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Conservative Home11 Jun 2026

Jason Perry: Croydon is recovering. But we have lots more to do.

My focus now is simple: keep Croydon moving forward, keep delivering visible change, and keep restoring pride in the borough we all call home. The post Jason Perry: Croydon is recovering. But we have lots more to do. appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home10 Jun 2026

Rafe Fletcher: How a Thai meal and Singapore shows our state should think about profit too

Most bizarrely, Brits abelieve the NHS generates a 34 per cent profit but It is, of course, not profitable in any way. And its sacred nature generates a consensus that anything else would be a moral transgression. That attitude pervades throughout public services. The post Rafe Fletcher: How a Thai meal and Singapore shows our state should think about profit too appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home9 Jun 2026

David Willetts: London Tech Week and the security agenda

We once again have to think about defence requirements, national capabilities and strategic strengths. This is what Conservatives used to do. We are rediscovering that Conservative tradition. The post David Willetts: London Tech Week and the security agenda appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home8 Jun 2026

Shengke Zhi: Winning in Trafford. How we turned a 21-vote majority into almost 1,200 in two years

Too many campaigns begin six months before polling day. Winning campaigns begin the morning after the count. The post Shengke Zhi: Winning in Trafford. How we turned a 21-vote majority into almost 1,200 in two years appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home5 Jun 2026

Jessaline Caine: One issue should unite the Right – tackling and ending the grooming gang scandal

Victims need evidence, prosecutions, proper safeguarding, transparent data and accountability for the adults who failed them. They were not symbols, slogans or props in someone else’s political war. They were children. And the adults failed them. The post Jessaline Caine: One issue should unite the Right – tackling and ending the grooming gang scandal appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home4 Jun 2026

Chris Heaton-Harris and Gaurav Menon: Who Cares? Part 2 – ‘Managing Upwards’ and dealing with the care system

People in their forties, fifties, and early sixties who thought they understood what ageing looked like but who are finding that the reality of navigating the care system on behalf of a parent is unlike anything they were prepared for. The post Chris Heaton-Harris and Gaurav Menon: Who Cares? Part 2 – ‘Managing Upwards’ and dealing with the care system appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home4 Jun 2026

John Oxley: When underfunded risks being undefended, missing a deadline can be deadly

We are already years behind in properly and adequately funding defence for the challenges we face. Deferring comes with real costs to both our armed forces and the companies that supply them. It is also revelatory: if governments want things to happen, they need more than ambition. The post John Oxley: When underfunded risks being undefended, missing a deadline can be deadly appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home2 Jun 2026

Peter Franklin: With Macron going – French politics has a terrible warning for British Conservatives

Without an offering that responds to the causes of the populist revolt, Les Républicains have become a niche party for well-to-do retirees. For a movement that started with Charles de Gaulle, it’s a sad story and a dire warning — one to which I hope that our own party pays heed. The post Peter Franklin: With Macron going – French politics has a terrible warning for British Conservatives appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home1 Jun 2026

Lord Ashcroft: Ukraine, Russia and the battle for public opinion

It’s no secret that Ukraine’s future depends very much on the degree to which avowed allies are willing to help. So keeping track of opinions about the war helps recognise both positive and negative trends. The post Lord Ashcroft: Ukraine, Russia and the battle for public opinion appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home1 Jun 2026

Lord Ashcroft: Why my latest visit to war-torn Ukraine was an uplifting experience

It would be naïve to dismiss Russia as a spent force. It would be equally foolish to put Ukraine’s victories on the battlefield down to advances in technology alone. Its success has been driven by its people. It is adaptability, determination and raw courage that have given Ukraine its edge. The post Lord Ashcroft: Why my latest visit to war-torn Ukraine was an uplifting experience appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home1 Jun 2026

Ed Kennedy: The great irony of Wes Streeting’s NHS legacy

For decades Labour warned that Conservatives would privatise the NHS. Yet Wes Streeting may ultimately be remembered as the Health Secretary who convinced growing numbers of GP practices that the traditional NHS model is no longer sustainable The post Ed Kennedy: The great irony of Wes Streeting’s NHS legacy appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home1 Jun 2026

David Barton: Conservatives must embrace traditional architecture design codes for new buildings

There is still a long way to go towards preventing further avoidable decline of streetscapes up and down the United Kingdom. The post David Barton: Conservatives must embrace traditional architecture design codes for new buildings appeared first on Conservative Home.

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