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Matthew Lesh

The Times

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To defeat our enemies, the West must remember how it won the Cold War

To defeat our enemies, the West must remember how it won the Cold War

9th June 1982: British prime minister Margaret Thatcher, American president Ronald Reagan (left) and US Secretary of State Alexander Haig (centre)...

21.02.2025 4

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The public isn’t buying Labour’s growth story

The public isn’t buying Labour’s growth story

Labour has struggled to sell its growth strategy to businesses and the public Today’s growth figures will have elicited a sigh of relief across the...

14.02.2025 20

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CMA boss sacking must signal the end of regulatory overreach

CMA boss sacking must signal the end of regulatory overreach

The CMA has damaged business with its trigger-happy approach to blocking mergers and acquisitions. The appointment of Doug Gurr is a good start, but...

08.02.2025 6

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Let’s be honest… Amazon is not to blame for Axel Rudakubana’s crimes

SOUTHPORT, ENGLAND – AUGUST 05: Members of the community arrive ahead of a vigil to remember the victims of last week’s knife attack near the...

24.01.2025 6

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Our polling shows hope of ‘change’ has turned to despair for Labour

Business leaders are most likely to say they are “concerned” or “apprehensive” about the Labour government’s first Budget, a poll has found....

08.01.2025 9

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Labour now has the same talking points as the Tories, but fewer ideas

Labour came into office mocking Tory complains about the civil service, but are now coming up against the reality of an unwieldy bureaucracy...

13.12.2024 30

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Let’s be honest… public health grinches want to steal Christmas

Aldi has emerged on top after finance experts uncovered the cheapest supermarket in the UK to purchase your Christmas dinner in 2023. Calorie...

28.11.2024 3

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Let’s be honest… this Budget is austerity for the private sector

Rachel Reeves poses outside No11 Downing Street, with her ministerial red box. Photo: PA Rachel Reeves has introduced a new kind of Marxism with...

30.10.2024 3

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Let’s be honest… the Conservatives are deluded

Conservative Party Conference (Photo by Ian Forsyth/Getty Images) The Conservative Party is enjoying the sugar rush of a leadership campaign, but...

03.10.2024 1

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