The Capitalist: Tory lemonade, Mrs T the opera and Netflix’s creativity crisis
Tory lemonade, a Margaret Thatcher opera and Netflix comes out fighting: catch up on the latest gossip in this week’s edition of The Capitalist
INSIDE CCHQ
As the flow of donor funding to the Conservative Party has reportedly slowed to a trickle, one cost-cutting measure under consideration is decamping from CCHQ. Guido Fawkes reports that the lease on 4 Matthew Parker Street is up and that Nigel Farage is mulling a move into the Conservative stronghold. The symbolism of taking over the storied building may be irresistible, but The Capitalist wonders what Reform staffers will make of the leaky ceiling, the giant portrait of Margaret Thatcher in the boardroom or the fridge stocked with San Pellegrino Limonata, otherwise known as “Tory lemonade”.
THE LADY’S NOT FOR TURANDOT
And looks like the budget may be stretched again after fresh news that a Margaret Thatcher opera is to grace the London stage this year – surely an obligatory Christmas party pick for the party’s staffers. Mrs T – released to mark........
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