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Conservative Home18 Mar 2026

Charlotte Cadden: A despatch from the Gorton and Denton frontline. When the going’s tough – you just keep going

Would I do it all again, knowing what I know now? Most definitely! Back to plan A for me, applying to be a candidate in the local elections in May 2026. See you all back on the campaign trail! The post Charlotte Cadden: A despatch from the Gorton and Denton frontline. When the going’s tough – you just keep going appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home17 Mar 2026

Sally-Ann Hart: Faith, conscience and public service

Faith in public life should elevate political debate rather than inflame it. It should encourage leaders to exercise power with conscience and restraint and remind us that politics exists to serve the public. The post Sally-Ann Hart: Faith, conscience and public service appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home17 Mar 2026

Nick Timothy: Labour’s attack on jury trials will change our Constitution

The modern left-wing project has always wanted to transform Britain from a political constitution into a legal constitution. Less power in the hands of citizens and their representatives. More power to officials and regulators. The post Nick Timothy: Labour’s attack on jury trials will change our Constitution appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home16 Mar 2026

Xander West: The Conservative Party must revive the CPC

The CPC was such a vital asset in policy formation and election campaigns alike, for its educational mission essentially advanced conservatism and strong, articulate conservatives within the Conservative Party. The post Xander West: The Conservative Party must revive the CPC appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home13 Mar 2026

Council by-election results from yesterday and forthcoming contests

Reform UK gained a seat from Lincolnshire Independents in North Kesteven. The Lib Dems gained a seat from the Green Party in the Vale of White Horse. But the Lib Dems lost a seat to the Green Party in Liverpool. The post Council by-election results from yesterday and forthcoming contests appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home13 Mar 2026

Politics doesn’t need saints, or sinners, it needs more ‘honest’ and ‘normal’

If we can all find a way to choose candidates and foster MPs who are skeleton and even closet free, and just a bit more 'normal' to a majority of the electorate, we wouldn’t be doing ourselves a favour. We’d be doing everyone a favour. The post Politics doesn’t need saints, or sinners, it needs more ‘honest’ and ‘normal’ appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home13 Mar 2026

George Beglan: Britain’s political class has confused legal performance with strategic thinking – again

International law in military matters has always been more facade than framework: it lacks enforcement mechanisms, it derives its apparent authority from hegemonic sponsorship, and appealing to it not only fails to constrain great power behaviour but obscures the real debate The post George Beglan: Britain’s political class has confused legal performance with strategic thinking – again appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home13 Mar 2026

Olivier Guitta and Hollie McKay: Iran’s attacks on gulf states are a reminder that we ignore geopolitics at our own risk

Many businesses assumed the UAE was going to remain immune to Iranian aggression. They confused diplomatic agility with strategic invulnerability. That assumption has been explosively disproven. The post Olivier Guitta and Hollie McKay: Iran’s attacks on gulf states are a reminder that we ignore geopolitics at our own risk  appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home12 Mar 2026

Bernard Argente: Why on earth for the sake of the country and his own party won’t Starmer just go

The Prime Minister has inebriated himself with hypocrisy, and because he lacks the humility to resign or perhaps because he is so intoxicated by hypocrisy that he is unable to effectuate his resignation, his party is going through a political exodus of support. The post Bernard Argente: Why on earth for the sake of the country and his own party won’t Starmer just go appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home12 Mar 2026

Jack Rankin: The case for CANZUK is solid, and the time really is now

Britain should use these geopolitical moments to strengthen relationships with countries that share our institutions, our outlook, and out strategic interests. The post Jack Rankin: The case for CANZUK is solid, and the time really is now appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home12 Mar 2026

John Oxley: A serious defence policy demands serious political honesty

If the voters are going to accept the costs of rearmament, the positive case needs to be made. This includes bluntly explaining the risks that those of us who obsessively monitor the news are already aware of. It also requires setting out why our military power matters. The post John Oxley: A serious defence policy demands serious political honesty appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home12 Mar 2026

Chase Blount: My first election was a car crash – but I still gained from it

Even if in the worst case scenario, you come last, you will still gain an invaluable experience, and you will still ensure that the people of Britain have a choice in their elections.   The post Chase Blount: My first election was a car crash – but I still gained from it appeared first on Conservative Home.

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