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Conservative Home7 Apr 2026

Gavin Rice: The North Sea is Miliband’s fossil fuelled wake up call

Taking together the costs that could plausibly be reversed by the state, Onward calculates that 30 per cent of a typical bill is due to policy choices. The Government should be rolling back these imposed costs, starting with the carbon taxes on gas power. The post Gavin Rice: The North Sea is Miliband’s fossil fuelled wake up call appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home6 Apr 2026

Claire Coutinho: The UK is hamstrung by the ‘Carbon Tax’ in the face of another global supply shock

We are the only political party with a properly funded plan to cut bills and axe the Carbon Tax in its entirety – and we’re the only political party that has written the legislation needed to open up the North Sea. The post Claire Coutinho: The UK is hamstrung by the ‘Carbon Tax’ in the face of another global supply shock appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home3 Apr 2026

Matthew Jeffery: To take the path of modernisation not austerity is the real test of nerve (part 2)

AI could cut £30–50bn from public spending. Productivity, prevention and a learning state can deliver real fiscal headroom and lower taxes and AI can transform government. The only question left is whether government has the courage to act. The post Matthew Jeffery: To take the path of modernisation not austerity is the real test of nerve (part 2) appeared first on Conservative Home.

Economy
Conservative Home2 Apr 2026

William Duckworth: We are quietly losing one of our most important institutions – the great British pub

A modest rebalancing of alcohol taxation would deliver disproportionate benefits: stronger community life, healthier drinking patterns, more resilient high streets, and thriving local businesses. The post William Duckworth: We are quietly losing one of our most important institutions – the great British pub appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home2 Apr 2026

Matthew Jeffrey: Top grades today, but a barista tomorrow – we’re failing the AI generation (Part 1)

Degrees still matter in many professions, but research from the Institute for Fiscal Studies shows that a growing share of graduates earn little more than non-graduates ten years after leaving university, particularly outside a handful of high-demand fields. The post Matthew Jeffrey: Top grades today, but a barista tomorrow – we’re failing the AI generation (Part 1) appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home1 Apr 2026

Aarti Joshi: To ‘Back Britain’, we must stop taxing the City out of existence

It is time to stop taxing the Stock Exchange out of existence and start powering the next generation of British Tech giants and creating a new generation of shareholders.  The post Aarti Joshi: To ‘Back Britain’, we must stop taxing the City out of existence appeared first on Conservative Home.

Economy
Conservative Home31 Mar 2026

Elliot Keck: Tax penalties for family cars are not justified

The birthrate is at a level which almost guarantees civilisational collapse in the coming generations. Do we really want to make having a third or fourth child that little bit higher by charging family cars more? The post Elliot Keck: Tax penalties for family cars are not justified appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home30 Mar 2026

Will Calverley: A bolder vision for Greater Essex

Why not an Essex Assembly? A strategic body for the whole county, with clear democratic accountability and the authority to make major decisions about transport, infrastructure, economic growth and regional development. The post Will Calverley: A bolder vision for Greater Essex appeared first on Conservative Home.

Economy
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 Home25 Mar 2026

John Redwood: When it comes to the Bond markets, by her own measures Reeves has ‘crashed the economy’

When markets forced up the interest rates in 2022 Rachel Reeves said Liz Truss had crashed the economy Reeves said 4.38 per cent for ten year money was too high. We have to report now that her own measure and words Rachel Reeves has crashed the economy. The post John Redwood: When it comes to the Bond markets, by her own measures Reeves has ‘crashed the economy’ appeared first on Conservative Home.

Economy
Conservative Home24 Mar 2026

Festus Akinbusoye: What is a city for? Why London must be a home, not just an economy

When a city becomes transient, something deeper is lost. It is not just about the cost of rent. It is about the quiet erosion of community. The post Festus Akinbusoye: What is a city for? Why London must be a home, not just an economy appeared first on Conservative Home.

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