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Andy Preston

The Times

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Keir Starmer is worse than a liar - he's a bad one

Every Prime Minister has a moment that defines them. Listen to this article Keir Starmer’s came when Zarah Sultana was dragged from the Chamber. The...

22.04.2026 10

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Britain Built More Homes In the 1930s Than It Does Today

Despite having twenty million more people, Britain built more homes in the 1930s than it does today. That should be impossible in a modern wealthy...

02.04.2026 10

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Lock him up: 112 times and counting, serial fare dodgers like Charles Brohiri belong behind bars

By Andy Preston Charles Brohiri should be locked up. Deliberate and repeated fare evasion is a criminal offence, and Charles’s list of 112 such...

12.02.2026 8

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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 10

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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 10

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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 10

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

27.03.2025 10

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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 9

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