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Conservative Home17 Jul 2026

Joe Sayer: In Britain it’s less a productivity crisis and more an ambition crisis

Too often our political debate starts with the question of how wealth should be distributed. That's an important conversation, but it shouldn't be the first one. Conservatives should instinctively ask how we create more wealth in the first place, because a country can't redistribute prosperity it never generates. The post Joe Sayer: In Britain it’s less a productivity crisis and more an ambition crisis appeared first on Conservative Home.

Politics
Conservative Home17 Jul 2026

Patrick English: Badenoch’s positioning on Net Zero is brave – because the numbers are not really in her favour

It can be argued that the Net Zero positioning is less against climate change action itself, but one rooted in economics. The prospective danger is that Badenoch and the Conservatives get bogged down constantly making complex arguments and outlining such connections while other parties jump straight to the central issues. The post Patrick English: Badenoch’s positioning on Net Zero is brave – because the numbers are not really in her favour appeared first on Conservative Home.

EconomyEnvironment
Conservative Home17 Jul 2026

Andrew Gimson: Churchill the painter shares many virtues with Churchill the politician

An exhibition of his pictures at the Wallace Collection reveals many of the statesman's most brilliant qualities. The post Andrew Gimson: Churchill the painter shares many virtues with Churchill the politician appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home17 Jul 2026

CPAC Great Britain – an echo chamber of American populism

In the back of the exhibition hall sat a golf simulator. Liz Truss, egged on by the advisors around her, picked up a driver and took to the range. She readied her shot and missed. Realigning herself, she scuffed the second so badly it veered wildly to the right. It was the perfect metaphor for the gathering The post CPAC Great Britain – an echo chamber of American populism appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home17 Jul 2026

Georgia L Gilholey: Dreams of a cashless society defy common sense

No one is suggesting that cards or contactless payments should disappear. The point is precisely that Britain should not become wholly reliant on one system. The post Georgia L Gilholey: Dreams of a cashless society defy common sense appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home17 Jul 2026

Ahmed Imtiaz: Burnham’s backing for a ‘productive state’ is the very reason Labour needs to go

The duty of the Conservative Party is to rebuild a robust, free-market alternative. The battle lines are clear: we must choose between the stagnation of the "Productive State" and the prosperity of the free enterprise system. The post Ahmed Imtiaz: Burnham’s backing for a ‘productive state’ is the very reason Labour needs to go appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home17 Jul 2026

Festus Akinbusoye: Three things I would do to fix the Metropolitan Police Force

Every hour an officer spends carrying out work that another agency should be doing is an hour they are not preventing crime or protecting victims. The post Festus Akinbusoye: Three things I would do to fix the Metropolitan Police Force appeared first on Conservative Home.

Crime
Conservative Home16 Jul 2026

Freddie Downing: As a tax adviser, I can tell you: Labour is driving wealth creators out of Britain

If we want a more prosperous country, we need to reward the things that create prosperity. We need the entrepreneurs who build businesses, create jobs, generate profits and pay taxes. The post Freddie Downing: As a tax adviser, I can tell you: Labour is driving wealth creators out of Britain appeared first on Conservative Home.

EconomyDefence
Conservative Home16 Jul 2026

Greg Smith: Even the UN is calling out Hamas. So why won’t Labour?

Unfortunately, Andy Burnham has already signalled that the anti-Israel rhetoric is likely to increase when he becomes Prime Minister in a few days’ time. The post Greg Smith: Even the UN is calling out Hamas. So why won’t Labour? appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home16 Jul 2026

Nikita Malik: Expanding free childcare to parents on benefits would be a costly mistake

Parents who go out to work instil values of discipline, routine, and aspiration in their children. Expanding free childcare provision to those who have never worked, and may never plan to, would pile more pressure on the families already contributing and trying to hold it all together. The post Nikita Malik: Expanding free childcare to parents on benefits would be a costly mistake appeared first on Conservative Home.

Housing
Conservative Home16 Jul 2026

Starmer’s final PMQs revealed Badenoch’s true character

She proved yesterday that she can adapt and manoeuvre when the situation requires it. She knows when to go hard and lay the boot in, but she also knows when to be civil and when to respect her opponents. That intuition matters. The post Starmer’s final PMQs revealed Badenoch’s true character appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home16 Jul 2026

John Oxley: The Conservatives need to find their authenticity

To win, we need to pick up seats across different places with different demographics. Policy will do some of the work on this, but we also need to find people who can cultivate that sort of support. Candidates who understand not just what their constituency looks like, but what the Conservative Party is actually standing for within it The post John Oxley: The Conservatives need to find their authenticity appeared first on Conservative Home.

Housing