UK Politics & Public Life
Recovery Grant Rules Give Councils a Bigger Folder
The Recovery Grant determination sets out council funding, an uplift and a guarantee, while the wooden coin studies the paperwork.
Biff Tankerton
Self appointed General once reported that a minor breeze in Lawnland was “a full-scale invasion by air-based insurgents.” Demands Lawnland form a navy, despite the nation having no body of water. Claims to have “seen combat” but later admitted it was just a particularly aggressive game of Monopoly.
Business & Economy
Costa Rica Joins CPTPP, and the Cheddar Needs a Passport
Costa Rica has been granted accession to CPTPP, opening future trade opportunities for UK exporters while the cheddar confronts international paperwork.
Science & Technology
Space Advisory Group Gets Terms and Telescope Wants Biscuits
The Space Industry Advisory Group can advise ministers and meet four times a year. The telescope is auditing the biscuits.
Education
Post 16 Support Arrives for Councils, and the Folder Learns a New Skill
DfE guidance sets out intensive, targeted and universal support for local authority further education providers, while the folder discovers administrative authority.
UK Politics & Public Life
Mayoral Authorities Must Audition for More Paperwork
Government guidance asks Mayoral Strategic Authorities to prove they can manage new powers, funding and major programmes before receiving them.
Science & Technology
Drone Funding Gives Flying Taxis A Tiny Numberplate
Nearly £50 million will support UK drones and flying taxis, including a drone ID system that gives the future a familiar administrative burden.
Business & Economy
Asset Purchase Facility Ceiling Falls and the Abacus Laughs
HM Treasury and the Bank of England agreed to reduce the authorised ceiling on the Asset Purchase Facility, prompting the abacus to celebrate administrative tidiness.
Science & Technology
UK and EU Innovation Talks Bring Tiny Lanyard
The UK and EU agreed to begin negotiations on British participation in the European Innovation Council Fund, prompting one tiny lanyard to report for duty.
Business & Economy
Insolvency Service Gives Paperwork Two More Supervisors
Peter Walton and Koral Anderson join the Insolvency Service Board, where serious oversight meets paperwork with an ambitious administrative agenda.
UK Politics & Public Life
PM Meets Zelenskyy in Yerevan and the Paperwork Wins
The Prime Minister met Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Yerevan to discuss Ukraine, defence cooperation, energy infrastructure, peace and sanctions. The briefing made global danger look administratively manageable.