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Conservative Home1 Apr 2026

Rafe Fletcher: Pro-natalism doesn’t work – communities do

Pro-natalists only echo the mistaken belief that the government could and should control fertility rates. His analysis was as wrong as his prescription. Boosting fertility is a bottom-up endeavour. A thriving nation relies upon vigorous communities. The post Rafe Fletcher: Pro-natalism doesn’t work – communities do appeared first on Conservative Home.

Defence
Conservative Home1 Apr 2026

Our Survey: Majority support North Sea oil and gas exploration amid war in Middle East

It should be obvious to the government, as it is to the general public, that the North Sea still has resources to exploit that could help to strengthen Britain's energy security. The thing is that Miliband, and hence Labour’s, net-zero ideology gets in the way. The post Our Survey: Majority support North Sea oil and gas exploration amid war in Middle East appeared first on Conservative Home.

Defence
Conservative Home1 Apr 2026

Katie Lam: We will not fix our problems by telling people to stop talking about them

Failure to acknowledge the truth, and a desire to prevent other people from doing so, allowed people to get away with the some of the very worst crimes committed in this country in living memory. The post Katie Lam: We will not fix our problems by telling people to stop talking about them appeared first on Conservative Home.

Crime
Conservative Home1 Apr 2026

Michael Gray: The Conservative policy on social media for U16’s is pro-childhood not anti-tech

The impact of social media in schools is visible in friendship groups destabilised overnight by the fallout from group chats; in the heightened anxiety that stems from constant comparison; in the quiet but persistent erosion of self-regulation. The post Michael Gray: The Conservative policy on social media for U16’s is pro-childhood not anti-tech appeared first on Conservative Home.

Education
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

Jack Clapper: Is the Conservative Party facing a Liberal-style collapse?

As with the Liberals a century ago, there is a growing risk that the Conservative Party’s structure is no longer suited to the electorate it seeks to represent. The post Jack Clapper: Is the Conservative Party facing a Liberal-style collapse? appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home31 Mar 2026

Fleur Butler: The case for women in power is not fairness – it’s competence

Women bring different instincts to group decision-making. They are less inclined towards automatic loyalty and more likely to interrogate assumptions before committing to a course of action.  The post Fleur Butler: The case for women in power is not fairness – it’s competence appeared first on Conservative Home.

DefenceHousing
Conservative Home31 Mar 2026

Andrew Gilligan: Britain is in a mess, but not as much as you might think

Significant parts of the political debate, on left and right, are based on official statistics which are wrong. And the wrongness more often seems to be in one direction - towards the gloomy, the pessimistic and the negative. The post Andrew Gilligan: Britain is in a mess, but not as much as you might think appeared first on Conservative Home.

PoliticsDefence
Conservative Home31 Mar 2026

Our Survey: Big support for Badenoch’s position at the start of the Iran war and for increased defence spending

81.2 per cent of responders back Badenoch in saying she'd have granted use of our bases from the start of operations. 62.3 per cent say they backed the US and Israel striking the Iranian regime. 92.8 per cent back the UK spending more on defence, and faster. The post Our Survey: Big support for Badenoch’s position at the start of the Iran war and for increased defence spending appeared first on Conservative Home.

Defence
Conservative Home31 Mar 2026

David Willetts: Care is needed when regulating young people’s lives – protection not restraint is the key

Regulation is a legitimate tool to protect young people but there are also dangers in taking it too far. Regulation can sometimes work against the interests of the young. Like so many other measures it can be captured by older generations to constrain the young. The post David Willetts: Care is needed when regulating young people’s lives – protection not restraint is the key appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home31 Mar 2026

Sanjoy Sen: The truth about the North Sea – Britain needs to extract what’s left and pursue long-term alternatives

Nobody can predict how long the current Iran oil price spike will last but one thing is certain: future global uncertainty. The post Sanjoy Sen: The truth about the North Sea – Britain needs to extract what’s left and pursue long-term alternatives appeared first on Conservative Home.

Housing
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.

Economy