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Conservative Home21 Aug 2026

Ffinian Elliott: Strong walls, but a weaker State – smaller government is where the UK should head

Whether they're arresting people for mean tweets, forcing electric-car drivers to pay for each mile they drive, or even just warning people not to use a barbecue, stronger citizens need a smaller government, and we need it now. The post Ffinian Elliott: Strong walls, but a weaker State – smaller government is where the UK should head appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home21 Aug 2026

Reva Gudi: No ID is required for NHS care, but GP receptionists should not be immigration officials

NHS care may be free at the point of use, but it is never free to provide. This is not an argument about immigration. It is about entitlement, fairness and responsible stewardship of a finite resource. The NHS has a responsibility towards its patients and is accountable to the taxpayer. It must stay true to both. The post Reva Gudi: No ID is required for NHS care, but GP receptionists should not be immigration officials appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home20 Aug 2026

Adrian Pascu-Tulbure: Take a gander at Labour’s calls to rewire the state and we should all beware

We are currently at the “something must be done” stage. I suspect we will soon hear the siren calls of “here is something” – either in the form of a Budget, or a call for a fresh mandate. And I fear that what Labour will offer will be plausible, even slick; and, if implemented, utterly catastrophic. The post Adrian Pascu-Tulbure: Take a gander at Labour’s calls to rewire the state and we should all beware appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home19 Aug 2026

Rafe Fletcher: Britain needs a National Day

Historical ignorance obscures political choices. It lulls a nation into complacency as it imagines its existence a matter of inevitability, rather than a product of past actions. And it’s something Britain risks in failing to engage with its deep past. The post Rafe Fletcher: Britain needs a National Day appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home18 Aug 2026

Neill Watts: Standing up for Conservatism in East Ayrshire

In an environment of tightening local government budgets, my desire is to shield local families from excessive taxation. I remain committed to challenging the council to eliminate administrative waste, ensuring that every penny of taxpayer money is directed toward frontline public services. The post Neill Watts: Standing up for Conservatism in East Ayrshire appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home14 Aug 2026

John Cope: Burnham only offers devolution for big state and high tax policies

We now need to put forward a Conservative vision of devolution: trusting local people and their elected representatives, including the freedom to tax less, spend less, and do things differently. The post John Cope: Burnham only offers devolution for big state and high tax policies appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home13 Aug 2026

John Oxley: The Prisons crisis is a classic example of the dangers of not knowing how to count

Arithmetic doesn't care which party is in office. Politicians who cannot bring themselves to run the numbers forward, on prisons or anything else, will keep meeting their future as a crisis, whoever happens to be standing there when it arrives. Breaking that cycle will provide electoral advantages, but also policy ones. The post John Oxley: The Prisons crisis is a classic example of the dangers of not knowing how to count appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home12 Aug 2026

Andrew Allison: The vituperative nature of rivalry on the right is gifting our opponents a free pass

Can we put at least some of our differences aside, start being civil towards one another, and focus on defeating our true opponents?   The post Andrew Allison: The vituperative nature of rivalry on the right is gifting our opponents a free pass appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home11 Aug 2026

Brandon To: Britain has forgotten what a real refugee looks like

Perhaps he should have taken a dinghy towards the White Cliffs of Dover. In Vera Lynn’s time there were bluebirds over them. Today, there’ll probably be coaches waiting to escort you to a 4-star hotel in Canary Wharf. The post Brandon To: Britain has forgotten what a real refugee looks like appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home10 Aug 2026

Calum Davies: Star Wars in Welsh? Love it, but Welsh language policy has been a dramatic saga

The only time Welsh languiage the numbers went up, in 1991 and 2001, was after Conservative governments established S4C, the Welsh language TV channel, and the Welsh Language Act, putting Welsh on an equal footing in public business and justice administration. The post Calum Davies: Star Wars in Welsh? Love it, but Welsh language policy has been a dramatic saga appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home7 Aug 2026

Lucy Rogers: Westminster City Council has declared war on the Great British pub

The British public have stood in pubs for so long that it has become an archetypal feature of our social scene. To throw this tradition in the growing pile of fun things banned by government would be a catastrophic assault on British culture.  The post Lucy Rogers: Westminster City Council has declared war on the Great British pub appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home7 Aug 2026

Arthur Reynolds: The true cost of Labour’s green fanatacism

Kemi Badenoch is right to keep those who share this warped worldview well away from the Conservative Party. Should they wish to pursue the folly of net zero, Ed Davey’s circus is always looking for new performers. The post Arthur Reynolds: The true cost of Labour’s green fanatacism appeared first on Conservative Home.

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