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Conservative Home1 May 2026

Gareth Davies: Why all eyes should be on Wales this May?

This election, then, will not simply decide who governs Wales, but whether the desire for change translates into meaningful improvement or merely a continuation of the same political culture under a different, more nationalist, banner. The post Gareth Davies: Why all eyes should be on Wales this May? appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home27 Apr 2026

Julian Gallant: On the campaign trail in Ealing

Conservatives currently hold four seats on the council, which we’re defending of course. We’re also advancing in areas that haven’t been considered viable before, like Greenford and Southall. The post Julian Gallant: On the campaign trail in Ealing appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home24 Apr 2026

Patrick English: YouGov data shows Reform holding back Conservative recovery in London

Frustrating news for the Conservatives, our model does not currently project the party to be winning back control of either Westminster or Wandsworth. These are, naturally, the top two Borough targets for a Conservative party looking to show they can win again. The post Patrick English: YouGov data shows Reform holding back Conservative recovery in London appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home24 Apr 2026

Henry Higgins: How can we get infrastructure projects unblocked?

The practices that control the management of public money are very different to the methods that are used for private, investor money. The post Henry Higgins: How can we get infrastructure projects unblocked? 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 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

Anakin England: The Conservative argument for a wealth tax

Unequal concentrations of wealth could enable monopoly-like distortions on asset values, interest rates, rents and would end market competition. Reasonably then, there must be a limit on the proportion of wealth held by a minority before it starts to jeopardise normal market function. The post Anakin England: The Conservative argument for a wealth tax appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home17 Apr 2026

Sarah Ingham: Le Crunch Nouveau is French vs British defence

Were Lord Nelson to see the current state of the Royal Navy, his shock would surely be shared by Vice Admiral Pierre-Charles Villeneuve, commander of the enemy fleet at Trafalgar. The post Sarah Ingham: Le Crunch Nouveau is French vs British defence appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home16 Apr 2026

Bob Seely: Resilience and “corrosive complacency” – the dangers of Labour’s attitude to defence

We currently live in a never-never land of promised defence spending that doesn’t then materialise. Our Government is talking the talk on defence and resilience. It is not walking the walk. The post Bob Seely: Resilience and “corrosive complacency” – the dangers of Labour’s attitude to defence appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home16 Apr 2026

William Hall: The erosion of property rights – why ‘just raise tax’ is a false solution to Britain’s woes

Next time the Treasury identifies some new pet project, they will do what they always do and reach into our pockets to pay for it, rather than exercise the financial self-discipline that falls on any business owner The post William Hall: The erosion of property rights – why ‘just raise tax’ is a false solution to Britain’s woes appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home15 Apr 2026

George Beglan: A State that governs by poll is not showing ‘democratic responsiveness’ but weakness

This is not a new problem, but it is an accelerating one. The degradation of the modern attention span and the compression of the news cycle have made poll-driven governance more volatile and its outputs more incoherent. The post George Beglan: A State that governs by poll is not showing ‘democratic responsiveness’ but weakness appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home14 Apr 2026

David Willetts: Space is not just the future of ‘discovery science’, but a current geopolitical reality

Space is exciting science. It is bold human exploration. But it is also a crucial environment for complex geo-political rivalries too. Artemis II was a model of international collaboration very different from the MAGA rhetoric. Even America now is not trying to do it all on its own. The post David Willetts: Space is not just the future of ‘discovery science’, but a current geopolitical reality appeared first on Conservative Home.

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