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Conservative Home31 Mar 2026

Andrew Gilligan: Britain is in a mess, but not as much as you might think

Significant parts of the political debate, on left and right, are based on official statistics which are wrong. And the wrongness more often seems to be in one direction - towards the gloomy, the pessimistic and the negative. The post Andrew Gilligan: Britain is in a mess, but not as much as you might think appeared first on Conservative Home.

PoliticsDefence
Conservative Home31 Mar 2026

Our Survey: Big support for Badenoch’s position at the start of the Iran war and for increased defence spending

81.2 per cent of responders back Badenoch in saying she'd have granted use of our bases from the start of operations. 62.3 per cent say they backed the US and Israel striking the Iranian regime. 92.8 per cent back the UK spending more on defence, and faster. The post Our Survey: Big support for Badenoch’s position at the start of the Iran war and for increased defence spending appeared first on Conservative Home.

Defence
Conservative Home31 Mar 2026

David Willetts: Care is needed when regulating young people’s lives – protection not restraint is the key

Regulation is a legitimate tool to protect young people but there are also dangers in taking it too far. Regulation can sometimes work against the interests of the young. Like so many other measures it can be captured by older generations to constrain the young. The post David Willetts: Care is needed when regulating young people’s lives – protection not restraint is the key appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home31 Mar 2026

Sanjoy Sen: The truth about the North Sea – Britain needs to extract what’s left and pursue long-term alternatives

Nobody can predict how long the current Iran oil price spike will last but one thing is certain: future global uncertainty. The post Sanjoy Sen: The truth about the North Sea – Britain needs to extract what’s left and pursue long-term alternatives appeared first on Conservative Home.

Housing
Conservative Home31 Mar 2026

Elliot Keck: Tax penalties for family cars are not justified

The birthrate is at a level which almost guarantees civilisational collapse in the coming generations. Do we really want to make having a third or fourth child that little bit higher by charging family cars more? The post Elliot Keck: Tax penalties for family cars are not justified appeared first on Conservative Home.

Economy
Conservative Home30 Mar 2026

Tom Munson: Miliband’s lukewarm beer offer is no way to save pubs

Miliband increasingly resembles Don Quixote; the deluded knight from Cervantes’ novel who imagines himself a hero while battling enemies that exist only in his own mind. The post Tom Munson: Miliband’s lukewarm beer offer is no way to save pubs appeared first on Conservative Home.

Defence
Conservative Home30 Mar 2026

Martin Parsons: The UK must empower Iranian moderates – and prepare for war

In terms of the political realities on the ground, at the moment the best hope for the future of Iran is probably that a pragmatist of a similar ilk to Gorbachev gains power The post Martin Parsons: The UK must empower Iranian moderates – and prepare for war appeared first on Conservative Home.

PoliticsDefence
Conservative Home30 Mar 2026

Luke Graham: There is a ‘uniparty’ in our politics, but it’s not made up of who you think

No politician is going to get everything right, but people’s frustration is growing with politicians pretending to never be wrong. The post Luke Graham: There is a ‘uniparty’ in our politics, but it’s not made up of who you think appeared first on Conservative Home.

Politics
Conservative Home30 Mar 2026

Starmer is still missing his defence plan

Sure, ministers can claim that Britain is on “war footing”, but how can it really be when the money remains theoretical. The post Starmer is still missing his defence plan appeared first on Conservative Home.

Defence
Conservative Home30 Mar 2026

David Gauke: The short term assumptions fuelling the petrol debate show politics still has its head in the sand

The Government – hoping to change the subject from scheduled fuel duty rises – accused fuel retailers of “price gouging” or“profiteering” despite no evidence to support that. Tory opposition is smart but short term. None of it addresses the realities of the public finances. The post David Gauke: The short term assumptions fuelling the petrol debate show politics still has its head in the sand appeared first on Conservative Home.

Politics
Conservative Home30 Mar 2026

Kevin Hollinrake: How we’re taking on the hard but vital task of winning back trust

Trust is hard to earn and easy to lose, and without it, nothing else really works. Rebuilding it takes time. It is not about one speech or one moment. It comes from showing up, listening properly and proving that we understand what matters to people again. The post Kevin Hollinrake: How we’re taking on the hard but vital task of winning back trust appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home30 Mar 2026

Will Calverley: A bolder vision for Greater Essex

Why not an Essex Assembly? A strategic body for the whole county, with clear democratic accountability and the authority to make major decisions about transport, infrastructure, economic growth and regional development. The post Will Calverley: A bolder vision for Greater Essex appeared first on Conservative Home.

Economy