Mind your manors

US Vice-President J.D. Vance is holidaying in an £8,000-a-week manor house near Charlbury in the Cotswolds. What are the other options available on Airbnb or Booking.com for staying in the area for this week (seven nights)?

Sunnyside, Charlbury: a four-bedroom terraced Georgian townhouse  £4,847

The Old Chapel, Stonesfield: converted chapel with one double bed    £2,134

The Lamb Inn in Ascott under Wychwood: double room, breakfast included    £1,413

‘Stay with Flo’ in Charlbury: double bedroom in stone-faced bungalow    £971

Daisy’s Rest, Shipton under Wychwood: shepherd hut with shower     £745

Breaking up the banned

Over 400 people were arrested in London at a rally to support Palestine Action, a newly proscribed terrorist group. How many organisations are proscribed in the UK?

– 84 groups are proscribed under the Terrorism Act 2000. They are in addition to 14 which were proscribed under previous legislation. They include:

Islamist 59

Far right/white supremacist   8

Irish Republican 7

Northern Irish loyalist    7

Pakistan/Kashmir tribal but without a religious element listed    5

Marxist Leninist     2

Greek, Sikh, Basque, Tamil, Egyptian, Kurdish     1 each

The Wagner Group is also listed.

Tax take

Which taxes raised the most in 2024/25?

Income tax £301.9bn

VAT  £171.1bn

Employers’ national insurance  £116.1bn

Corporation tax    £91.4bn

Council tax     £50.2bn

Employees’ national insurance    £48.1bn

Business rates    £25bn

Fuel duty   £24.7bn

Carbon count

How are we getting on reducing carbon emissions when measured on a ‘residence basis’ (emissions from around the world caused in the provision of goods and services for people resident in the UK) as opposed to the more frequently quoted territorial-based emissions?

Tons

Q1 2019            161m

Q1 2020            157m

Q1 2021            149m

Q1 2022            146m

Q1 2023            142m

Q1 2024            144m

Q1 2025            145m