Conservative Home9 Mar 2026
Mel Stride: Axe the Fuel Tax
The Shadow Chancellor attacks Labour plans to raise fuel taxes by 5p per litre the first such rise since 2011 The post Mel Stride: Axe the Fuel Tax appeared first on Conservative Home.
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Exclusive Interview: "Rising Star" Switches to Restore Britain — "I Want a Political Home That Respects Me"
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Young Bob Assaulted By Muslim Gang
Prominent remigration activist Young Bob was assaulted and robbed in Whitechapel on Tuesday evening by a gang of muslims gathered for a debate outside a mosque.
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The Advance UK Merger Collapse: Ego, Entitlement, and the Fight for Britain's Future
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Conservative Home9 Mar 2026
James Lawson: As the ‘Wealth of Nations’ turns 250, it’s time for the Tories to reclaim their inheritance
From Pitt the Younger to Thatcher, its best leaders understood that prosperity stems not from state direction but from free individuals operating under the rule of law. When the party strays by embracing the mixed economy, accepting soft socialism, or losing the confidence to champion markets, the country suffers and the party loses. The post James Lawson: As the ‘Wealth of Nations’ turns 250, it’s time for the Tories to reclaim their inheritance appeared first on Conservative Home.
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Conservative Home4 Mar 2026
Newslinks for Wednesday 4th March 2026
Starmer is no Churchill, says Trump as tensions rise | Reeves raid pushes taxes to record high | Net zero is the answer to Middle East energy crisis, says Business Secretary The post Newslinks for Wednesday 4th March 2026 appeared first on Conservative Home.
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Conservative Home4 Mar 2026
The unreality of Labour’s rosy picture of an economy that can’t, in fact, pay for our defence
Churchill fought a war having argued for years that Britain was economically and militarily unprepared. Starmer is trying not to fight a war arguing via his Chancellor that never before has so much been promised for defence. For so little return when it matters, it seems. The post The unreality of Labour’s rosy picture of an economy that can’t, in fact, pay for our defence appeared first on Conservative Home.
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Conservative Home4 Mar 2026
Mel Stride: Really, is that it? All we got was a surrender statement from a spent Chancellor out of ideas
Realism requires backbone. This government has none. Winter fuel payments: U-turn. Welfare reform: U-turn. The two-child benefit cap: U-turn. Farm taxes, family business taxes, pubs - all U-turns. Whenever pressure mounts, this government folds. The post Mel Stride: Really, is that it? All we got was a surrender statement from a spent Chancellor out of ideas appeared first on Conservative Home.
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Conservative Home3 Mar 2026
Opposition and think-tank reactions to the Chancellor’s Spring Statement
Britain’s unemployment rate is forecast to climb to its highest level since the pandemic, according to the OBR, the budget watchdog, with their growth forecast cut for the coming year to just 1.1 per cent. The post Opposition and think-tank reactions to the Chancellor’s Spring Statement appeared first on Conservative Home.
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Conservative Home3 Mar 2026
Will MPs finally tackle the terrible tax trap?
As their pay rises above £100,000, MPs will feel the full absurdity of Britain’s hidden 60 per cent marginal rate. They may finally rediscover the case for growth. The post Will MPs finally tackle the terrible tax trap? appeared first on Conservative Home.
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Conservative Home3 Mar 2026
Lord Ashcroft: Who is most trusted on the economy, preferred coalitions, the pensions triple lock, should Starmer resign, and are Reform like the Tories?
My latest polling looks at preferred coalitions, tactical voting, which parties have momentum, whether Reform UK are like the Conservatives , whether Keir Starmer should resign, and which Labour leadership contender would make the best PM. The post Lord Ashcroft: Who is most trusted on the economy, preferred coalitions, the pensions triple lock, should Starmer resign, and are Reform like the Tories? appeared first on Conservative Home.
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Conservative Home3 Mar 2026
Elliot Keck: Councils are spending more and more on taking children to school in taxis
In Islington, a full nine per cent of children aged 4-10 have autism, up from one per cent in 2015-16. The post Elliot Keck: Councils are spending more and more on taking children to school in taxis appeared first on Conservative Home.
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Conservative Home25 Feb 2026
Rochelle Blakeman: The populist right likes lecturing about fertility and childlessness. Conservatives should avoid it
Conservatives should focus on improving economic outlooks and accept that overbearing political tools are often too blunt an instrument for the nuanced, sensitive matter of fertility, children and family life. The post Rochelle Blakeman: The populist right likes lecturing about fertility and childlessness. Conservatives should avoid it appeared first on Conservative Home.
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