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Conservative Home15 Apr 2026

Rafe Fletcher: The prism for policy decisions should be fairness not group justice

Britain must make policy based on fairness, within a framework of trade-offs, rather than on abstract moral claims to justice. An easy diagnosis. A harder cure. The post Rafe Fletcher: The prism for policy decisions should be fairness not group justice appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home15 Apr 2026

Local election campaigns have never been less about local issues

More important that how many councils the Conservative win next month is being able to demonstrate that where we are in power, we actually make a difference. The post Local election campaigns have never been less about local issues appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home15 Apr 2026

Katie Lam: The easiest way to lose any fight is to pretend it isn’t happening

Strengthening our hand at home in order to deal with challenges abroad is about being realistic about what we can and can’t do, what needs to come first, and recognising that our interactions with the rest of the world have real, material consequences for the British people. The post Katie Lam: The easiest way to lose any fight is to pretend it isn’t happening appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home15 Apr 2026

Andy Street: Growth will not come from noise, slogans or placing burdens on businesses

The route back to government is not through more noise, more grievance or a narrower politics. It is through growth, competence and a proper understanding of what makes an economy work. The post Andy Street: Growth will not come from noise, slogans or placing burdens on businesses appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home15 Apr 2026

Peter Fox: Nearly three decades of Labour in Wales has harmed the NHS, health workers and patients

A Welsh Conservative Government would immediately declare a health emergency and require every part of government to work on solving the endemic health crisis. The post Peter Fox: Nearly three decades of Labour in Wales has harmed the NHS, health workers and patients appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home14 Apr 2026

Mel Stride: The IMF has given the UK the biggest down grade in the G7 and it’s Reeves’ fault

The shadow Chancellor explains that the IMF is simply responding to the negative impact of Rachel Reeves' choice on the economy and in two tax raising budgets The post Mel Stride: The IMF has given the UK the biggest down grade in the G7 and it’s Reeves’ fault appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home14 Apr 2026

Daniel Vollborth: Reform’s efforts for credibility offer the Conservatives opportunities

‘Readiness for government’ and credibility can be a very fragile thing in the making. Many fundamental questions about how a Reform government would work remain unanswered and indeed, unanswerable. That can be leveraged but requires boldness from the Tories. The post Daniel Vollborth: Reform’s efforts for credibility offer the Conservatives opportunities appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home14 Apr 2026

Matthew Jeffery: Modernisation, not austerity (Part 1) – The AI revolution and the £50Bn hiding in plain sight

The most powerful savings do not come from doing work more efficiently, but from eliminating the need for work altogether. Artificial intelligence enables systems to reduce demand before it enters the system, fundamentally reshaping cost structures across public services. The post Matthew Jeffery: Modernisation, not austerity (Part 1) – The AI revolution and the £50Bn hiding in plain sight appeared first on Conservative Home.

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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Conservative Home14 Apr 2026

When the warnings about the ‘triple lock’ come from all sides – is it wise to ignore them?

Westminster has an open secret. Almost everybody knows that the triple-lock is ultimately economically unsustainable. And yet no party on the right wants to touch it for fear of electoral suicide. That doesn't make it any more sustainable. The post When the warnings about the ‘triple lock’ come from all sides – is it wise to ignore them? 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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Conservative Home14 Apr 2026

Annabelle Sanderson: So is shoplifting just OK now? Or should a law and order party say ‘no’

Criminals know now that shoplifting is tolerated, just as they know they can smoke drugs openly in the streets or steal a phone from out of someone’s hand with virtually no come back. That has to change and we Conservatives need to change it. The post Annabelle Sanderson: So is shoplifting just OK now? Or should a law and order party say ‘no’ appeared first on Conservative Home.

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