Matthew Bowles

What do London’s overpaid deputy mayors actually do?

22 January 2026 5:25 pm

Walk through central London with your phone out, and it might not be yours for much longer. Theft in the…

A Green Christmas would be more awful than you could imagine

23 December 2025 6:00 pm

It is remarkable how a country can adjust to diminished expectations. Think of Japan post-Fukushima, or even post-war Britain under…

Rachel Reeves should focus on cutting welfare

28 October 2025 12:04 am

Rachel Reeves is reportedly considering a 2p increase in income tax, taking the basic rate from 20 to 22 per…

Polanski is talking nonsense about wealth taxes

14 October 2025 9:48 pm

On Question Time last week, Zack Polanski, the Green Party leader and erstwhile boob-whisperer, declared that there is no evidence…

London must break its temporary housing cycle

20 September 2025 4:00 pm

London is often held up as the jewel in Britain’s crown. Yet beneath the city’s gleaming skyline lies a less…

Britain is ready for a Reagan

18 July 2025 6:00 pm

History doesn’t repeat itself. But it does echo. The United States of the 1970s and Britain of the mid-2020s share…