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Conservative Home1 May 2026

Rupert Matthews: What will replace Police and Crime Commissioners?

We will have a national police force and a number of regional police forces. Who will hold governance over them, and raise taxes to pay for them? The Labour Government has not yet said. The post Rupert Matthews: What will replace Police and Crime Commissioners? appeared first on Conservative Home.

EconomyCrime
Conservative Home30 Apr 2026

Festus Akinbusoye: London is not broken, but it can be much better

A police force shaped primarily around being liked rather than being effective operates with one hand tied behind its back. The post Festus Akinbusoye: London is not broken, but it can be much better appeared first on Conservative Home.

Crime
Conservative Home14 Apr 2026

Andrew Gilligan: It’s time to stop the endless ‘consultation’ merry-go-round, and do things quicker than snail’s pace

One of the many things a new reforming government must do is tighten the legal requirements on consultation, expanded over the years by the courts. General principles could include that you should only have to consult on a scheme once, and they should take no more than three months. The post Andrew Gilligan: It’s time to stop the endless ‘consultation’ merry-go-round, and do things quicker than snail’s pace appeared first on Conservative Home.

Crime
Conservative Home14 Apr 2026

Annabelle Sanderson: So is shoplifting just OK now? Or should a law and order party say ‘no’

Criminals know now that shoplifting is tolerated, just as they know they can smoke drugs openly in the streets or steal a phone from out of someone’s hand with virtually no come back. That has to change and we Conservatives need to change it. The post Annabelle Sanderson: So is shoplifting just OK now? Or should a law and order party say ‘no’ appeared first on Conservative Home.

Crime
Conservative Home13 Apr 2026

Charles Amos: Decriminalising abortion up to birth is too far even for pro-choicers

Judith Jarvis Thomson was a titan in analytical philosophy supporting abortion, yet even she probably wouldn’t have supported this amendment. The post Charles Amos: Decriminalising abortion up to birth is too far even for pro-choicers appeared first on Conservative Home.

Crime
Conservative Home9 Apr 2026

Freddie Attenborough: The serious financial risk of telling your University they got it all wrong

Brodie Mitchell is taking Royal Holloway university to the High Court after being suspended and placed under restrictions following a campus confrontation where he compared a pro-Palestinian student’s keffiyeh to a “tea towel”. At risk? A quarter of a million pounds. The post Freddie Attenborough: The serious financial risk of telling your University they got it all wrong appeared first on Conservative Home.

EducationCrime
Conservative Home2 Apr 2026

Aled Richards-Jones: Four years, 41 broken pledges – Wandsworth Labour’s record in office

Our manifesto won’t make promises we can’t keep, but will set out a credible plan – for fixing the finances, getting the basics like bin collection back on track, putting more police officers on Wandsworth’s streets, giving more renters the chance to own, and more.   The post Aled Richards-Jones: Four years, 41 broken pledges – Wandsworth Labour’s record in office appeared first on Conservative Home.

HousingCrime
Conservative Home1 Apr 2026

Charlotte Cadden: It’s part of Conservative policing policy that you stay safe on the campaign trail

Operation Bridger is the Policing that supports the safety and security of MPs, when MPs are back in their constituencies. It was set up after the horrific murder of Jo Cox MP in 2016 and further enhanced after the murder of Sir David Amess MP in 2021.  The post Charlotte Cadden: It’s part of Conservative policing policy that you stay safe on the campaign trail  appeared first on Conservative Home.

PoliticsCrime
Conservative Home1 Apr 2026

Katie Lam: We will not fix our problems by telling people to stop talking about them

Failure to acknowledge the truth, and a desire to prevent other people from doing so, allowed people to get away with the some of the very worst crimes committed in this country in living memory. The post Katie Lam: We will not fix our problems by telling people to stop talking about them appeared first on Conservative Home.

Crime
Conservative Home24 Mar 2026

Brandon To: Even a 13-year-old knows crime is out of hand. Why doesn’t the state?

In theory, everyone is responsible for crime: the police, the council, community safety partnerships, and central government. In practice, that means no one is accountable. The police point to limited resources. Councils blame the central government. Officials promise to “monitor the situation”. The post Brandon To: Even a 13-year-old knows crime is out of hand. Why doesn’t the state?  appeared first on Conservative Home.

ReformCrime
Conservative Home16 Mar 2026

Oscar Gill-Lewis: Don’t privatise, or centralise – reform the Police

There are so many reforms that you could and probably should do before increasing the number of police hires, because it makes it easier to know when you have a sufficient number of police.  The post Oscar Gill-Lewis: Don’t privatise, or centralise – reform the Police appeared first on Conservative Home.

Crime
Conservative Home10 Mar 2026

Chris Philp: With crime and antisocial behaviour unacceptably high it’s time to ‘Take Back our Streets’

Britain works best when the rules are clear and enforced. The Conservative plan to Take Back Our Streets will restore visible policing, back officers to act decisively, and ensure that crime and anti-social behaviour face real consequences. The post Chris Philp: With crime and antisocial behaviour unacceptably high it’s time to ‘Take Back our Streets’ appeared first on Conservative Home.

Crime