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Oliver Dean

City A.M.

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Kemi Badenoch’s reshuffle has refreshed the Conservative Party

Kemi Badenoch’s reshuffle has refreshed the Conservative Party

Tuesday 01 September 2026 4:31 pm  |   Updated:  Tuesday 01 September 2026 5:20 pm Kemi Badenoch’s reshuffle has...

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City A.M.

Oliver Dean

Brits should thank Labour for saving us from Prime Minister Burnham – for now…

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 4: Mayor of Manchester Andy Burnham visits the scene of the Manchester Synagogue attack on October 4, 2025 in...

27.01.2026 10

City A.M.

Oliver Dean

Inside Zack Polanski’s night in Heaven

27.01.2026 20

The Spectator

Oliver Dean

Reform defections mean Tories can get back to being the party of business

Kemi Badenoch has said she would create a new deportations service. With plans to nationalise key industries and even individual companies like...

22.01.2026 10

City A.M.

Oliver Dean

Banning junk food ads is a big, fat mistake

Byron Burgers has been saved by a well known Gen Z investor An absurd ban on advertising “unhealthy” food is nanny state overreach on steroids,...

07.01.2026 20

City A.M.

Oliver Dean

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 50

City A.M.

Oliver Dean

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 20

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 10

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 10

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 30

City A.M.

Oliver Dean