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Conservative Home24 Apr 2026

Populists prosper when liberals no longer know the people

In his new history of liberalism Wooldridge finds ample cause for pessimism. The post Populists prosper when liberals no longer know the people appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home23 Apr 2026

Cai Hughes: Spending more on defence is not enough without a strategy of what to spend it on

If the government is serious about meeting the threats of the coming decade - and the case for doing so has never been stronger - it must pair its spending ambitions with an equally serious and publicly articulated plan for how that money will be used. The post Cai Hughes: Spending more on defence is not enough without a strategy of what to spend it on appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home23 Apr 2026

Austen Morgan: We now know more than we did about the Mandelson affair – so what happens next?

Robbins could insist on justifying civil service discretion in the face of ministerial rights to know?  Starmer will have diminishing political support.  Robbins, the support of the former cabinet secretaries and other mandarins. Public opinion, unimpressed with the former, may warm to the latter. The post Austen Morgan: We now know more than we did about the Mandelson affair – so what happens next? appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home23 Apr 2026

Emma Revell: Growth is the most over-used and under-delivered word in modern politics

Since the global financial crisis, growth has been held up as the solution to all our problems: the answer to stagnant wages, creaking public services, and a rising cost of living. And it would be, if we had done any of the things necessary to allow it to happen. The post Emma Revell: Growth is the most over-used and under-delivered word in modern politics appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home23 Apr 2026

The Starmer question

Behind the calls for his resignation lies a quieter hope for some Tories that Sir Keir Starmer limps on, dragging Labour down with him. The post The Starmer question appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home23 Apr 2026

John Oxley: My vote in the local elections won’t count, but it could be so different

Our electoral system means that perhaps two-thirds of the electorate could find themselves shut out, and there is no opposition to speak of. The post John Oxley: My vote in the local elections won’t count, but it could be so different appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home23 Apr 2026

Neil Gittoes: Wes Streeting’s made 63 promises to stop preventable deaths so why is there still no plan to do so?

The health secretary has promised 63 times to roll out early diagnosis services for osteoporosis. Nearly two years on, there is still no plan, no new services and 2,000 people dying each year. The post Neil Gittoes: Wes Streeting’s made 63 promises to stop preventable deaths so why is there still no plan to do so? appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home23 Apr 2026

Jason Perry: Croydon is back on track. Now we need to keep it there.

I’m proud of what we’ve achieved together. But I’m even more focused on what comes next: continuing to rebuild our finances, unlocking further investment, improving our town centre, and making sure every part of Croydon shares in our recovery. The post Jason Perry: Croydon is back on track. Now we need to keep it there. appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home22 Apr 2026

Anne Herzberg: Britain’s charity sector has a blind spot when it comes to extremism

The UK needs to go far further to improve its transparency and oversight. Lord Walney’s March report only highlighted ten charities linked to Iranian regime networks or concerning associations. There are far more. The post Anne Herzberg: Britain’s charity sector has a blind spot when it comes to extremism appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home22 Apr 2026

Martin Parsons: Is a permanent peace treaty with the Islamic Republic of Iran even possible?

Islamic regimes like Iran or the Taliban do not think the way we think. They have a wholly different worldview which is essentially eschatological – looking forward to a golden era when Islamic government and shari’a enforcement spread across the entire world. The post Martin Parsons: Is a permanent peace treaty with the Islamic Republic of Iran even possible? appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home22 Apr 2026

PMQs: Badenoch presses Starmer on Mandelson’s appointment

Kemi Badenoch attacks the Prime Minister over his insistence that "due process" was followed when appointing Lord Peter Mandelson as US ambassador. The post PMQs: Badenoch presses Starmer on Mandelson’s appointment appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home22 Apr 2026

Louie French: Why do Khan and Cunningham want to build over Bexley?

Bexley has long had to tolerate ‘zone one’ London mayors who know nothing about our borough and now we are seeing what Labour and Reform’s ‘grey belt’ policy means in practice but the truth is, with many examples, we aren't a NIMBY area. The post Louie French: Why do Khan and Cunningham want to build over Bexley? appeared first on Conservative Home.

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