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Oliver Dean

City A.M.

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I watched Gary Stevenson debate a real economist. Here’s why he’s wrong

I watched Gary Stevenson debate a real economist. Here’s why he’s wrong

All Stevenson’s arguments in favour of a wealth tax are based on personal anecdote. When you look at the actual evidence his case falls apart, says...

10.12.2025 6

City A.M.

Oliver Dean

Rachel Reeves’s Budget is pushing Nick, 30, to breaking point

Rachel Reeves’s Budget is pushing Nick, 30, to breaking point

Despite his above average income, Nick, 30, is living a below average life. And it’s only set to worsen thanks to Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s...

02.12.2025 6

City A.M.

Oliver Dean

BBC has no right to taxpayer money if it cannot prove impartiality

Unless the BBC can prove, definitely, that it is unbiased, it has no right to taxpayer money, writes Oliver Dean The BBC’s latest bias scandal has...

12.11.2025 4

City A.M.

Oliver Dean

Big pharma’s devastating retreat from the UK

Astrazeneca has paused plans for a Cambridge site Merck and AstraZeneca’s withdrawal from UK investment is a warning signal to Rachel Reeves –...

17.09.2025 3

City A.M.

Oliver Dean

A new LISA life: why the lifetime ISA needs reform

While the Treasury Committee has criticised the Lifetime ISA (LISA) as poor value for money, helping young people get on the housing ladder remains a...

19.07.2025 10

City A.M.

Oliver Dean

Why are so many young men like me turning to Reform

QUENDON, ENGLAND – JANUARY 31: Young supporters applaud after Leader of the Reform UK Party Nigel Farage addresses the audience during a rally on...

11.02.2025 60

City A.M.

Oliver Dean