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Labour will regret opening up SMEs to trade unions

Labour will regret opening up SMEs to trade unions

Tuesday 14 April 2026 5:15 am  |   Updated:  Monday 13 April 2026 4:28 pm Labour will regret opening up SMEs to trade...

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City A.M.

James Price

Agony Auntie / What I learned from complaining to the BBC

Back in October, the comedian Stewart Lee and the Thick of It creator Armando Iannucci hosted an episode of Strong Message Here, their BBC Radio 4...

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The Spectator

James Price

Media regulation / What I learned from complaining to the BBC

Back in October, the comedian Stewart Lee and the Thick of It creator Armando Iannucci hosted an episode of Strong Message Here, their BBC Radio 4...

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The Spectator

James Price

What I learned from complaining to the BBC

Back in October, the comedian Stewart Lee and the Thick of It creator Armando Iannucci hosted an episode of Strong Message Here, their BBC Radio 4...

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The Spectator

James Price

Why I left London, the city I loved

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The Spectator

James Price

What centrists keep getting wrong

26.01.2026 10

The Spectator

James Price

Why socialist lawyers are coming for your Percy Pigs

(Photo by Ker Robertson/Getty Images) A leftie lawfirm with a history of employing Labour MPs is drumming up a class action lawsuit that could...

15.01.2026 10

City A.M.

James Price

Is Rachel Reeves ready to rip up Labour’s rulebook before this budget blows up in her face?

By James Price Having been trailed for months, with ideas mad, bad and/or dangerous all floated up into a cloudy sky of speculation, Labour’s...

24.11.2025 6

LBC

James Price

Not classy: lawfare will weaken the British economy

Harman's review finds a problem is the culture at the Bar The recent explosion of class action lawsuits and third-party litigation funding in...

23.11.2025 8

City A.M.

James Price

Labour’s evidence-free approach to policy is baffling

Keir Starmer and business secretary Peter Kyle visiting pharmaceutical giant Astrazeneca's lab in Macclesfield (Photo by Jason Roberts/Getty Images) ...

01.11.2025 10

City A.M.

James Price

Do young people still have confidence in the Oxford Union?

April 1939: Julian Amery addressing a group at Oxford University Union in favour of conscription. (Photo by Walter Bellamy/London Express/Getty...

25.10.2025 10

City A.M.

James Price

The Debate: This house has confidence in the president-elect of the Oxford Union

George Abaraonye and Charlie Kirk Following the horrifying death of Charlie Kirk, the president-elect of the Oxford Union, George Abaraonye, posted...

18.09.2025 9

City A.M.

James Price

Farage is right, it is time to ban the Muslim Brotherhood

09.09.2025 10

The Spectator

James Price

Transforming rail in Wales a long-term project but positive signs

When Transport for Wales took on responsibility for the Wales and Borders rail service in October 2018, we knew we had a major challenge on our hands....

05.08.2025 10

BusinessLive

James Price

Britain must re-learn the lessons of VE Day

LONDON, ENGLAND – MAY 5: Members of the military during a military procession marking the 80th anniversary of VE Day, and in honour of those who...

09.05.2025 10

City A.M.

James Price

Could Britain survive a blackout?

Blackouts across the Iberian Peninsula have exposed the fragility of our highly-connected infrastructure – and Britain is uniquely ill-equipped for...

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City A.M.

James Price

Nationalising British Steel – again? Look where it got us the first time

(Photo by Ryan Jenkinson/Getty Images) Nationalising British Steel is a story we already know the ending to. Repeating it is the definition of...

17.04.2025 10

City A.M.

James Price

Britain must not forget the lessons of Adam Smith

Scottish political economist Adam Smith (1723 – 1790). Original Artwork: Drawing by J Jacks and engraved by C Picart from a model by Tassie. (Photo...

09.04.2025 10

City A.M.

James Price

Booze, chocolate, meat, flights: What will Labour tax next?

Alcohol could be slapped with a sin tax Pitiful growth forecasts will tempt Reeves to impose sin taxes on everything from a can of coke to a...

29.03.2025 10

City A.M.

James Price

Radical honesty on net zero is Badenoch at her best

Kemi Badenoch has said net zero is “impossible” for Britain to achieve by 2050. Photo: PA Kemi Badenoch has said that net zero by 2050 is...

21.03.2025 10

City A.M.

James Price

Why it matters that The Rest Is Politics gets everything wrong

Alastair Campbell (left) and Rory Stewart, hosts of The Rest is Politics podcast (Photo by Niall Carson – Pool/Getty Images) On issues from Trump...

15.03.2025 10

City A.M.

James Price

Defence spending is one thing, but does Gen Z have the will to fight?

UK defence stocks like BAE Systems have had another strong day. It’s not just our diminished armed forces that leave Britain vulnerable to Putin,...

06.03.2025 9

City A.M.

James Price

Britain’s overseas territories are an asset, not an anachronism

(Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images) Far from historical oddities, Britain’s crown dependencies and overseas territories make an important...

27.02.2025 10

City A.M.

James Price

Are activist judges undermining Parliament? A growing case for legal reform

18 February 2025, 15:48 | Updated: 18 February 2025, 15:58 By James Price After a week of increasingly bizarre decisions from immigration judges...

20.02.2025 10

LBC

James Price

Rumours of the death of DEI have been greatly exaggerated

X looks to raise $44bn in valuation as Musk woos investors Donald Trump and Elon Musk may be dismantling DEI in the States, but in Britain and...

20.02.2025 9

City A.M.

James Price

Net zero is making Britain colder, poorer and less productive

Far from leading the way, Britain is a cautionary tale on the dangers of net zero zealotry. We are too poor to continue a policy of self-harm, says...

13.02.2025 9

City A.M.

James Price

Better relations with America could be the biggest Brexit benefit yet

US President Donald Trump. Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) Brexit allowed Britain to lead the West in support for Ukraine. Now we must use...

06.02.2025 10

City A.M.

James Price

Want Gen Z to believe in democracy? Why not actually try it

Reports that Gen Z are increasingly disillusioned with democracy aren’t surprising. Too many powers in Britain have been handed to unelected...

30.01.2025 10

City A.M.

James Price

Roundhead Reeves is effectively banning nightclubs through tax

There has been an alarming decline in people going to nightclubs and Rachel Reeves growth-killing, fun-banning Budget is partly to blame. Fortunately...

16.01.2025 10

City A.M.

James Price