“The exclusive YouGov survey puts the Tory contender on 27 per cent, up three points from February, and her Labour rival on 46 per cent, down three points.”

London remains a Labour city no matter how hard efforts are to make the mayoral race appear remotely exciting.

The state’s role is not to prevent private actors from taking on risk.

If Thames Water fails, government must allow shareholders and debt holders to lose out not be bailed out.

“[Young people] tell us how important being online is for their lives — to learn, communicate, explore and have fun.”

The NSPCC — the children’s charity who campaigned for the Online Safety Act — have come out swinging against an under-16 smartphone ban.

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“In a letter to the FCA [Badenoch] accused the organisation of ‘regulatory over-reach’ and ‘gold-plating’ its obligations. She said that ‘de facto quotas’ risk becoming a distraction and holding back companies from priorities such as economic growth.”

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“Ian Russell, whose daughter Molly took her life aged 14 after viewing disturbing content on social media, said the alert system may end up doing more harm than good.”

“We already know the evidence shows that overly intrusive parental controls can result in worse safety…

'It’s entirely righteous to provide food to tens of millions of people, jobs to hundreds of thousands, and tax for public services, and to do so while making a profit.'

Our Matthew Lesh in City A.M.: cityam.com/lets-be-honest…

Profit is moral. It’s the prize for a supermarket that keeps the shelves full, builds and renovates stores, and invests in complex logistics systems that improve productivity and keep down prices.

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Instead of criticising Tesco for having a bumper year, we should praise it for providing cheap food and jobs for millions

Says Matthew Lesh

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It’s surprising that so few on the political left realise that the smoking ban will open up a new war on drugs. If you think prohibition fails for drugs, why do you think it will work for cigarettes?