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Conservative Home7 Apr 2026

Lord Ashcroft: My latest polling – Starmer and Iran, does Trump have a plan, and should we drill in the North Sea?

My latest poll looks at the Iran crisis, including Britain’s role and Keir Starmer’s handling of it, whether and how the state should subsidise energy , Shabana Mahmood’s changes to indefinite leave to remain, the North Sea, support for Green policies, and Zack Polanski’s past. The post Lord Ashcroft: My latest polling – Starmer and Iran, does Trump have a plan, and should we drill in the North Sea? appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home7 Apr 2026

Brandon To: Who really runs London: City Hall or the Tube Unions?

When the Underground stops, the city’s commuters become collateral damage in a negotiation they were never invited to. We have solved this problem before. It required political courage, and leaders willing to confront powerful interests. London needs a Thatcher, not another Chamberlain. The post Brandon To: Who really runs London: City Hall or the Tube Unions? appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home7 Apr 2026

It is our war

It's just that the Americans and Israelis are fighting it for us. The post It is our war appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home7 Apr 2026

Peter Franklin: Do conservatives belong in outer space?

Unsurprisingly, the spaceflight sector is experiencing extraordinarily rapid growth. What used to be the most statist of human endeavours is now propelled by free enterprise. So in that respect, spaceflight really is conservative and becoming ever more so. The post Peter Franklin: Do conservatives belong in outer space? appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home7 Apr 2026

Gavin Rice: The North Sea is Miliband’s fossil fuelled wake up call

Taking together the costs that could plausibly be reversed by the state, Onward calculates that 30 per cent of a typical bill is due to policy choices. The Government should be rolling back these imposed costs, starting with the carbon taxes on gas power. The post Gavin Rice: The North Sea is Miliband’s fossil fuelled wake up call appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home7 Apr 2026

Alex Dale: SEND reform – a moment for Conservative reflection, not reflex opposition

We are spending more, yet too many families, schools and councils remain dissatisfied. And too many children are not receiving the support they need to thrive. The post Alex Dale: SEND reform – a moment for Conservative reflection, not reflex opposition appeared first on Conservative Home.

Education
Conservative Home6 Apr 2026

Arthur Reynolds: It’s time for the Tories to show Labour’s handling of the NHS is a dead end Streeting

The public has become immune to the new Labour spin Streeting personifies. When he took office, 41 per cent of the public thought Labour was best placed to run the NHS. Today, just 19 per cent say the same. It's up to the Conservatives to hold him to account. The post Arthur Reynolds: It’s time for the Tories to show Labour’s handling of the NHS is a dead end Streeting appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home6 Apr 2026

Stephen Goss: How the rest of the UK risks becoming more like a Northern Ireland we’ve all been trying to leave behind

Northern Ireland demonstrates what happens when identity becomes the primary organising principle of politics. Compromise becomes betrayal, opponents become enemies, and institutions are forced to manage division rather than bridge it. The post Stephen Goss: How the rest of the UK risks becoming more like a Northern Ireland we’ve all been trying to leave behind appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home6 Apr 2026

This year the Easter message has been masked by a societal, even global, lack of faith – in ourselves

Easter had always been more central to the Christian church than Christmas since 380 AD. The thing is, the messages we’ve had broadcast to us this year - minus one from the King - have been less doctrines of faith, and more dockyard fighting. The post This year the Easter message has been masked by a societal, even global, lack of faith – in ourselves appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home6 Apr 2026

Alexander Bowen: We have entered the age of the inequality-industrial complex

The state causes inequality. Expansions of the state cause expansions in (statistical) inequality, justifying expansions of the state. Spotting that tautology, and knowing why it’s wrong, has never been more essential. The post Alexander Bowen: We have entered the age of the inequality-industrial complex appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home6 Apr 2026

Claire Coutinho: The UK is hamstrung by the ‘Carbon Tax’ in the face of another global supply shock

We are the only political party with a properly funded plan to cut bills and axe the Carbon Tax in its entirety – and we’re the only political party that has written the legislation needed to open up the North Sea. The post Claire Coutinho: The UK is hamstrung by the ‘Carbon Tax’ in the face of another global supply shock appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home6 Apr 2026

Festus Akinbusoye: Ownership, order, and opportunity. The three pillars of a revived capital

We should be focused on increasing the number of homes, particularly family homes, while also improving their aesthetics. Too many developments look like very tall, soulless, human greenhouses that some of us would not even place our house plants in; they are that ogreish. The post Festus Akinbusoye: Ownership, order, and opportunity. The three pillars of a revived capital appeared first on Conservative Home.

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