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Matthew Bowles

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Goody bags won’t save the British Army

Britain’s public sector has a recruitment problem. Whether it be nurses in the NHS or bobbies on the beat, the British state consistently fails to...

yesterday 10

The Spectator

Matthew Bowles

Chicken has never been trendier

Last month, I attended the International Chicken Gastronomy Festival in Twickenham. There was some questioning as to why I would want to spend my...

previous day 10

The Spectator

Matthew Bowles

Gen Z are falling in love with Morrissey

There is a Smiths lyric for almost every moment. Whether it’s telling a friend that their jokes just aren’t funny anymore or being herded into the...

26.08.2026 20

The Spectator

Matthew Bowles

The NHS should not be rewarding people to walk

The NHS has seemingly decided that Britain’s “inactivity crisis” can be solved in much the same way as coffee chains persuade a customer to buy...

03.07.2026 30

The Spectator

Matthew Bowles

Real Starmerism was never tried

“There is no such thing as Starmerism and there never will be.” Listen to this article So Keir Starmer reportedly told colleagues, according to...

24.06.2026 30

LBC

Matthew Bowles

How Sadiq Khan could actually improve London’s reputation

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has announced plans for a taxpayer-funded campaign to combat online ‘disinformation’ about the capital. The...

16.06.2026 20

The Spectator

Matthew Bowles

Instead of picking winners, Peter Kyle should get out of their way

Wednesday 10 June 2026 5:15 am  |   Updated:  Tuesday 09 June 2026 5:17 pm Instead of picking winners, Peter Kyle...

10.06.2026 40

City A.M.

Matthew Bowles

What’s wrong with supermarkets making money?

The British public struggles to distinguish between large numbers and large margins. On Wednesday, amid swirling debates about the government’s...

22.05.2026 30

The Spectator

Matthew Bowles

Gary Neville is the perfect mayor for Manchester

Reports that Gary Neville could one day seek the Manchester mayoralty initially sound faintly absurd. Listen to this article Reports that Gary Neville...

19.05.2026 50

LBC

Matthew Bowles

Parish plights / The curious case of the £10 toilet

In May’s local elections, most of the attention will fall on the larger contests: the devolved elections in Scotland and Wales and the major local...

12.04.2026 30

The Spectator

Matthew Bowles

The curious case of the £10 toilet

In May’s local elections, most of the attention will fall on the larger contests: the devolved elections in Scotland and Wales and the major local...

12.04.2026 30

The Spectator

Matthew Bowles

The French lesson that could save Rachel Reeves – and Britain’s economy

Rachel Reeves faces a strikingly similar predicament to that faced by Pierre Moscovici, who became France’s finance minister under François...

19.03.2026 30

The Spectator

Matthew Bowles

What do London’s overpaid deputy mayors actually do?

22.01.2026 30

The Spectator

Matthew Bowles

A Green Christmas would be more awful than you could imagine

23.12.2025 40

The Spectator

Matthew Bowles

Farage’s speech was light on detail, but his instincts are right

Reform's commanding lead in the polls is no guarantee of future success For all its “rabble-rousing” flourishes, Nigel Farage’s speech showed...

04.11.2025 30

City A.M.

Matthew Bowles

Rachel Reeves should focus on cutting welfare

27.10.2025 30

The Spectator

Matthew Bowles

Polanski is talking nonsense about wealth taxes

14.10.2025 30

The Spectator

Matthew Bowles

Ed Miliband’s Green New Deal won’t deliver 400,000 ‘new’ jobs

The language of “job creation” is seductive, but Ed Miliband’s promise to create 400,000 ‘new’ green jobs is deceiving, writes Matthew...

07.10.2025 20

City A.M.

Matthew Bowles

Limbo / London must break its temporary housing cycle

21.09.2025 30

The Spectator

Matthew Bowles

London must break its temporary housing cycle

20.09.2025 30

The Spectator

Matthew Bowles

Kemi is right: markets not ministers should determine energy policy

LONDON, ENGLAND – JUNE 26: Opposition Conservative Party leader, Kemi Badenoch, speaks at the British Chamber of Commerce Annual Conference on June...

03.09.2025 50

City A.M.

Matthew Bowles

Britain is ready for a Reagan

18.07.2025 30

The Spectator

Matthew Bowles

Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ is bad news for Britain

President Trump has high ambitions to revive US manufacturing. A hidden clause in Trump’s latest bill could slap UK investors with steep new...

18.06.2025 30

City A.M.

Matthew Bowles