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Conservative Home21 Aug 2026

The unending humiliation of being a Young Conservative

At the moment, when I tell people that I am a young conservative, I do so as a hint of rouge appears on my cheeks. I mumble my words, hoping that they will think I am some right-wing nutcase who isn’t worth their time. It doesn’t bring me joy, but it feels necessary in our current climate. The post The unending humiliation of being a Young Conservative 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 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 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

George Beglan: The Manslaughter exemption, why it matters and why Burnham shouldn’t be handwringing

We need the political will to tell the public that the family of a man dragged to his death by a getaway car deserves the same protection from early release as any other victim whose killer's crime happened to carry a different label. The post George Beglan: The Manslaughter exemption, why it matters and why Burnham shouldn’t be handwringing appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home12 Aug 2026

Henry Clifford: Here’s how we fix Britain’s birthrate bust

Equalising parental benefits here would not only improve conditions for hundreds of thousands of new families, but it would also show a largely disaffected group that Conservatives take them seriously. The post Henry Clifford: Here’s how we fix Britain’s birthrate bust appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home7 Aug 2026

Phil King: Council candidate selections must have the same integrity requirements as Parliamentary ones

The Crewkerne episode is not an argument for weakening the candidate approval process. It is an argument for making it more intelligent, transparent and accountable. The post Phil King: Council candidate selections must have the same integrity requirements as Parliamentary ones appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home6 Aug 2026

Ted Grainger: The Conservatives were right about the Dementia Tax

A serious Prime Minister would level with the public that the true unfairness in the current system lies not in asking those with significant housing windfalls to contribute, but in pretending that ever‑rising care costs can be met forever by taxing everyone else. The post Ted Grainger: The Conservatives were right about the Dementia Tax appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home6 Aug 2026

Gia Borg-Darcy: Kingston’s housing plan forgets about infrastructure

20,000 homes means 45,000 to 50,000 more people. Where will they go to school? Where will they see a GP? Where will they park? The post Gia Borg-Darcy: Kingston’s housing plan forgets about infrastructure appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home5 Aug 2026

Katie Lam: Devolution is just another way that Labour will tax you

He should fix our broken housing system, which makes it expensive and difficult for people to choose where to live, and stop creating absurd new rules, which prevent enterprising people from making money and creating jobs. The post Katie Lam: Devolution is just another way that Labour will tax you appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home31 Jul 2026

Elizabeth Campbell: We have a duty to stop housing fraud

The message from Kensington and Chelsea is straightforward. Social homes are for people who need a home. They are not for profiteering, they are not for holiday lets, and they are not a private income stream. The post Elizabeth Campbell: We have a duty to stop housing fraud appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home30 Jul 2026

Daniel Freeman: Here’s what Andy Burnham should have announced on property tax

This approach would see the government lose in the first year much of the roughly £11bn it receives from residential Stamp Duty, but this would recover over time as properties change hands and transition to the new system, and the economic benefits from a tax that does not punish moving house would be considerable. The post Daniel Freeman: Here’s what Andy Burnham should have announced on property tax appeared first on Conservative Home.

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