On The
Ground

Josiah Mortimer

A Lot of Staplers

Who says Byline Times journalists are no fun when it comes to parties?

I’ve been enjoying rummaging through Reform UK’s latest accounts.

Mysterious “office costs” made up 41% of Reform’s total expenditure last year, more than twice the party’s spending on campaigning. Read that again. There’s no breakdown anywhere in the accounts – while a party a fiftieth the size itemised its office costs at £150.

One of the joys of reporting is seeing something like this and asking: what’s going on here? I have a hunch there is more to come out on this.