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Conservative Home7 May 2026

Arthur Reynolds: Labour’s war on pubs is actually stifling an engine of social mobility

In their determination to squeeze every ounce of tax from pubs, Labour risks breaking an industry that offers a lifeline to thousands of young people who know the classroom isn’t for them. The post Arthur Reynolds: Labour’s war on pubs is actually stifling an engine of social mobility appeared first on Conservative Home.

EconomyDefence
Conservative Home6 May 2026

Charles Amos: From the table tax to alcohol licensing, the state is spoiling fun in the sun

In a country which is usually covered in cloud, most of us want to make the most of the sunny weather when it is here. Yet whether it comes to eating alfresco, drinking a pub pint on the village green, or, indeed, playing beer pong in a pub garden, the state says ‘no’. Well, I say, no more. The post Charles Amos: From the table tax to alcohol licensing, the state is spoiling fun in the sun appeared first on Conservative Home.

EconomyEnvironment
Conservative Home6 May 2026

John Redwood: Don’t wince – we need to be talking about Europe again

More than half our imports come from the EU. To get economic growth we would achieve more if we concentrated on import reduction from Europe including the EU by making and growing more at home. Let's start with oil, gas and electricity, and move onto backing our farms and market gardens to grow more of what we need to cut the food miles. The post John Redwood: Don’t wince – we need to be talking about Europe again appeared first on Conservative Home.

Economy
Conservative Home4 May 2026

Stephen Goss: The challenge of tackling a cost of living crisis is most acute in Northern Ireland

The gap between what is promised and what can be delivered is now visible in every delayed project, every overstretched service, and every emergency negotiation with HM Treasury. The post Stephen Goss: The challenge of tackling a cost of living crisis is most acute in Northern Ireland appeared first on Conservative Home.

Economy
Conservative Home4 May 2026

Kevin Hollinrake: A Conservative vote in these elections will deliver Councils that work for you

The council you elect will run your bin collections, look after the elderly and those with special needs, repair your roads and set your council tax. These are not small things, and the difference between good and bad councils is huge. Good Conservative councils have shown that difference. The post Kevin Hollinrake: A Conservative vote in these elections will deliver Councils that work for you appeared first on Conservative Home.

PoliticsEconomy
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 Home29 Apr 2026

Mike Newton: An innovative solution for the fiscal crisis

As gilts yields head above 5 per cent, with welfare out of control and 30 per cent of young adults economically inactive, it is time for an innovative solution to the fiscal crisis. The post Mike Newton: An innovative solution for the fiscal crisis appeared first on Conservative Home.

Economy
Conservative Home27 Apr 2026

Tim Dier: The case for a deliverable Conservatism is being made right now – in Madrid

Low tax policies have attracted businesses and affluent residents to the Region of Madrid from high tax regions such as Catalonia, and further afield from other countries, too. The very kind of immigration we were told our points-based system would attract to the UK. The post Tim Dier: The case for a deliverable Conservatism is being made right now – in Madrid appeared first on Conservative Home.

EconomyImmigration
Conservative Home27 Apr 2026

David Gauke: It was worse in the 1970s but it can certainly feel like history repeating itself

We know now that the country got out of its 1970s malaise thanks to a government committed to fiscal discipline and a market economy.  Were matters worse in the seventies compared to today? Yes.  Will matters resolve themselves as positively?  Not necessarily. The post David Gauke: It was worse in the 1970s but it can certainly feel like history repeating itself appeared first on Conservative Home.

Economy
Conservative Home24 Apr 2026

Andrew Griffith: Our national debt, the ‘War Bond’ wheeze and Labour’s gilt

Every hour of every day, Britain relies on the kindness of strangers.  Unbeknownst to most on the Government benches, our national debt now stands at close to £2.9 trillion, equivalent to over 93 per cent of our GDP and nearly three times the Government’s annual tax take.  The post Andrew Griffith: Our national debt, the ‘War Bond’ wheeze and Labour’s gilt appeared first on Conservative Home.

EconomyDefence
Conservative Home23 Apr 2026

Emma Revell: Growth is the most over-used and under-delivered word in modern politics

Since the global financial crisis, growth has been held up as the solution to all our problems: the answer to stagnant wages, creaking public services, and a rising cost of living. And it would be, if we had done any of the things necessary to allow it to happen. The post Emma Revell: Growth is the most over-used and under-delivered word in modern politics appeared first on Conservative Home.

PoliticsEconomy
Conservative Home22 Apr 2026

Michael Gray: Labour’s tax assault on independent education is a surcharge on self sufficiency

Morally, philosophically and fiscally, the case for a future Conservative Government to reverse this tax on private education is overwhelming. The post Michael Gray: Labour’s tax assault on independent education is a surcharge on self sufficiency appeared first on Conservative Home.

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