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Conservative Home17 Apr 2026

David Coates: The Primrose League and applied Tory democracy

'A loyal Throne and a patriotic people; that is our policy and that is our faith' so declared Lord Randolph Churchill. In the Primrose League, he founded that ambition found its most popular and effective expression. The post David Coates: The Primrose League and applied Tory democracy appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home17 Apr 2026

Starmer’s credibility is now on the line with Mandelson

He once demanded resignations for misleading Parliament. Now he faces the same accusation. With each revelation, the focus shifts away from Mandelson's appointment — and towards the Prime Minister himself. The post Starmer’s credibility is now on the line with Mandelson appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home17 Apr 2026

Sarah Ingham: Le Crunch Nouveau is French vs British defence

Were Lord Nelson to see the current state of the Royal Navy, his shock would surely be shared by Vice Admiral Pierre-Charles Villeneuve, commander of the enemy fleet at Trafalgar. The post Sarah Ingham: Le Crunch Nouveau is French vs British defence appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home17 Apr 2026

Ryan Henson: We ignore Lebanon at our peril

Lebanon’s fragility is not just an opportunity for Iran and its proxies, but a breeding ground for Russian coercive influence, increasingly enabled by Britain’s retreat from the region. The post Ryan Henson: We ignore Lebanon at our peril appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home17 Apr 2026

John Bald: Let’s give schools an incentive to tackle the causes of special educational needs

Once SEND is identified, the school has to meet the first £6,000 of the cost of additional provision, from funds which, in their view, they simply do not have. In the light of this perverse incentive, they do nothing, and children suffer. The post John Bald: Let’s give schools an incentive to tackle the causes of special educational needs appeared first on Conservative Home.

Education
Conservative Home16 Apr 2026

Attieh Fard: A clear threat, a hesitant Government – why is our PM so slow to act?

With US–Iran talks failing to produce a deal and Washington deploying additional forces to the Middle East, the Prime Minister faces a stark choice. The post Attieh Fard: A clear threat, a hesitant Government – why is our PM so slow to act? appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home16 Apr 2026

Alexander Rooney: Is Wales about to sleepwalk into another government of failure?

On NHS waiting-lists alone this is a structural failure 27 years in the making. This is the consequence of a government more interested in expanding its own apparatus than fixing its own failures. The post Alexander Rooney: Is Wales about to sleepwalk into another government of failure? appeared first on Conservative Home.

Healthcare
Conservative Home16 Apr 2026

Nikita Malik: More than two million over‑50s are now on benefits – we must not write them off

If we start viewing midlife as a time of renewed possibility instead of decline, we can redesign work around longer lives, caring responsibilities, and changing health needs. The post Nikita Malik: More than two million over‑50s are now on benefits – we must not write them off appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home16 Apr 2026

National Service spooks the young and its revival is often ridiculed but right now is it worth another look?

If senior military men can suggest, without ridicule, that paying benefits to teenagers out of work might be better spent on paying them to train in the military, it is a mark of just where we are in the most volatile geopolitical circumstances most of us have known. The post National Service spooks the young and its revival is often ridiculed but right now is it worth another look? appeared first on Conservative Home.

PoliticsDefence
Conservative Home16 Apr 2026

Bob Seely: Resilience and “corrosive complacency” – the dangers of Labour’s attitude to defence

We currently live in a never-never land of promised defence spending that doesn’t then materialise. Our Government is talking the talk on defence and resilience. It is not walking the walk. The post Bob Seely: Resilience and “corrosive complacency” – the dangers of Labour’s attitude to defence appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home16 Apr 2026

William Hall: The erosion of property rights – why ‘just raise tax’ is a false solution to Britain’s woes

Next time the Treasury identifies some new pet project, they will do what they always do and reach into our pockets to pay for it, rather than exercise the financial self-discipline that falls on any business owner The post William Hall: The erosion of property rights – why ‘just raise tax’ is a false solution to Britain’s woes appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home16 Apr 2026

Simon Minas-Bound: Welfare reform can’t come from the centre

Labour believes problems are best solved by pulling levers in Whitehall. Conservatives should recognise that lasting change is built through strong local and regional leadership, working together to reflect the realities of place. The post Simon Minas-Bound: Welfare reform can’t come from the centre appeared first on Conservative Home.