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Conservative Home9 Apr 2026

Starmer has no idea how to deploy or rebuild the Royal Navy, or to deal with Trump

The test for Starmer is whether his government resolve that the humiliation of not having a single deployable Navy ship is not repeated. We must start spending on defence. By starting a war for which we were pitifully unprepared, Trump has at least taught us that lesson. The post Starmer has no idea how to deploy or rebuild the Royal Navy, or to deal with Trump appeared first on Conservative Home.

Defence
Conservative Home9 Apr 2026

John Oxley: The war with Iran might, potentially, be over but for Labour the problems have just begun

Starmer's government was already struggling to articulate a coherent economic vision before the crisis; the renewed inflationary pressure now arrives like a second wave before the first has receded. Higher prices strained public finances, renewed pressure on wage settlements. The post John Oxley: The war with Iran might, potentially, be over but for Labour the problems have just begun appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home9 Apr 2026

Chris Perry: The considerable costs of a ‘cost of living crisis’ are only met by a measure of fairness

One cannot resolve whole-systems problems with component level solutions. Perhaps Government could do an income inequality and poverty audit on all it does to ensure it is reducing and not increasing them. The post Chris Perry: The considerable costs of a ‘cost of living crisis’ are only met by a measure of fairness appeared first on Conservative Home.

Economy
Conservative Home9 Apr 2026

Elizabeth Campbell: In Kensington and Chelsea, we have been leading the way on special education

At a time when schools are already under significant pressure, any shift of additional responsibility onto them must be carefully considered. The post Elizabeth Campbell: In Kensington and Chelsea, we have been leading the way on special education appeared first on Conservative Home.

Education
Conservative Home8 Apr 2026

Lewis Defraine: How GCSE specifications are driving away our next generation of Conservatives

Young people are an eternal problem for conservatism— but they aren’t a lost cause. In the Conservative Party’s fight for nationwide relevance, education must become a new frontline. The post Lewis Defraine: How GCSE specifications are driving away our next generation of Conservatives appeared first on Conservative Home.

Education
Conservative Home8 Apr 2026

Ahmed Imtiaz: There’s a case for mandating pensions but it’s not who with, but where

UK pension funds are reducing their exposure to domestic equities because they perceive higher growth opportunities in markets such as the NYSE, Nasdaq, Kospi, and Nikkei. To break this cycle, the government should require pension funds to invest locally. The post Ahmed Imtiaz: There’s a case for mandating pensions but it’s not who with, but where appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home8 Apr 2026

Mark Yale: Local government service is where ‘One Nation Conservatism’ really delivers

Voters do not judge us by our ideological purity, they judge us by whether the bins are collected, the schools are improving, and the state of the local high street and economy. The success of the Party at general elections is built on local Conservative politicians achieving this. The post Mark Yale: Local government service is where ‘One Nation Conservatism’ really delivers appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home8 Apr 2026

Our Survey: Conservatives realistic but more optimistic about May’s elections

The word from many of the more senior Conservative Party officials campaigning across the country is that in some areas the loses could be pretty bad, but in others - London gets mentioned a lot - there could be brighter news. The post Our Survey: Conservatives realistic but more optimistic about May’s elections appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home8 Apr 2026

John Redwood: Labour is sorely mistaken if they think Starmer is ‘having a good war’

The Prime Minister tries to portray an image of calm, but to many of us it looks like ignorant inaction, fearing the reality of energy and food shortages and higher prices. The post John Redwood: Labour is sorely mistaken if they think Starmer is ‘having a good war’ appeared first on Conservative Home.

Defence
Conservative Home8 Apr 2026

Miriam Cates: Time’s up for the triple lock but there’s little hope of pension reform from the Right

The pensions triple lock is a policy that everyone in Westminster knows is unaffordable. The delusion is so potent that it has led some to claim that those calling for pension spending restraint are ‘far left’. We really are flying upside down. The post Miriam Cates: Time’s up for the triple lock but there’s little hope of pension reform from the Right appeared first on Conservative Home.

Politics
Conservative Home8 Apr 2026

Callum Murphy and Luke Robert Black: From Canary Wharf and Canning Town – what younger urban voters are really telling Conservatives

Many younger urban voters already share core Conservative instincts: belief in aspiration, enterprise, and a desire for a fair link between effort and reward. What was missing was a clear, modern offer that connects those instincts to their lives. That gap is now closing. The post Callum Murphy and Luke Robert Black: From Canary Wharf and Canning Town – what younger urban voters are really telling Conservatives appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home7 Apr 2026

John Moss: Candidate selection is underway so what can all of them do to make themselves better?

Getting selected is as much of a campaign as fighting for election. Applicants should think of it in similar terms. You will still have to find the people who might vote for you, persuade them to vote for you, and make sure they do vote for you. The post John Moss: Candidate selection is underway so what can all of them do to make themselves better? appeared first on Conservative Home.

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