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Conservative Home12 Jun 2026

Sarah Ingham: The past is the past and sometimes, when it comes to policing, it’s best left there

Today’s powder-keg Britain demands focus on resolving today’s problems. Social conditions in 1948 are irrelevant.  The public wants to be on the side of Police officers. For the country’s sake, the Police need to stay present. The post Sarah Ingham: The past is the past and sometimes, when it comes to policing, it’s best left there appeared first on Conservative Home.

Crime
Conservative Home9 Jun 2026

Charles Amos: By George! – Burnham’s land value tax is bonkers

A land value tax simply amounts to theft and it must be opposed by everyone with the slightest regard for private property. The post Charles Amos: By George! – Burnham’s land value tax is bonkers appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home9 Jun 2026

Andrew Gilligan: No, Kemi, a social media ban won’t work

Just as we have the criminal law, and a police force to protect us from criminals, we need to decide as a nation what we want and do not want from social media, then set up an expert enforcement body – an algorithm patrol - and specialist court to see that we get it.   The post Andrew Gilligan: No, Kemi, a social media ban won’t work appeared first on Conservative Home.

Crime
Conservative Home8 Jun 2026

David Gauke: The political lessons of the murder of Henry Nowak, are not just about policing and the law

Contrary to his parents' wishes, the murder has become a political – and divisive – issue.  Naturally there is close scrutiny of how the police acted and about wider police culture. But it has also revealed more about the character, temperament and political strategies of some leading politicians. The post David Gauke: The political lessons of the murder of Henry Nowak, are not just about policing and the law appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home8 Jun 2026

Nick Timothy: You cannot treat people equally by treating them differently, that doesn’t make sense

Even in law enforcement and the criminal justice system – where officers and prosecutors and judges have a high degree of autonomy for obvious reasons – there must be accountability. Public authorities cannot be used to advance political agendas without consent.  The post Nick Timothy: You cannot treat people equally by treating them differently, that doesn’t make sense appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home4 Jun 2026

Badenoch’s response to the Nowak murder is proof she is the serious candidate on the right

The message that Badenoch must send is that she will put country before party, and principles before political point scoring. It is not a complicated formula, and it will draw a very important, and necessary dividing line between her and any who seek to claim the Right as their own. The post Badenoch’s response to the Nowak murder is proof she is the serious candidate on the right appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home26 May 2026

James Ford: It’s not just ‘Lawless London’ that should concern us, but the ‘Unsafe Underground’ too

With this backdrop of anti-social behaviour, crime and public anxiety, we should not be all that surprised that TfL continues to have trouble getting passenger numbers back to pre-pandemic levels. The post James Ford: It’s not just ‘Lawless London’ that should concern us, but the ‘Unsafe Underground’ too appeared first on Conservative Home.

Crime
Conservative Home19 May 2026

Brandon To: Good is punished, bad is rewarded – Britain’s soft-on-crime manifesto

The real crisis is that Britain has slowly created a culture in which rules exist, but enforcement often does not. The post Brandon To: Good is punished, bad is rewarded – Britain’s soft-on-crime manifesto appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home12 May 2026

Andrew Gilligan: I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, louder – just get on with it, in London

Winning the most important job in England outside Westminster – a year before the general election - would give the Tories an undeniable recovery story, a big bully pulpit, the ability to outshine Labour on crime, taxation and public service provision. The post Andrew Gilligan: I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, louder – just get on with it, in London appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home1 May 2026

Rupert Matthews: What will replace Police and Crime Commissioners?

We will have a national police force and a number of regional police forces. Who will hold governance over them, and raise taxes to pay for them? The Labour Government has not yet said. The post Rupert Matthews: What will replace Police and Crime Commissioners? appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home30 Apr 2026

Festus Akinbusoye: London is not broken, but it can be much better

A police force shaped primarily around being liked rather than being effective operates with one hand tied behind its back. The post Festus Akinbusoye: London is not broken, but it can be much better appeared first on Conservative Home.

Crime
Conservative Home14 Apr 2026

Andrew Gilligan: It’s time to stop the endless ‘consultation’ merry-go-round, and do things quicker than snail’s pace

One of the many things a new reforming government must do is tighten the legal requirements on consultation, expanded over the years by the courts. General principles could include that you should only have to consult on a scheme once, and they should take no more than three months. The post Andrew Gilligan: It’s time to stop the endless ‘consultation’ merry-go-round, and do things quicker than snail’s pace appeared first on Conservative Home.

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