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Conservative Home12 May 2026

Benjamin Elks: Last year, a record 4,733 council employees earned over £100,000

320 council staff had higher salary entitlements than the prime minister’s £172,153. Whatever you think of the current occupant of Number 10 (however long he has left), most people will find it hard to understand why someone working at their local council is getting more than he is. The post Benjamin Elks: Last year, a record 4,733 council employees earned over £100,000 appeared first on Conservative Home.

Housing
Conservative Home11 May 2026

Daniel Pitt: We should all want tax cuts – but want them for the right, Conservative, reasons

Lowering taxes can be a win-win-win situation. It increases individual liberty, it benefits society as a whole and also can raise tax revenue. We can point to both theory and practice to back this statement up. The post Daniel Pitt: We should all want tax cuts – but want them for the right, Conservative, reasons appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home11 May 2026

Michael Enea: There has to be a total overhaul inside the Welsh Conservatives

There also needs to be a total clear-out of staff at the top of the Welsh Conservatives. A change of leadership is needed and that means Darren Miller needs to step aside. A total overhaul is now needed with a fresh start to start re-engaging with the party’s membership base. The post Michael Enea: There has to be a total overhaul inside the Welsh Conservatives appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home11 May 2026

Thomas Heald: Devolution has not failed in Scotland – yet

The Conservatives achieved their greatest modern success when we looked optimistic, competent and outward-looking: patriotic without sounding angry, serious without sounding technocratic, conservative without appearing reactionary. The post Thomas Heald: Devolution has not failed in Scotland – yet appeared first on Conservative Home.

Defence
Conservative Home11 May 2026

Starmer’s speech will sound old, familiar and stale – whatever’s next the Tories must avoid that fate and keep climbing

The Tories are still staring up a mountain with a long hard slog to go, and could still find another grinning and laughing at them from above when they get closer to the top, but the point is they aren’t going backwards. The path they choose next is the vital bit. The post Starmer’s speech will sound old, familiar and stale – whatever’s next the Tories must avoid that fate and keep climbing appeared first on Conservative Home.

Defence
Conservative Home11 May 2026

David Gauke: Cannons to the right of them, cannons to the left – Labour’s dilemma is also that of the Tories

The strategic challenge for the Tories is that it has been losing support to both its right and left.  Move decisively to the right and more votes get lost to left-wing parties, move decisively to the left and watch Reform steal the Tories’ lunch. The post David Gauke: Cannons to the right of them, cannons to the left – Labour’s dilemma is also that of the Tories appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home11 May 2026

Mel Stride: It’s back to work – not just the job of Opposition but our plans for backing work itself

There is a long way to go to the next General Election. Seriousness, clarity and conviction. That is our path back. We must show the public we understand the challenges that they and the country are facing, and that we are doing the deep thinking to deliver it. The post Mel Stride: It’s back to work – not just the job of Opposition but our plans for backing work itself appeared first on Conservative Home.

Politics
Conservative Home11 May 2026

Nicholas Boys Smith: Five ideas for new councillors

Here are some policies for homes, trams and high streets, street scars and street trees. The post Nicholas Boys Smith: Five ideas for new councillors appeared first on Conservative Home.

Housing
Conservative Home10 May 2026

Our top ten picks of the week

ConservativeHome's round-up of ten of our best articles from the preceding week. The post Our top ten picks of the week appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home8 May 2026

The Conservative claims of a ‘fightback’ – and a double-edged narrative

Even as Badenoch celebrates gains in London, the right-wing vote split is reshaping British politics – and there is a worry Reform will weaponise this to make it look like the Conservative Party doesn't represent working people. The post The Conservative claims of a ‘fightback’ – and a double-edged narrative appeared first on Conservative Home.

Politics
Conservative Home8 May 2026

Kemi Badenoch speaks to winning councillors in Westminster

The Tory leader addressed the party after a night of bruising losses but also holds and gains. The post Kemi Badenoch speaks to winning councillors in Westminster appeared first on Conservative Home.

Politics
Conservative Home8 May 2026

Mark Littlewood: If we are serious about boosting growth we are going to have to revisit something we’ve shied away from

The parlous performance of our economy and the appalling state of our public finances means we will have to look again at the economic fundamentals that underlay the 'mini-budget. Awkward, yes, but the principles really are a way out of the fiscal hole we have dug for ourselves. The post Mark Littlewood: If we are serious about boosting growth we are going to have to revisit something we’ve shied away from appeared first on Conservative Home.

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