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Conservative Home15 Apr 2026

Rafe Fletcher: The prism for policy decisions should be fairness not group justice

Britain must make policy based on fairness, within a framework of trade-offs, rather than on abstract moral claims to justice. An easy diagnosis. A harder cure. The post Rafe Fletcher: The prism for policy decisions should be fairness not group justice appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home13 Apr 2026

David Gauke: If you’re looking for radical economic reform from Reform, think again

For all the hope of bringing renewed dynamism to the British economy, Reform UK will not have assembled a pro-growth electoral coalition. The country may well need a brave and radical government, but the populist right – including Reform UK - is not going to provide it. The post David Gauke: If you’re looking for radical economic reform from Reform, think again appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home10 Apr 2026

Council by-election result from yesterday and forthcoming contests

The Green Party gained a seat from Reform UK in Kent. The post Council by-election result from yesterday and forthcoming contests appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home3 Apr 2026

Council by-election results from yesterday and forthcoming contests

The Green Party gained a seat from Labour in Rossendale. Reform UK gained a seat from the Conservatives in Bury and a seat from the Lib Dems in Luton. But the Lib Dems gained a seat from an independent in North Devon. The post Council by-election results from yesterday and forthcoming contests appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home3 Apr 2026

Shadow Cabinet League Table: Badenoch extends her lead, Timothy holds second

It is the third Shadow Cabinet League Table in a row in which she has come first. The first time she reached pole position was shortly before Robert Jenrick’s defection to Reform UK. It underlines the marked shift from her earlier performances. The post Shadow Cabinet League Table: Badenoch extends her lead, Timothy holds second appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home27 Mar 2026

Council by-election results from yesterday and forthcoming contests

The Conservatives gained a seat from the Lib Dems in the Vale of White Horse. Reform UK gained a seat from Labour in North Lincolnshire. The post Council by-election results from yesterday and forthcoming contests appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home27 Mar 2026

Igor Merheim-Eyre: Why Brexiteers are now becoming like Euro-federalists

Calling for a ‘proper Brexit’ after all those that have been tried and failed over the past decade, is reminiscent of those Marxists arguing that their ideology was never properly tried in practice and next time will be different. The post Igor Merheim-Eyre: Why Brexiteers are now becoming like Euro-federalists appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home27 Mar 2026

Goodwin’s much derided book shows what peril the Conservatives are still in from Reform UK

He does not write well, but there is a large public for his message. The post Goodwin’s much derided book shows what peril the Conservatives are still in from Reform UK appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home24 Mar 2026

Brandon To: Even a 13-year-old knows crime is out of hand. Why doesn’t the state?

In theory, everyone is responsible for crime: the police, the council, community safety partnerships, and central government. In practice, that means no one is accountable. The police point to limited resources. Councils blame the central government. Officials promise to “monitor the situation”. The post Brandon To: Even a 13-year-old knows crime is out of hand. Why doesn’t the state?  appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home24 Mar 2026

Peter Franklin: Farage’s plan to kill the Tories is reaching a dramatic conclusion

Kemi Badenoch isn’t just playing defence here. By decisively frustrating Farage’s attempt to kill us off, she might just force Reform to rethink its entire strategy. And once both parties realise they’ve got more important things to worry about than each another, anything is possible. The post Peter Franklin: Farage’s plan to kill the Tories is reaching a dramatic conclusion appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home23 Mar 2026

Calum Davies: What do Reform UK stand for, in Wales?

Reform supports the expansion of the Senedd from 60 to 96 members at a cost of £120m. On this they are on the same page as Labour, Plaid, the Lib Dems, and the Greens. Only the Welsh Conservatives have opposed this expansion from the start and want to reverse it. The post Calum Davies: What do Reform UK stand for, in Wales? appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home23 Mar 2026

Adam Kent: Worcestershire’s nine per cent Council Tax rise was Reform UK’s choice. It could have been avoided.

The budget was secured at a £21.2 million price of abstention paid to the Liberal Democrats. The post Adam Kent: Worcestershire’s nine per cent Council Tax rise was Reform UK’s choice. It could have been avoided. appeared first on Conservative Home.

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