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Conservative Home17 Apr 2026

Ryan Henson: We ignore Lebanon at our peril

Lebanon’s fragility is not just an opportunity for Iran and its proxies, but a breeding ground for Russian coercive influence, increasingly enabled by Britain’s retreat from the region. The post Ryan Henson: We ignore Lebanon at our peril appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home17 Apr 2026

John Bald: Let’s give schools an incentive to tackle the causes of special educational needs

Once SEND is identified, the school has to meet the first £6,000 of the cost of additional provision, from funds which, in their view, they simply do not have. In the light of this perverse incentive, they do nothing, and children suffer. The post John Bald: Let’s give schools an incentive to tackle the causes of special educational needs appeared first on Conservative Home.

Education
Conservative Home16 Apr 2026

Attieh Fard: A clear threat, a hesitant Government – why is our PM so slow to act?

With US–Iran talks failing to produce a deal and Washington deploying additional forces to the Middle East, the Prime Minister faces a stark choice. The post Attieh Fard: A clear threat, a hesitant Government – why is our PM so slow to act? appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home16 Apr 2026

Alexander Rooney: Is Wales about to sleepwalk into another government of failure?

On NHS waiting-lists alone this is a structural failure 27 years in the making. This is the consequence of a government more interested in expanding its own apparatus than fixing its own failures. The post Alexander Rooney: Is Wales about to sleepwalk into another government of failure? appeared first on Conservative Home.

Healthcare
Conservative Home16 Apr 2026

Nikita Malik: More than two million over‑50s are now on benefits – we must not write them off

If we start viewing midlife as a time of renewed possibility instead of decline, we can redesign work around longer lives, caring responsibilities, and changing health needs. The post Nikita Malik: More than two million over‑50s are now on benefits – we must not write them off appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home16 Apr 2026

National Service spooks the young and its revival is often ridiculed but right now is it worth another look?

If senior military men can suggest, without ridicule, that paying benefits to teenagers out of work might be better spent on paying them to train in the military, it is a mark of just where we are in the most volatile geopolitical circumstances most of us have known. The post National Service spooks the young and its revival is often ridiculed but right now is it worth another look? 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 Home16 Apr 2026

Simon Minas-Bound: Welfare reform can’t come from the centre

Labour believes problems are best solved by pulling levers in Whitehall. Conservatives should recognise that lasting change is built through strong local and regional leadership, working together to reflect the realities of place. The post Simon Minas-Bound: Welfare reform can’t come from the centre appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home15 Apr 2026

PMQs: Starmer is reprimanded by the Speaker for not answering Badenoch’s questions

Kemi Badenoch questioned the Prime Minister on defence spending, pointing out that claims to have raised defence spending just by announcing increases, is not the same as providing the money itself. The post PMQs: Starmer is reprimanded by the Speaker for not answering Badenoch’s questions appeared first on Conservative Home.

Defence
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.

Housing
Conservative Home15 Apr 2026

Matthew Jeffery: Modernisation, not austerity (Part 2) – The AI revolution and the test of nerve

This is ultimately a choice about what kind of state Britain intends to build by 2030. One that continues to layer technology onto existing systems, or one that uses it to fundamentally redesign how government operates. The only question left is whether government has the courage to act. The post Matthew Jeffery: Modernisation, not austerity (Part 2) – The AI revolution and the test of nerve appeared first on Conservative Home.