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Conservative Home24 Jul 2026

Hiten Ganatra: The mortgage market is paying the price for Westminster’s instability

The lesson of the past decade could not be clearer, as political stability and fiscal credibility are not optional luxuries for governments. They are the foundations on which the mortgage market, and with it the financial security of millions of British households, depends. The post Hiten Ganatra: The mortgage market is paying the price for Westminster’s instability appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home24 Jul 2026

John Bald: Why multiplication matters

HM Treasury, whose work depends on numbers, has removed tests of literacy and numeracy from its selection process, to promote “diversity”. But intellect has no race or gender. The post John Bald: Why multiplication matters appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home23 Jul 2026

John Duff: We are seeking to regain Perth and Kinross Council from the SNP

Scottish Conservatives will continue to promote economic growth, business support, skills development and educational opportunities as the way to address the issues of poverty and the decline of our high streets. The post John Duff: We are seeking to regain Perth and Kinross Council from the SNP appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home22 Jul 2026

Alan Mak: Kemi’s policies will reverse Labour’s damage to the economy

Britain needs a different course: economic policy that rewards work, welcomes investment and helps high-growth firms scale at home rather than overseas. Labour’s legacy is a warning and a call to action for us Conservatives. The post Alan Mak: Kemi’s policies will reverse Labour’s damage to the economy appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home21 Jul 2026

David Willetts: Fiscal conservatism should be at the heart of the Tory Party

The Coalition’s tough spending savings could have got us to a balanced budget without that expensive offset. Fiscal conservatism should be at the heart of Conservatism. You can’t get more dry than that. The post David Willetts: Fiscal conservatism should be at the heart of the Tory Party appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home20 Jul 2026

Luke Graham: Whatever one thinks of him, Burnham’s accession reshapes the political battlefield for every major party

Reform are going to find themselves agreeing with a lot of Burnham’s policies. On nationalisation they'll argue that Labour is following their lead, on welfare, they will be avoiding the same tough choices. Two parties of the economic left aligned in their populism and joined in a new state-led consensus. The post Luke Graham: Whatever one thinks of him, Burnham’s accession reshapes the political battlefield for every major party appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home20 Jul 2026

David Gauke: Getting the blame game wrong – you purge if you want to but it’s lazy who they are purging

Look at the drivers of the decline of the Conservatives’ popularity: there was always likely to be a moment when Johnson’s lack of integrity was likely to cause a political crisis; there was always likely to be a moment when Liz Truss’s recklessness was likely to cause an economic crisis. The party’s liberal wing was not to blame. The post David Gauke: Getting the blame game wrong – you purge if you want to but it’s lazy who they are purging appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home20 Jul 2026

Helen Whately: No, Prime Minister – it’s not enough ‘not being Starmer’ because the problems are the same

Burnham can take the familiar Labour path of higher taxes, higher spending and ever higher levels of dependency on the state. Or he can confront the problem: reform welfare, back businesses and create the conditions for more people to earn a living through work. The post Helen Whately: No, Prime Minister – it’s not enough ‘not being Starmer’ because the problems are the same appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home17 Jul 2026

Patrick English: Badenoch’s positioning on Net Zero is brave – because the numbers are not really in her favour

It can be argued that the Net Zero positioning is less against climate change action itself, but one rooted in economics. The prospective danger is that Badenoch and the Conservatives get bogged down constantly making complex arguments and outlining such connections while other parties jump straight to the central issues. The post Patrick English: Badenoch’s positioning on Net Zero is brave – because the numbers are not really in her favour appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home16 Jul 2026

Freddie Downing: As a tax adviser, I can tell you: Labour is driving wealth creators out of Britain

If we want a more prosperous country, we need to reward the things that create prosperity. We need the entrepreneurs who build businesses, create jobs, generate profits and pay taxes. The post Freddie Downing: As a tax adviser, I can tell you: Labour is driving wealth creators out of Britain appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home15 Jul 2026

Daniel Herring: Away from the capital Burnham’s tax plans will bring few gains

But the main problem with Labour’s plans for CGT is one we've seen before from them, that it will cause economic harm while probably not raising much, if any, money. The post Daniel Herring: Away from the capital Burnham’s tax plans will bring few gains appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home14 Jul 2026

Peter Franklin: Yes, there is a moral case against taxing wealth

In a global economy, capital doesn't sit still. It moves to where it attracts the highest returns and/or is subject to the lowest taxes. No one with a good accountant is going to keep an asset in a country where the government simply confiscates 2 per cent of its value each and every year. The post Peter Franklin: Yes, there is a moral case against taxing wealth appeared first on Conservative Home.

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