Matthew Lesh

Matthew Lesh is the Director of Public Policy and Communications at the Institute of Economic Affairs. His papers include Bangers and Cash: Cutting Red Tape to Put Britain at the Center of the Cultivated Meat Revolution, Expanding the Web: The Case Against Net Neutrality, and An Unsafe Bill: How the Online Safety Bill Threatens Free Speech, Innovation, and Privacy. Matthew often appears on television and radio, is a columnist for London’s CityAM newspaper, and is a regular writer for publications such as The Times, The Telegraph, and The Spectator. He is also a Fellow of the Adam Smith Institute and Institute of Public Affairs. Matthew graduated with First Class Honours from the University of Melbourne with a Bachelor of Arts (Degree with Honours) and completed a Masters in Public Policy and Administration at the London School of Economics, where he received the Peter Self Prize for Best Overall Result.

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