Matthew Lynn

A plan to get the US president’s face on $250 bills may seem a harmless gimmick, but the consequences could be serious.

At least it is now official. It turns out that your student loan is not a “loan” after all, at least not in any sense of the word that anyone who has completed a first-year course in semantics would understand.

UK defence policy is a complete mess – and the Prime Minister and Chancellor are to blame

The Government has already lost one Defence Secretary and it is hard to know how long his successor will last.

The Gulf states' influence over the world economy has evaporated after America's war with Iran, says Matthew Lynn

Investors will be fleeing the UK for fear of being squeezed for as much tax revenue as possible

If you were hoping for some newer rolling stock, better facilities or even lower ticket prices for taking your car to the Continent this summer then you can probably forget about it.

It could be Wes Streeting, Yvette Cooper , Pat McFadden, or even, if no one has bothered to check the reaction of the bond markets, Ed Miliband.

Oil won’t have the same grip on the global economy as it once did. And that’s a good thing.

There are plenty of solid arguments for Ed Miliband’s outriders to make about why he should be the chancellor when, and of course if, Andy Burnham’s first cabinet is formed. Miliband has been one of Burnham’s most consistent backers, he is one of the...