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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 Home20 Aug 2026

Ed Hezlet: Expensive power could really spark economic decline in the UK – but there’s a solution

Net Zero was a mistake and Kemi Badenoch one of the only MPs to criticise its adoption. Now that the Conservative party has moved on from it, and are pursuing a policy of realistic carbon reduction, we can have a policy of electricity generation that is right for the economy and the environment. The post Ed Hezlet: Expensive power could really spark economic decline in the UK – but there’s a solution appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home20 Aug 2026

Wesley Key: Here’s how Burnham should fund social care reform

But if the country wants universal social care provision, the money should come from restricting other welfare spending which benefits its increasingly affluent older population, rather than from punishing working people with evermore tax rises or benefit cuts. The post Wesley Key: Here’s how Burnham should fund social care reform appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home20 Aug 2026

David Barton: Developing local supply chains and skills to enhance our built environment

The cutting of VAT on the repair, restoration, and traditional retrofitting of historic structures holds a universally agreed consensus across leading professionals. Lowering the tax burden will make traditional methods financially competitive with modern drywall and concrete systems. The post David Barton: Developing local supply chains and skills to enhance our built environment appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home18 Aug 2026

Andrew Gilligan: Burnham is matching all my expectations – good vibes not great plans

It is, I suppose, just possible that all the gimmicks, nostalgia throwbacks to an industrial past and pandering are flannel to quiet the PLP airheads while the government draws up its “ten-year plan” of welfare cuts, rearmament and tax restraint… All right, even as I write those words, it does sound pretty unlikely.  The post Andrew Gilligan: Burnham is matching all my expectations – good vibes not great plans appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home18 Aug 2026

David Willetts: It’s not just the country but the debate that’s been hotting up in the current climate

Conservatives worry that somehow tackling climate change is socialism. It need not be. The problem starts with a classic proposition of market economics that the price of energy from fossil fuels does not properly reflect its costs in the long-term damage to the environment and the planet. The post David Willetts: It’s not just the country but the debate that’s been hotting up in the current climate 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 Home17 Aug 2026

Ahmed Imtiaz: We must answer the anti-Establishment revolt

The global revolt against the political system is real. The Conservative Party now has a clear choice: we can either try to preserve a broken consensus, or we can lead the country back to sound money, real sovereignty, and economic freedom. The post Ahmed Imtiaz: We must answer the anti-Establishment revolt appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home17 Aug 2026

Richard Holden: All aboard Labour’s failing railways

So, while Transport is not all about rail, with around £15 billion a year of taxpayers' money going into the network - excluding capital expenditure on HS2 - my colleagues and I will continue to rail against Labour’s woeful maladministration, put passengers first and fight for a railway judged by the results that really matter The post Richard Holden: All aboard Labour’s failing railways 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 Home12 Aug 2026

John Redwood: Nationalisation is not Labour’s silver bullet

The losses simply get worse and the poor old taxpayer has to pay all the bills. For how long will they manage to preserve the jobs? Government should not overclaim for what it can achieve when there is no-one else left to blame. The post John Redwood: Nationalisation is not Labour’s silver bullet appeared first on Conservative Home.

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