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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.

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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.

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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

Adrian Lee: Wilson walks – it’s fifty years ago that a Labour Prime Minister resigned

To this day, those on the Far Left are convinced that Wilson was ousted from 10 Downing Street by an establishment campaign of smears and threats. The post Adrian Lee: Wilson walks – it’s fifty years ago that a Labour Prime Minister resigned appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home27 Mar 2026

Azeem Ibrahim: We have thousands of citizens in a war zone – Here’s how we welcome them home and fix the country

A tax holiday and two new bonds could turn a geopolitical crisis into the domestic investment story of a generation. It is the simplest most elegant most patriotic economic policy a government could announce. The post Azeem Ibrahim: We have thousands of citizens in a war zone – Here’s how we welcome them home and fix the country appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home26 Mar 2026

Daniel Herring: Time to think how we defuse the ticking debt bomb that is public sector pensions

We need an open debate about how much these pensions are costing the taxpayer, otherwise our children and grandchildren – probably on far less generous pension schemes themselves – will pay the price for £1.4 trillion worth of political convenience today. The post Daniel Herring: Time to think how we defuse the ticking debt bomb that is public sector pensions appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home26 Mar 2026

We’re all living in the Miliverse

In the House of Commons chamber, Sir Keir Starmer seemed not just comfortable with the idea that he is a member of Miliband's government – he was almost eager to admit it. The post We’re all living in the Miliverse appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home25 Mar 2026

Lord Ashcroft: The SNP’s record, the independence debate, what matters to voters, and is Nicola Sturgeon an asset or a liability? My latest Scottish polling

With Holyrood elections just over six weeks away, my latest polling looks at Scottish public opinion towards the SNP government’s record, the parties and leaders, the independence debate, and the issues that will shape the outcome in May The post Lord Ashcroft: The SNP’s record, the independence debate, what matters to voters, and is Nicola Sturgeon an asset or a liability? My latest Scottish polling appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home24 Mar 2026

Labour should recognise its pensions defeat – and drop mandation

The Lords were right to strip ministers of powers that would let them direct investments into pet projects. The post Labour should recognise its pensions defeat – and drop mandation appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home24 Mar 2026

Lord Ashcroft: My latest focus groups -“This is the only time I’ve agreed with Keir Starmer in a while”

My latest focus groups took place in the North-East, where we heard from regular Labour voters in Newcastle East and Wallsend who might be tempted elsewhere, and from people in Bishop Auckland who switched from the Conservatives to Labour at the last election. The post Lord Ashcroft: My latest focus groups -“This is the only time I’ve agreed with Keir Starmer in a while” appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home23 Mar 2026

Alexander Bowen: Why does Starmer think the ‘faithist’ place for Bishops is staying in the House of Lords?

The Church of England has adopted a kind of ecclesiastical Starmerism - doing much to win over those with little interest in it, and little to keep those who have been its demographic. As a shadow for Starmer’s 12 per cent approval, the Church enjoys its 2 per cent attendance. The post Alexander Bowen: Why does Starmer think the ‘faithist’ place for Bishops is staying in the House of Lords? appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home23 Mar 2026

James Cartlidge: When it comes to our defence Labour’s missed the boat

Amidst alarm at our apparent lack of warfighting readiness, Labour are burning through the months in which they could have seized an opportunity to transform our military. Why? They've never truly prioritised defence where it matters - in HMT, the Cabinet Office and Number 10 The post James Cartlidge: When it comes to our defence Labour’s missed the boat appeared first on Conservative Home.

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