Oliver Dean

Oliver Dean is a political commentator with Young Voices UK. He studies History and Politics at the London School of Economics and Political Science where he is the President of the LSE Hayek Society.

Articles

Ideas

The rise of the career hypocrite

Anthony Scaramucci is set to tour the UK later this year, to promote his new book, ‘All the Wrong Moves’. People from cities such as London, Brighton and Manchester will have the opportunity to bask in the knowledge and experience of a political heavyweight who lasted less than a fortnight in the job. Sniping comments […]

Politics

Could 2026 be the year of Kemi Badenoch?

Kemi Badenoch had a rough start to her time at the Tory helm. When she was elected leader, the party had a net favourability of -30%. Yet after some time in the job, she has seemingly steadied the ship – with many Tory insiders declaring a ‘Badenoch bounce’. And now, as we head into the […]

Economics

The economy is flashing red. Is Reeves listening?

The latest ONS statistics paint a bleak picture for Britain’s economic outlook. Growth over the last three months is even slower than expected, with the UK’s GDP rising just 0.1% from July to September, half as much as forecast. That comes hard on the heels of the news on Tuesday that unemployment has hit 5%, […]

Business

Britain is plagued by an anti-business mindset

A recent report by the IPPR has highlighted a crisis facing young people in Britain. Too many feel as though their time spent in school has failed to prepare them for the real working world. But whilst this is an undeniable truth, there is a larger problem at play – the anti-business attitude that has […]

Economics

Reform’s fantasy economics gives the Tories a lifeline

Nigel Farage has handed the Tories a way to return to political relevance. His recent spending proposals are a textbook example of fantasy economics – offering huge, unfunded tax breaks that would rack up billions on the nation’s credit card. If Kemi Badenoch and her team are serious about bringing the Conservatives back from electoral […]

Politics

Tories must reform themselves – not make a deal with Farage

Recent comments from both Robert Jenrick and Kemi Badenoch on a possible electoral pact or at least a post-election working relationship with Reform UK have planted the Tories in deeply unfamiliar territory. The logic is simple: if we can’t beat Reform, we should join them. But this logic, while understandable in the heat of political […]

Politics

Kemi Badenoch is our final hope for free speech

When Kemi Badenoch spoke at the Centre for Policy Studies’ Margaret Thatcher Conference last month, she was interrupted by protestors calling for the abolition of billionaires. Like others in the audience, I was frustrated. After all, I had paid good money to hear her speak. But ultimately, I found myself, reluctantly, in admiration of the […]

Economics

Wasteful councils are taking residents for a ride

As hardworking Brits struggle to make ends meet, councils are splashing ever-larger sums on unnecessary spending and imposing obscene tax hikes on their residents.Council leaders must go back to the drawing board on their budgeting decisions, if they hope to keep their heads above water. More than 2.5 million people will be financially worse off […]