Reform announced last week that George Finch, 18, pictured below, has become the interim leader of Warwickshire county council, overseeing a £400m budget.
The Observer
has gained exclusive access to the diary of the teenage mandarin.
30.06.2025
8am
Meeting postponed due to clash with history A-level paper. Will get there when I do.
11am-12.30pm
Planning meeting
• Application for new Blank Street coffee shop with photo booth (approved).
• Progress on the new JD Sports and PureGyms opening in the city centre.
• Proposal to close pub – convert to Sephora?
‘Tell Gary to shut the libraries – replace books with AI plot summaries’
1pm
Matcha break. Also scroll through TikTok.
1.30pm
Budget meeting.
• Approval for office subscriptions (Netflix, Xbox Live, Apple TV).
• Approval for expanded education and youth programmes (influencing classes, how to make Dubai chocolate and Minecraft city building).
• Give the local park a glow-up: might need the rest of the budget – not going to lie, it’s been a while.
• Inform David he must tell Gary to shut the libraries, replacing physical books with AI plot summaries.
3pm
All-staff therapy session with therapy dogs and llamas.
4pm
Community meeting with constituents who passed the vibe check last week.
• Concerns over botanical gardens. Must be Instaworthy. Ask David what the most aesthetic flowers are.
• Solve dispute between neighbours – could just be old people bickering, lmao.
5pm
Clock off for the day. Next time, let’s get GPT to write the minutes. Put on OOO saying: “In event of an urgent issue, please contact my mum, the Actual Adult™, as the council leader’s phone is on DND and I am playing Fifa with noise-cancelling headphones on.”
Above: George Finch
