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Matthew Lesh

Matthew Lesh

The Times

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Let’s be honest, Tesco making big profits is a good thing

Instead of criticising Tesco for having a bumper year, we should praise it for providing cheap food and jobs for millions, says Matthew Lesh ...

18.04.2024 10

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Let’s be honest, social media isn’t driving a teen mental health crisis

Social media is an easy target for society’s woes, but there is little hard evidence for its link with bad mental health, writes Matthew Lesh A new...

04.04.2024 10

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Let’s be honest, Labour’s ‘securonomics’ will make the UK economy less secure

Reeves’ aspiration to deliver greater stability may sound appealing, but greater state involvement will not deliver the growth she promises, writes...

21.03.2024 6

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Onerous red tape cursed Britain with inflation

It has been a miserable few years for our quality of life. People have gotten used to that sinking feeling every time you read a price tag at the...

22.02.2024 5

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Let’s be honest, the UK will never grow all its own food – nor should it

Rishi Sunak addresses delegates during the National Farmers Union’s annual conference (Photo by Adrian Dennis – WPA Pool/Getty Images) By...

22.02.2024 5

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Let’s be honest, social media bans won’t stop hate crimes

With foreign tech bros easier to blame than problems closer to home, social media has become a catchall scapegoat, writes Matthew Lesh Esther Ghey,...

08.02.2024 7

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Let’s be honest, demonising landlords won’t solve Britain’s housing crisis

Landlords are an easy target for our housing grievances, but fewer of them won’t help renters, writes Matthew Lesh There have been reports recently...

25.01.2024 10

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Let’s be honest, the Post Office scandal is just the tip of the iceberg

The Post Office scandal is a shocking example of how arms-length bodies allow government to escape accountability, writes Matthew Lesh ITV’s hit...

11.01.2024 6

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Let’s be honest, new spy powers could kill off how we use Facetime and iMessage

A new anti-encryption bill quietly introduced to parliament this week could mean the death of iMessage for Brits, writes Matthew Lesh This week’s...

14.12.2023 4

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Let’s be honest, smoking bans are pointless and will revive a war on drugs

MANCHESTER, UNITED KINGDOM – APRIL 23: A woman smokes a cigarette in the spring sunshine as pandemic lockdown restrictions ease in Manchester’s...

30.11.2023 5

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Let’s be honest, inflation is down and the Bank of England could create a recession

The Bank of England is now at risk of overcorrecting after ignoring monetary policy for far too long, writes Matthew Lesh In July 2021, Bank of...

16.11.2023 7

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Let’s be honest, Larry Fink is right and we should give up on broken ESG investing

ESG and green investing has found itself unable to deliver and at the heart of a culture war, writes Matthew Lesh Environmental, social and...

02.11.2023 7

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Let’s be honest, culture wars campaigns won’t win voters in a cost-of-living crisis

Australians just showed us why campaigns based on culture war issues don’t work, writes Matthew Lesh Last weekend, Australians voted decisively...

19.10.2023 10

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Let’s be honest, we’re going to kill our efforts to tempt in more tech investment

Rishi Sunak’s efforts to make Britain a science superpower thriving with tech investment could all be for nought with new digital markets rules,...

21.09.2023 10

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Let’s be honest, Keir Starmer’s Labour party don’t know how to fix Broken Britain either 

As the Conservatives are hit with another scandal, this time over crumbling concrete in schools, Sir Keir Starmer is yet to come up with an original...

07.09.2023 2

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Let’s be honest, Keir Stamer’s Labour party don’t know how to fix Broken Britain either 

As the Conservatives are hit with another scandal, this time over crumbling concrete in schools, Sir Keir Starmer is yet to come up with an original...

07.09.2023 9

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