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Conservative Home19 Jun 2026

Georgiana Bristol: It’s oil and gas wot won it

Whilst the impact of energy policy is felt more keenly on the ground in Aberdeen than anywhere else, there are lessons that the Conservatives can take from this. A relentless focus on good jobs. Safeguarding domestic industry. And, in the words of Al Carns, “energy security shapes economic security”. The post Georgiana Bristol: It’s oil and gas wot won it appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home18 Jun 2026

Rhys Hurley: Britain is pricing smokers into the black market

Excessive regulations and taxes have only pushed more people into the black market and increased the money going into crime instead of to the Treasury. The post Rhys Hurley: Britain is pricing smokers into the black market appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home17 Jun 2026

John Redwood: Ten years on, this Government is still trying to reverse Brexit – not harness it’s opportunities

There are so many opportunities to Brexit if only we would cut tax rates and remove damaging regulations.  Going back in would be ruinously expensive and would lower our growth rate with all the extra regulatory and tax burdens it would impose.  The post John Redwood: Ten years on, this Government is still trying to reverse Brexit – not harness it’s opportunities appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home16 Jun 2026

Hannah Campbell: A million youngsters with out of work with no prospects is not just a social tragedy it’s an economic one

We need a skills system that values routes into work as highly as routes into education. The test of government is not how often ministers talk about opportunity. It is how many opportunities they help create. The post Hannah Campbell: A million youngsters with out of work with no prospects is not just a social tragedy it’s an economic one appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home15 Jun 2026

Andrew Griffith: Tough choices are the stock in trade of business. We need more of that experience in the Party

If you run a business you will know the pain of not being heard by politicians, of the weight of the tax axe hanging over you.  You will know the frustration of dealing with more red tape — all imposed by people who just don’t get it.  The solution is for those of us who do ‘get it’ to step up. The post Andrew Griffith: Tough choices are the stock in trade of business. We need more of that experience in the Party appeared first on Conservative Home.

Economy
Conservative Home12 Jun 2026

Tommy Birch: John Healey’s resignation is proof the government has lost the ability to make hard choices

Healey's critique, that the plan is backloaded when the danger is front-loaded, that the Treasury has prioritised fiscal comfort over national security, and that the armed forces are being asked to operate with reduced readiness, is not a partisan argument. It is a strategic one The post Tommy Birch: John Healey’s resignation is proof the government has lost the ability to make hard choices appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home11 Jun 2026

Ted Newson: Why Europe must prioritise firm power

China, India and the United States are exploiting their domestic energy advantages to support economic growth and industrial competitiveness. Britain should do the same. The post Ted Newson: Why Europe must prioritise firm power appeared first on Conservative Home.

Economy
Conservative Home10 Jun 2026

Ruth Davidson: Graduate loans are a tax on aspiration: it’s time for Fair Fees

A fair system should not trap people in decades of repayments while their balances grow. It should set interest at a reasonable level, protect students from retrospective rule changes and make sure the cost of higher education is shared fairly between graduates and the wider country. The post Ruth Davidson: Graduate loans are a tax on aspiration: it’s time for Fair Fees appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home9 Jun 2026

Charles Amos: By George! – Burnham’s land value tax is bonkers

A land value tax simply amounts to theft and it must be opposed by everyone with the slightest regard for private property. The post Charles Amos: By George! – Burnham’s land value tax is bonkers appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home8 Jun 2026

When the state gets in the way – it’s the British public that pays

When it comes to the economy, the state should not be welcomed with open arms. It should be treated with scepticism of the highest order. The post When the state gets in the way – it’s the British public that pays appeared first on Conservative Home.

Economy
Conservative Home5 Jun 2026

Sam Smith: A year of chaos, contradictions and broken promises from Reform UK in Nottinghamshire

If this first year has shown anything, it is that there is no magical “Reform way” of governing. There is only the reality of local government, where budgets must balance, services must function, roads must be repaired, and leaders must be accountable for the promises they make. The post Sam Smith: A year of chaos, contradictions and broken promises from Reform UK in Nottinghamshire appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home4 Jun 2026

Ben Fletcher: The economic debate is moving in our direction – we should seize the opportunity with confidence

The left of politics is seeking, and in some instances succeeding, to persuade voters that free markets have failed, and this failure is the cause of the very low growth in GDP per capita we have experienced. The reverse is true. The post Ben Fletcher: The economic debate is moving in our direction – we should seize the opportunity with confidence appeared first on Conservative Home.

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