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Conservative Home2 Apr 2026

Bob Seely: We need more than some bogus ‘Love Actually’ moment

There’s a bigger picture here, beyond Trump hatred. The hard reality is that Britain, in the eyes of our Middle East allies, has appeared to be a fair-weather friend. Iran is the latest crisis to expose our Prime Minister’s inadequacies. I suspect it won’t be the last. The post Bob Seely: We need more than some bogus ‘Love Actually’ moment appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home2 Apr 2026

David Swanson: There is a Conservative ‘third way’ on online safety for young people

We should still want to see young people up and down Britain navigating their own digital journeys up and down Britain - and the Conservative Party should play a fundamental role in ensuring that can happen. The post David Swanson: There is a Conservative ‘third way’ on online safety for young people appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home2 Apr 2026

Aled Richards-Jones: Four years, 41 broken pledges – Wandsworth Labour’s record in office

Our manifesto won’t make promises we can’t keep, but will set out a credible plan – for fixing the finances, getting the basics like bin collection back on track, putting more police officers on Wandsworth’s streets, giving more renters the chance to own, and more.   The post Aled Richards-Jones: Four years, 41 broken pledges – Wandsworth Labour’s record in office appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home1 Apr 2026

Jamie Tunsley: The Lib Dem nuclear plans are M.A.D.

Diverting the current course would be a costly exercise that would not provide a significant improvement in security and bring into question the future of the ‘special relationship’. The post Jamie Tunsley: The Lib Dem nuclear plans are M.A.D. appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home1 Apr 2026

Charlotte Cadden: It’s part of Conservative policing policy that you stay safe on the campaign trail

Operation Bridger is the Policing that supports the safety and security of MPs, when MPs are back in their constituencies. It was set up after the horrific murder of Jo Cox MP in 2016 and further enhanced after the murder of Sir David Amess MP in 2021.  The post Charlotte Cadden: It’s part of Conservative policing policy that you stay safe on the campaign trail  appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home1 Apr 2026

Rafe Fletcher: Pro-natalism doesn’t work – communities do

Pro-natalists only echo the mistaken belief that the government could and should control fertility rates. His analysis was as wrong as his prescription. Boosting fertility is a bottom-up endeavour. A thriving nation relies upon vigorous communities. The post Rafe Fletcher: Pro-natalism doesn’t work – communities do appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home1 Apr 2026

Our Survey: Majority support North Sea oil and gas exploration amid war in Middle East

It should be obvious to the government, as it is to the general public, that the North Sea still has resources to exploit that could help to strengthen Britain's energy security. The thing is that Miliband, and hence Labour’s, net-zero ideology gets in the way. The post Our Survey: Majority support North Sea oil and gas exploration amid war in Middle East appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home1 Apr 2026

Katie Lam: We will not fix our problems by telling people to stop talking about them

Failure to acknowledge the truth, and a desire to prevent other people from doing so, allowed people to get away with the some of the very worst crimes committed in this country in living memory. The post Katie Lam: We will not fix our problems by telling people to stop talking about them appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home1 Apr 2026

Michael Gray: The Conservative policy on social media for U16’s is pro-childhood not anti-tech

The impact of social media in schools is visible in friendship groups destabilised overnight by the fallout from group chats; in the heightened anxiety that stems from constant comparison; in the quiet but persistent erosion of self-regulation. The post Michael Gray: The Conservative policy on social media for U16’s is pro-childhood not anti-tech appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home1 Apr 2026

Aarti Joshi: To ‘Back Britain’, we must stop taxing the City out of existence

It is time to stop taxing the Stock Exchange out of existence and start powering the next generation of British Tech giants and creating a new generation of shareholders.  The post Aarti Joshi: To ‘Back Britain’, we must stop taxing the City out of existence appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home31 Mar 2026

Jack Clapper: Is the Conservative Party facing a Liberal-style collapse?

As with the Liberals a century ago, there is a growing risk that the Conservative Party’s structure is no longer suited to the electorate it seeks to represent. The post Jack Clapper: Is the Conservative Party facing a Liberal-style collapse? appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home31 Mar 2026

Fleur Butler: The case for women in power is not fairness – it’s competence

Women bring different instincts to group decision-making. They are less inclined towards automatic loyalty and more likely to interrogate assumptions before committing to a course of action.  The post Fleur Butler: The case for women in power is not fairness – it’s competence appeared first on Conservative Home.

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