Matthew Lesh
director of public policy and communications, Institute of Economic Affairs

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 centre 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 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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