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By: Oliver Dean

Oliver Dean is assistant editor at Conservativehome

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

    December 1, 2025

    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 Budget, writes Oliver Dean.

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

    November 11, 2025

    Unless the BBC can prove, definitely, that it is unbiased, it has no right to taxpayer money, writes Oliver Dean.

  • Taxing gambling is a desperate cash grab that Labour will regret

    October 1, 2025

    Long a scapegoat whenever the Treasury needs quick cash, Labour will regret taxing the gambling industry, writes Oliver Dean.

  • Big pharma’s devastating retreat from the UK

    September 16, 2025

    Merck and AstraZeneca’s withdrawal from UK investment is a warning signal to Rachel Reeves – but is she listening? Asks Oliver Dean Both AstraZeneca and Merck’s decision to abandon their respective UK expansions is more than a corporate setback. It is a catastrophic loss of jobs, investment and future innovation and the public are now [...]

  • A new LISA life: why the lifetime ISA needs reform

    July 18, 2025

    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 worthwhile goal, says Oliver Dean The Treasury Committee has raised valid concerns about the Lifetime ISA’s (LISA) value for money, concluding that in its current form the scheme is not [...]

  • Why are so many young men turning to Reform

    February 10, 2025

    Young men are flocking to Reform because Nigel Farage is telling them what they want to hear: That they have a voice and it matters, says Oliver Dean British politics appears to have been tipped on its head. Young men who were once considered a sure thing for Labour are now flocking to Reform UK. [...]

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