Matthew Goodwin

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Matthew Goodwin is a professor of politics at the University of Kent and director of the Center for U.K. Prosperity at the Legatum Institute.

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Boris Johnson's Leveling Up Agenda Is Missing Something

The prime minister has staked his government’s future on doing more for those left behind by economic growth. But is he looking at the right policies?

August 18, 2021

August 18, 2021

OpinionMatthew Goodwin

Boris Johnson's Leveling Up Agenda Is Missing Something

The prime minister has staked his government’s future on doing more for those left behind by economic growth. But is he looking at the right policies?

Prime Minister Boris Johnson Levelling UP Speech

January 22, 2020

January 22, 2020

OpinionMatthew Goodwin

‘Deaths of Despair’ Aren’t Just a U.S. Problem

The U.K., too, is experiencing rising levels of death from addiction and other blights. Geography and gender are two dividing lines.

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October 2, 2019

October 2, 2019

OpinionMatthew Goodwin

‘Corbynomics’ Is More Popular Than You Think

In a recent poll of U.K. voters, plans to nationalize industries and other Labour policies prove highly popular.

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