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Conservative Home3 Mar 2026

Will MPs finally tackle the terrible tax trap?

As their pay rises above £100,000, MPs will feel the full absurdity of Britain’s hidden 60 per cent marginal rate. They may finally rediscover the case for growth. The post Will MPs finally tackle the terrible tax trap? appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home3 Mar 2026

David Willetts: Apprenticeships and the ‘New Deal’ for young people

It is great to see the Conservative Party launching its New Deal for Young People which is a bold attempt to plug the gap of not having any offer for younger people. Any evidence of the party thinking beyond its core vote of pensioners is to be welcomed. The post David Willetts: Apprenticeships and the ‘New Deal’ for young people appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home3 Mar 2026

Lord Ashcroft: Who is most trusted on the economy, preferred coalitions, the pensions triple lock, should Starmer resign, and are Reform like the Tories?

My latest polling looks at preferred coalitions, tactical voting, which parties have momentum, whether Reform UK are like the Conservatives , whether Keir Starmer should resign, and which Labour leadership contender would make the best PM. The post Lord Ashcroft: Who is most trusted on the economy, preferred coalitions, the pensions triple lock, should Starmer resign, and are Reform like the Tories? appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home3 Mar 2026

Elliot Keck: Councils are spending more and more on taking children to school in taxis

In Islington, a full nine per cent of children aged 4-10 have autism, up from one per cent in 2015-16. The post Elliot Keck: Councils are spending more and more on taking children to school in taxis appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home2 Mar 2026

Tommy Birch: The architecture of human nature and how you solve the NIMBY problem

Treating NIMBYism as a planning technicality is no longer tenable. It is a lived political crisis that is shaping the political allegiance of a generation. The post Tommy Birch: The architecture of human nature and how you solve the NIMBY problem appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home2 Mar 2026

Kemi Badenoch: “Targeting voters on the basis of their ethnicity or religion is neither healthy or British”

The Conservative leader gave a speech at the think tank, Policy Exchange reflecting on campaign tactics deployed in the recent Gorton and Denton by-election and why future campaigns that emulate that will damage democracy, our society and Britain as a country The post Kemi Badenoch: “Targeting voters on the basis of their ethnicity or religion is neither healthy or British” appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home2 Mar 2026

Tara-Jane Sutcliffe: Conservatives should take a lead on democratic integrity and accountability

When an MP crosses the floor without returning to the electorate, the Nolan Principles of public life – not least integrity – are flagrantly flouted. It is a breach of trust. When we vote, we choose not merely a person but a particular policy perspective: a party. The post Tara-Jane Sutcliffe: Conservatives should take a lead on democratic integrity and accountability appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home2 Mar 2026

Luke Graham: Gorton’s lesson is not to take the easy negative option but the harder positive opportunity

If politics continues to descend into ever narrower identity politics and escalating grievance, the fragmentation of our party system will accelerate. The risk is of winning individual battles, but ultimately losing the war for the soul and cohesion of our country. The post Luke Graham: Gorton’s lesson is not to take the easy negative option but the harder positive opportunity appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home2 Mar 2026

Newslinks for Monday 2nd March 2026

RAF base in Cyrpus hit by drone strike after Starmer U-turn on military bases | Channel migrant crossings hit record levels this year as authorities struggle to cope with surge | Labour’s employment shake-up ‘makes Britain worse than France’ The post Newslinks for Monday 2nd March 2026 appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home2 Mar 2026

Regime change in Iran. Which UK political leaders are on the “right side of history”?

Those appeasers of the Ayatollahs who are self-styled "progressives" should be treated with derision. The post Regime change in Iran. Which UK political leaders are on the “right side of history”? appeared first on Conservative Home.

Politics
Conservative Home2 Mar 2026

David Gauke: Welcome to the new world of multi party politics – whose entrance was via Gorton

This was a by-election that showed political support is fragmenting.  Neither of the two traditional parties finished in the top two. The Greens got over 40 per cent of the vote but we're now in a world where MPs will win with a vote share of just a third or even lower.  The post David Gauke: Welcome to the new world of multi party politics – whose entrance was via Gorton appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home2 Mar 2026

Laura Trott: Labour love to think of themselves as ‘fair’ but they are failing our young people

The real injustice today is not that the old consensus around higher education and future employment is being questioned. It is that a generation is living with its consequences long after the whole system stopped working for them. The post Laura Trott: Labour love to think of themselves as ‘fair’ but they are failing our young people appeared first on Conservative Home.

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