-48cb-4942-8f03-ac68a83ae423?j=3DeyJ1IjoiMmlsc241In0.TfBB=
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: 0;opacity: 1;outline: none;white-space: nowrap;color: #ffffff !important;=
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style=3D"margin: 32px 0;padding: 0;height: 1px;background: rgb(0,0,0,.1);bo=
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th: 100%;margin: 0 auto;"><table class=3D"image-wrapper" width=3D"100%" bor=
der=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" data-component-name=3D"Image2=
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=3D"text-align: center;"></td><td class=3D"content" align=3D"left" width=3D=
"1200" style=3D"text-align: center;"><a class=3D"image-link" target=3D"_bla=
nk" href=3D"https://substack.com/redirect/d3e457c5-129a-415b-a1f2-fee460cb1=
2a9?j=3DeyJ1IjoiMmlsc241In0.TfBByzC2vCq-pY94WhF9hVTcrDRYs6QySyrNvyrpKXA" st=
yle=3D"position: relative;flex-direction: column;align-items: center;paddin=
g: 0;width: auto;height: auto;border: none;text-decoration: none;display: b=
lock;margin: 0;"><img class=3D"wide-image" data-attrs=3D"{"src":&=
quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/492cdf27-14=
c7-43a7-ae21-9e35c3d5a3b2_1200x400.png","srcNoWatermark":nul=
l,"fullscreen":null,"imageSize":null,"height"=
:400,"width":1200,"resizeWidth":null,"bytes":=
null,"alt":null,"title":null,"type":null,&quo=
t;href":null,"belowTheFold":true,"topImage":false,=
"internalRedirect":null,"isProcessing":false,"alig=
n":null,"offset":false}" alt=3D"" width=3D"550" height=3D"18=
3.33333333333334" src=3D"https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Q_L0!,w_11=
00,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-p=
ost-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F492cdf27-14c7-43a7-ae21-9e35=
c3d5a3b2_1200x400.png" style=3D"border: none !important;vertical-align: mid=
dle;display: block;-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic;height: auto;margin-bott=
om: 0;width: auto !important;max-width: 100% !important;margin: 0 auto;"></=
a></td><td style=3D"text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table></figure=
></div><p style=3D"margin: 0 0 20px 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26p=
x;font-size: 16px;"><span>Tiger numbers in Nepal have clawed their way to a=
n estimated 429 tigers up from 121 in 2010, following decades of sustained,=
collaborative conservation efforts.</span></p><p style=3D"margin: 0 0 20px=
0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;font-size: 16px;"><a href=3D"http=
s://substack.com/redirect/af8acbef-70c3-44e4-8fe0-eed02c61fa83?j=3DeyJ1Ijoi=
Mmlsc241In0.TfBByzC2vCq-pY94WhF9hVTcrDRYs6QySyrNvyrpKXA" style=3D"color: #0=
0654f;text-decoration: none;"><span>Announced </span></a><span>by the gover=
nment of Nepal earlier this week, it represents one of the world’s mo=
st significant endangered species recoveries happening right meow.</span></=
p><p style=3D"margin: 0 0 20px 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;fon=
t-size: 16px;"></p><div class=3D"bluesky-wrap static" data-component-name=
=3D"BlueskyCreateStaticBlueskyEmbed" style=3D"font-size: 16px;line-height: =
26px;font-family: system-ui,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,'Segoe UI',Rob=
oto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif,'Apple Color Emoji','Segoe UI Emoji','Segoe =
UI Symbol';box-sizing: border-box;border-radius: 12px;border: 1px solid rgb=
(0,0,0,.1);padding: 24px;margin-bottom: 24px;"><div style=3D"font-size: 16p=
x;line-height: 26px;"><img class=3D"bluesky-avatar" src=3D"https://cdn.bsky=
=2Eapp/img/avatar/plain/did:plc:3ervi2a=
jtapomyvjvui476th/bafkreiej3h2dbfgaxpc=
jzypmv47746accmjy4lqwzbguhhbx45ch5mx6wu" style=3D"border: none !important;v=
ertical-align: middle;-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic;max-width: 100%;margi=
n: 0 auto;display: inline-block;height: 40px;border-radius: 50%;margin-righ=
t: 6px;width: 40px;"><span class=3D"bluesky-author-name" style=3D"font-weig=
ht: bold;">WWF UK </span><span class=3D"bluesky-author-handle" style=3D"col=
or: #777777;">@wwf.org.uk</span></div><div style=3D"font-size: 16px;line-he=
ight: 26px;">Nepal's tiger population is now over 420 individuals! 🐅=
; ❤️
Tiger numbers were as low as around 120 individuals in 2010. They have boun=
ced back thanks to strong collaboration between Nepal’s government, p=
artners like WWF, and the communities who live alongside them. 💚
#GlobalTigerDay</div><img src=3D"https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/pl=
ain/did:plc:3ervi2ajtapomyvjvui476th/bafkreidorfcwmpbpz7s5vpuz7ckop5w4a6w6v=
6bdh64ghlgd2cetlplmni" style=3D"border: none !important;vertical-align: mid=
dle;display: block;-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic;max-width: 100%;height: =
auto;margin: 0 auto;"><div class=3D"bluesky-created-at" style=3D"font-size:=
16px;line-height: 26px;color: #777777;">Wed, 29 Jul 2026 08:37:21 GMT</div=
><a href=3D"https://substack.com/redirect/c9d81d35-e0f9-4d90-ab5b-b28ea232e=
c27?j=3DeyJ1IjoiMmlsc241In0.TfBByzC2vCq-pY94WhF9hVTcrDRYs6QySyrNvyrpKXA">Vi=
ew on Bluesky</a></div><div style=3D"font-size: 16px;line-height: 26px;"><h=
r style=3D"margin: 32px 0;padding: 0;height: 1px;background: rgb(0,0,0,.1);=
border: none;"></div><div class=3D"captioned-image-container-static" style=
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3bc9b3?j=3DeyJ1IjoiMmlsc241In0.TfBByzC2vCq-pY94WhF9hVTcrDRYs6QySyrNvyrpKXA"=
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ure></div><p style=3D"margin: 0 0 20px 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: =
26px;font-size: 16px;"><span>Repeat cringe offender Donald Trump is back in=
this week’s column after posting a bizarre video of him and JD Vance=
inside a “Rick and Morty”-style cartoon. It features MAGA hats=
and, unfortunately for this author, the beloved Diet Coke.</span></p><p st=
yle=3D"margin: 0 0 20px 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;font-size:=
16px;"><span>It’s too ick-inducing to share a link.</span></p><div s=
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px;text-align: justify"><span>So will Burnham keep up the flurry of announc=
ements? Will the heatwave break? </span></p><p style=3D"margin: 0 0 20px 0;=
color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;font-size: 16px;text-align: justify"=
><span>Let’s see what August has in store.</span></p><p style=3D"marg=
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