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Conservative Home4 Aug 2026

Andrew Gilligan: Blocking Grant Shapps is a monumental mistake

But it’s true that Shapps has in the past been an organiser. He was Boris’s numbers man, and strikingly good at it too. He could have used those skills for Badenoch as he did for Johnson. The post Andrew Gilligan: Blocking Grant Shapps is a monumental mistake appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home4 Aug 2026

Farage is simultaneously Reform’s greatest asset and its greatest liability

His plan to stop the boats by sending the Royal Marines onto French beaches fell apart as soon as he had announced it. The post Farage is simultaneously Reform’s greatest asset and its greatest liability appeared first on Conservative Home.

Reform
Conservative Home4 Aug 2026

David Willetts: Conservatives and the problem of social care

Faced with actually paying for social care properly through a charge on our estates or a levy or instead saving money and going for cheap labour we have chosen the latter. The post David Willetts: Conservatives and the problem of social care appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home4 Aug 2026

Lord Ashcroft: ‘He might be hopeless, but he seems genuine.’ My focus groups on the early days of Andy Burnham

Even so, the groups largely had the impression that Burnham had a plan for government, even if the details were yet to emerge. This in itself was a contrast with the Starmer years. The post Lord Ashcroft: ‘He might be hopeless, but he seems genuine.’ My focus groups on the early days of Andy Burnham appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home4 Aug 2026

James Ford: By attacking fellow Conservatives, Festus Akinbusoye is showing the wrong way to run for Mayor of London

A strong, self-assured candidate would lead with their vision for the capital, float an ambitious policy agenda, or talk about how their experience qualifies them for the role. The post James Ford: By attacking fellow Conservatives, Festus Akinbusoye is showing the wrong way to run for Mayor of London appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home3 Aug 2026

Joseph Eve: The Blairites stole Disraeli from us

Far from being forever lost to the Blairites within the party, Disraeli is a thinker that true conservatives can and should draw upon for inspiration. The battle over his legacy may well decide the future of our party. The post Joseph Eve: The Blairites stole Disraeli from us appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home3 Aug 2026

Daniel Vollborth: By-elections have been weaponised

Thus it appears that by-elections are poised to take on a bigger role in political strategy in years to come. Parties and MPs are well within their rights, as they stand, to force them to happen, though necessarily must run the risk of losing or, potentially worse, end up alone against a bin. The post Daniel Vollborth: By-elections have been weaponised appeared first on Conservative Home.

Politics
Conservative Home3 Aug 2026

Thomas Heald: The Irish lesson for Scotland is not independence. It is growth

Small countries prosper when they welcome investment, reward work and allow people to build. Scotland does not need Irish-style independence. It needs some Irish-style ambition. The post Thomas Heald: The Irish lesson for Scotland is not independence. It is growth appeared first on Conservative Home.

Defence
Conservative Home3 Aug 2026

Ashley Bower-Dyke: David Gauke doesn’t understand leadership

That is exactly what she is doing. Like any good engineer, she has identified the fault, diagnosed the cause and started fixing the problem. And that is not a purge. It is leadership. The post Ashley Bower-Dyke: David Gauke doesn’t understand leadership appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home3 Aug 2026

Chris Philp: Restore the Home Secretary’s power to make police do basic work

The public expects clear evidence to always be followed up. Conservatives will always be on the side of the law-abiding majority and have a plan to restore the basics the public expect.  Because crime must have consequences. The post Chris Philp: Restore the Home Secretary’s power to make police do basic work appeared first on Conservative Home.

Crime
Conservative Home3 Aug 2026

Josephine Oboh-Macleod: Why Conservatism and conservation go hand in hand

That belief lies at the heart of our new Cleaner, Greener Scotland Nature & Communities First Campaign, which officially launches in Glasgow on 22 August 2026. The post Josephine Oboh-Macleod: Why Conservatism and conservation go hand in hand appeared first on Conservative Home.

Environment
Conservative Home2 Aug 2026

Our top ten picks of the week

ConservativeHome's round-up of ten of our best articles from the preceding week. The post Our top ten picks of the week appeared first on Conservative Home.