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John Oxley

John Oxley

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How London became Labourland – and why we should worry

Labour has painted the town red, but a lack of proper challenge will make governing ineffective, writes John Oxley There’s just four weeks until...

04.04.2024 10

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Will Keir Starmer be the Yimby prime minister?

Keir Starmer seems intent on exploiting the rising divide between Nimbies and Yimbies as we move towards the general election. With polling showing...

03.04.2024 10

The Spectator

John Oxley

Hunt’s tax cuts are just traps for Labour

LONDON, ENGLAND – MARCH 5: Labour Party Leader Keir Starmer (L) and Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves (R) prepare for the Tory Spring Budget in...

06.03.2024 3

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The Tories have no excuse to whine about The Blob

The last few weeks have served as a reminder of the sort of conspiratorial, self-excusing hole the Conservative party could well go down in...

29.02.2024 9

The Spectator

John Oxley

Is there a house-building cartel?

The Competition and Markets Authority report on the housing sector should be a boost to the Yimby policy machine. It expressed grave concerns about...

26.02.2024 3

The Spectator

John Oxley

Sunak is playing it safe with new housing plans

Rishi Sunak seems to have realised a trick for pushing more building without confronting Tory Nimbyism. Under plans unveiled today, he’s going to...

13.02.2024 5

The Spectator

John Oxley

Off-peak Fridays sound fun, but Londoners will end up footing the bill

The mayor’s reckless promise of lower fare Fridays is a sign of more disingenuous politicking to come, writes John Oxley While Westminster talks...

01.02.2024 10

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John Oxley

The Tory party’s empty legacy

It was Evelyn Waugh who dismissed the Tories as having ‘never put the clock back a single second’. Now, even the party’s own MPs seem similarly...

13.01.2024 8

The Spectator

John Oxley

No PMQs and stop showing off: New Year’s resolutions for political junkies

With elections coming left and right, John Oxley suggests how to make it through the year as a political junkie, while maintaining your sanity. 2024...

04.01.2024 7

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Sunak can sign a new deal with Rwanda but it won’t save the Tories at the election

Rishi Sunak departs from number 10, Downing Street ahead of the weekly PMQs session. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images) If the Tories’ rapid policy...

07.12.2023 10

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John Oxley

Bankers’ bonuses are back and the long 2010s dominated by Brexit are over

There’s a political vibe shift, and the Conservatives are on the losing end of it is Brexit finally takes its final exit, writes John Oxley Last...

02.11.2023 6

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There’s nothing ‘long-term’ about ignoring the housing crisis

There was much to talk about in Rishi Sunak’s conference closing speech. In around an hour on the stage he scrapped HS2, announced a replacement for...

05.10.2023 3

The Spectator

John Oxley

Our productivity is a problem to be solved by the slackers in the workforce

Britain’s ailing productivity and sluggish economic growth won’t be fixed by simply working harder, writes John Oxley There are few things...

07.09.2023 10

City A.M.

John Oxley

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