Matthew Lynn
Matthew Lynn is a columnist for Bloomberg, and writes weekly commentary syndicated in papers such as the Daily Telegraph, Die Welt, the Sydney Morning Herald, the South China Morning Post and the Miami Herald. He is also an associate editor of Spectator Business, and a regular contributor to The Spectator. Before that, he worked for the business section of the Sunday Times for ten years.
He has written books on finance and financial topics, including Bust: Greece, The Euro and The Sovereign Debt Crisis and The Long Depression: The Slump of 2008 to 2031. Matthew is also the author of the Death Force series of military thrillers and the founder of Lume Books, an independent publisher.
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Spare us these desperate measures
Opinion Struggling firms are trying to reinvent themselves. Some are going to have to get much more radical
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A “new deal” needn’t be green
Opinion Britain is seeking measures to revive its Covid-ravaged economy. It should choose from a broader palette than just “green”, says Matthew Lynn.
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No deal is the best deal for Britain – and the EU too
Opinion Europe has a lot to gain from a thriving, independent Britain, says Matthew Lynn.
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Private equity should make its move for struggling UK companies
Opinion Money is cheap and bargains abound – it’s a great time for private equity funds to make a bid for some struggling companies, says Matthew Lynn.
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Prepare for mass unemployment
Opinion As the furlough scheme comes to an end, job losses will soar. That will demand a radical response, says Matthew Lynn.
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Why London should embrace TikTok
Opinion The China-based social-media app needs a new HQ. Britain’s capital would be an ideal home, says Matthew Lynn.
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Five ways to boost the economy
Opinion Boris Johnson is making a bonfire of planning red tape. Here Matthew Lynn proposes some more rules for the flames.
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Businesses must be bold if they want to survive
Opinion It’s a difficult time for companies, but battening down the hatches is the wrong approach, says Matthew Lynn.
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The Covid-19 threat to women’s jobs
Opinion The virus will lead to many job losses, but women are likely to feel the pain most, says Matthew Lynn.
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Three lessons for tech startups from the rise of Zoom
Opinion Zoom, the videoconferencing firm, shows how more start-ups can take on the tech monopolies, says Matthew Lynn.
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Three ideas for Lloyds Bank's new boss
Opinion The Black Horse needs whipping into shape. A change at the top provides a great opportunity, says Matthew Lynn.
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Boris Johnson’s grand infrastructure plan needs some small print
Opinion Grand infrastructure projects are all very well, but it is the small stuff that delivers the big returns, says Matthew Lynn.
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Why the UK should be gunning for a trade deal Down Under
Opinion It might seem a minor matter compared with Brexit, but a trade agreement with Australia is a big deal
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Four ways to give London's Aim market a boost
Opinion Aim, the LSE’s junior stockmarket, is celebrating its 25th birthday. It could do with a makeover, says Matthew Lynn.
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The small companies snapping at Big Tech’s heels
Opinion The technology giants have had a good crisis. The small fry have been doing even better, says Matthew Lynn.
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Margrethe Vestager: a symbol of all that’s wrong with the EU
Opinion Margrethe Vestager, the EU’s competition commissioner, wields enormous power over industry, and abuses it, says Matthew Lynn.
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Sales will bounce back, but will profits?
Opinion As the lockdown ends, everyday life will resume – just don’t expect business as usual, says Matthew Lynn.
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A new lease of life for the Brics
Opinion Emerging markets are having a surprisingly good crisis. Their long-predicted rise will now continue.
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We should not be blind to the failings of experts
Opinion Let’s by all means be guided by “the science”, but the boffins must not run the country, says Matthew Lynn. We must treat epidemiologists as we treat economists.
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Brexit Britain should look to create a partnership with Switzerland
Opinion A tie-up with Switzerland makes sense for post-Brexit Britain, and would create a vitally important global financial centre, says Matthew Lynn.
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Why the stockmarket has got this crisis all wrong
Opinion Emerging markets and small companies may be better bets than the US and its technology giants, says Matthew Lynn.
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The end of the dividend bonanza
Opinion Investors have got used to being showered with cash. But things are about to change, says Matthew Lynn.
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A cash crunch looms for the UK's universities
Opinion Most of the UK's higher-education colleges are high-quality institutions that deserve rescuing, says Matthew Lynn. But all of them?
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Why we must not retreat into a nationalist bunker
Opinion Globalisation helped us prosper before the crisis – it will help us get out of it too
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