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Andy Preston

The Times

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Britain can’t rebuild itself while people freeze to death on our streets, writes Andy Preston

Britain can’t rebuild itself while people freeze to death on our streets, writes Andy Preston

By Andy Preston In Rachel Reeves’ Budget, Labour set out its mission to support the most vulnerable. Great news, but their very public commitment...

13.12.2025 3

LBC

Andy Preston

The university promise was a lie - and it’s bankrupting a generation

By Andy Preston For years, Britain has sold a lie to its young people: go to university and you’ll earn more and go further. The tale was told by...

22.10.2025 3

LBC

Andy Preston

The case for fining bad behaviour in public spaces

By Andy Preston Last week, as I rushed past the Odeon Café in Zurich, where Einstein hung out, people scowled at me. I was out of breath, dragging...

24.08.2025 6

LBC

Andy Preston

Who doesn’t want a free Eton education? Labour, apparently

27.03.2025 9

The Spectator

Andy Preston

I begged my son’s school to ban smartphones. Every parent should do the same

10 March 2025, 16:00 By Andy Preston Yesterday, I wrote to my son’s Head Master asking him to ban smartphones at the school. This was a selfish...

12.03.2025 10

LBC

Andy Preston