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.
Latest articles by Matthew Lynn
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Why GDPR is an own goal for the EU
Opinion The EU's GDPR data-protection regulations will do nothing to rein in the tech giants and will hamper competition.
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Italy stands up to the EU
Opinion Italy is defying the EU over public spending. But this time, the markets won’t come to Brussels’ aid. That’s going to be a big problem for the EU.
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The shaming culture has gone too far
Opinion Publicly naming people behind with their taxes can work wonders – but it has its limits, says Matthew Lynn.
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Boorish bosses are bad for business
Opinion Bullying and harassment at work is not only bad for the bullied, but for profits too, says Matthew Lynn.
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Business must battle the Green surge
Opinion The Greens are riding high in the polls, says Matthew Lynn. It’s time for business to face up to that challenge.
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London: the world’s stockmarket
Opinion London could become home to a truly global stock exchange – but only if we welcome exotic and risky flotations, says Matthew Lynn.
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Why Unilever will have to Remain
Opinion Unilever, the consumer-goods giant, is staying in the UK after all. That tells us something important about Brexit, says Matthew Lynn.
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Poland’s remarkable progress bodes well for its stocks
Features Poland's transition from emerging market to developed status bodes well for its stocks, says Matthew Lynn.
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The wrong way to empower workers
Opinion Labour’s plans to put staff on boards and give them shares are well meaning but flawed.
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Can altcoins survive $650bn of losses?
Opinion Of course they can. It’ll be a wild ride, but cryptocurrencies are here to stay, says Matthew Lynn.
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Three ways to boost family businesses
Opinion Research shows that keeping a business in the family is good for profits. Matthew Lynn explains how to encourage more of it.
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Britain will miss out on the legalised cannabis high
Opinion With legalised cannabis, a new multi-billion-dollar industry is beginning to flower. But Britain won’t get a look-in, says Matthew Lynn.
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Why our big companies aren’t innovating
Opinion When established big companies invest in new technologies, investors shrug. Why is that happening? asks Matthew Lynn.
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Executive greed really can be good
Opinion Sometimes business leaders deserve their fat pay packets, says Matthew Lynn. Countrywide is a case in point.
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A good time to expand into Turkey
Opinion As emerging economies wobble there are bargains to be had for businesses buying abroad, says Matthew Lynn.
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The business of giving stuff away
Opinion Fidelity has introduced two tracker funds with no fees at all. Other industries will adopt a similar model. But how can you make a profit when the price of your product has fallen to zero?
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Make Big Pharma great again
Opinion Britain’s big drug companies lead the world, but they are stagnating, says Matthew Lynn. Time for a shake-up.
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Yet more red tape will strangle growth
Opinion New rules to give workers a say sound sensible, says Matthew Lynn. But public companies are already overburdened.
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The undervalued gems on the market
Opinion Fewer analysts and corporate raiders means many firms are sitting on gold mines no one knows about, says Matthew Lynn.
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The mismeasure of the economy
Opinion Policymakers are searching for solutions to problems that might well not exist, says Matthew Lynn.
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The trouble with co-ops
Opinion Co-ops have been hailed as a model for a fairer capitalism. But they remain unpopular for a reason, says Matthew Lynn.
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Lessons from Tesco’s turnaround
Opinion Retailers have it tough, but Tesco has shown that it’s still possible to thrive, says Matthew Lynn.
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The insurgency brands shaking the FTSE giants
Opinion It’s not just banks and media firms facing disruption – big consumer brands are in trouble, too, says Matthew Lynn.
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Why it’s right to shut the gates
Opinion Free movement has harmed low-skilled British workers, says Matthew Lynn. Brexit is a chance to fix the system.
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