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Conservative Home26 May 2026

Burnham’s mask is slipping

The vulnerability for him is that so many of the claims he is making are false. The post Burnham’s mask is slipping appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home26 May 2026

David Willetts: Forget the forays into politics, Elon Musk’s forays into space are far more significant

The sheer boldness of his vision seems far removed from modern capitalism but the technologies he has created to deliver it are of enormous value.  Space X is a valued at over half of the $3b value of the top 100 companies on the London Stock Exchange. The post David Willetts: Forget the forays into politics, Elon Musk’s forays into space are far more significant appeared first on Conservative Home.

Politics
Conservative Home26 May 2026

Austen Morgan: How you stop the breakup of the United Kingdom with a slightly unpopular tool

My big idea today is: a referendum (yes, another one!) on a written constitution for the whole UK, which affirms territorial integrity and political independence.  That would see off the breakup of the UK, and any risk of regional referendums in Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland. The post Austen Morgan: How you stop the breakup of the United Kingdom with a slightly unpopular tool appeared first on Conservative Home.

Politics
Conservative Home26 May 2026

James Ford: It’s not just ‘Lawless London’ that should concern us, but the ‘Unsafe Underground’ too

With this backdrop of anti-social behaviour, crime and public anxiety, we should not be all that surprised that TfL continues to have trouble getting passenger numbers back to pre-pandemic levels. The post James Ford: It’s not just ‘Lawless London’ that should concern us, but the ‘Unsafe Underground’ too appeared first on Conservative Home.

Crime
Conservative Home25 May 2026

Nigel Jones: The assassination of a British Prime Minister is mercifully a peaceful affair – bar Perceval

Nigel Jones is a writer, historian and journalist. Last week marked the 214th anniversary of the execution of John Bellingham, the man who a week before had fatally shot Spencer Perceval – the only British Prime Minister to have been assassinated. It is ironic that the merry month of May today should also witness the […] The post Nigel Jones: The assassination of a British Prime Minister is mercifully a peaceful affair – bar Perceval appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home25 May 2026

Sanjit Nagi: There’s a strong case for opting for a policy of National preference – just ask Joseph

Today, we could do worse than to summon the intellectual spirit of Joseph Chamberlain—with the aim of securing the British peoples’ and nation’s interests. The post Sanjit Nagi: There’s a strong case for opting for a policy of National preference – just ask Joseph appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home25 May 2026

James Mahone: The £4.6 Billion of public money distributed by Arts Council England and the questions nobody is asking

Public trust depends on transparency. We currently have billions of pounds of our money being distributed by an institution that is refusing to explain decision making patterns. The refusal also included not disclosing even coded or anonymised rejection reasoning. The post James Mahone: The £4.6 Billion of public money distributed by Arts Council England and the questions nobody is asking appeared first on Conservative Home.

Housing
Conservative Home25 May 2026

The Neet crisis is not being helped by Labour policies

Britain spends vastly more supporting young people onto benefits than helping them into work – and the problem is being failed by Labour policies. The post The Neet crisis is not being helped by Labour policies appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home25 May 2026

David Gauke: Burnham cannot muddle through fiscal policy forever

At some point tough decisions on public spending are going to have to be made, and neither Burnham nor his party are reconciled to that. He can kick the issue of EU membership into the long grass, but it will not go away and it continues to divide the voters to whom Labour is trying to appeal. The post David Gauke: Burnham cannot muddle through fiscal policy forever appeared first on Conservative Home.

Economy
Conservative Home25 May 2026

Nigel Huddleston: Why does Labour have a problem with tourism and hospitality?

Since Rachel Reeves' first budget, about half of all jobs lost have been in the hospitality and tourism sectors – that's more than 100,000 jobs. Never mind about the tens of thousands more that have never been created in the first place. The post Nigel Huddleston: Why does Labour have a problem with tourism and hospitality? appeared first on Conservative Home.

EconomyHealthcare
Conservative Home25 May 2026

Lucius Vellacott: Labour’s pledge to “empower communities” has proved false

Conservatives are doing two essential things: trusting our truly local leaders to get the job done and fight for their areas, and planning our policy in line with our values before launching it across the media and onto our leaflets. The post Lucius Vellacott: Labour’s pledge to “empower communities” has proved false appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home24 May 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.