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John Oxley

City A.M.

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Grey vote / The elderly don’t need more political representation

Grey vote /					 													 						The elderly don’t need more political representation
19.02.2025 3

The Spectator

John Oxley

How do you solve a problem like Gen Z?

How do you solve a problem like Gen Z?

Gen Z icons Tom Holland and Zendaya (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images) Gen Z have wildly different, often contradictory views compared with older...

14.02.2025 5

City A.M.

John Oxley

A New Year’s resolution for government: Stop setting targets

From HS2 to Net Zero, governments have a habit of setting ambitious long-term goals and failing to deliver. Instead of targets, we need long-term...

10.01.2025 5

City A.M.

John Oxley

The Tories aren’t taking the Reform threat seriously enough

The threat to the Tories from Reform is one element of the Conservative party’s unprecedented crisis. The party has lost votes to the right before,...

06.12.2024 9

The Spectator

John Oxley

Kemi Badenoch’s Tories need a corporate overhaul

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has urged Keir Starmer to reopen trade talks with the US, after Donald Trump swept to victory over Democrat rival...

07.11.2024 2

City A.M.

John Oxley

Maternity pay is an investment, not a cost

Shortsighted criticism of the cost and admin involved in maternity leave do not take account of the wider benefits to society, says John Oxley...

03.10.2024 2

City A.M.

John Oxley

Will Britain let Keir Starmer govern?

A few weeks after Keir Starmer’s landslide, it may not seem like Britain is a conservative country. The left has won an enormous victory and...

25.07.2024 4

The Spectator

John Oxley