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Conservative Home16 Mar 2026

Lewis Norton: Why the Welsh Conservatives are containing ‘devo-scepticism’ and is it sustainable?

Increasingly, there is a sense that the party needs to make a decision on this constitutional question which has been an ever-present issue for nearly three decades. Ultimately, the sustainability of this approach will depend largely on the result the party achieves in May. The post Lewis Norton: Why the Welsh Conservatives are containing ‘devo-scepticism’ and is it sustainable? appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home16 Mar 2026

Inside the young Tories’ plot for a Conservative revival

The Conservative Party must “embrace a new radicalism” and “significantly accelerate” its renewal if it is to be ready for power by 2029, according to a bold new report from a group of Tory rising stars. The post Inside the young Tories’ plot for a Conservative revival appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home16 Mar 2026

David Gauke: Donald Trump is not our friend and all parties should be wary of being too close

Wanting the US action against Iran to replace an evil regime with something much better is one thing, but the odds were always that is not going to be the case.  In such circumstances, reticence in supporting the US was not a moral failure, but perfectly sensible. The post David Gauke: Donald Trump is not our friend and all parties should be wary of being too close appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home16 Mar 2026

Andrew Griffith: Labour are determined to make April the start of fresh misery for businesses and the self-employed

2025 was the year Labour killed jobs.  This year may well prove the year they kill the high street. Businesses are aching for a government that understands them, and that is precisely what we are building. The post Andrew Griffith: Labour are determined to make April the start of fresh misery for businesses and the self-employed appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home16 Mar 2026

James Ford: Cars are hardly Oxford Street’s biggest problem, so why does the Mayor insist on pretending they are?

I believe that his misdiagnosis of the West End’s woes is deliberate and cynical; the pretext for a shameless power grab. The post James Ford: Cars are hardly Oxford Street’s biggest problem, so why does the Mayor insist on pretending they are? appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home15 Mar 2026

Our top ten picks of the week

ConservativeHome's round-up of ten of our best articles from the preceding week. The post Our top ten picks of the week appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home13 Mar 2026

Council by-election results from yesterday and forthcoming contests

Reform UK gained a seat from Lincolnshire Independents in North Kesteven. The Lib Dems gained a seat from the Green Party in the Vale of White Horse. But the Lib Dems lost a seat to the Green Party in Liverpool. The post Council by-election results from yesterday and forthcoming contests appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home13 Mar 2026

Jonathan Guttentag: Iran exposes the West’s crisis of moral clarity

Within days of military strikes against Iranian targets, demonstrations appeared in several Western cities condemning Israel and the United States, while paying little attention to the actions and ideology of the Iranian regime itself. The post Jonathan Guttentag: Iran exposes the West’s crisis of moral clarity appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home13 Mar 2026

Neil Garratt and Luke Robert Black: Stop building affordable housing – build subsidised instead

If developers make a profit, they are more incentivised to build communities and, importantly, increase their risk appetite. By ensuring stronger returns, we are more likely to see more diversity, more beauty and, chiefly, higher quality homes for Londoners. The post Neil Garratt and Luke Robert Black: Stop building affordable housing – build subsidised instead appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home13 Mar 2026

Daniel Pitt: A Canadian has showed us how powerful, policy rooted in ‘our ancient English liberty’, can be

Wrapping up policy proposals within a grand narrative of their historical importance and situating them within a long national story has powerful imagery that can move the conservative soul. The post Daniel Pitt: A Canadian has showed us how powerful, policy rooted in ‘our ancient English liberty’, can be appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home13 Mar 2026

Politics doesn’t need saints, or sinners, it needs more ‘honest’ and ‘normal’

If we can all find a way to choose candidates and foster MPs who are skeleton and even closet free, and just a bit more 'normal' to a majority of the electorate, we wouldn’t be doing ourselves a favour. We’d be doing everyone a favour. The post Politics doesn’t need saints, or sinners, it needs more ‘honest’ and ‘normal’ appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home13 Mar 2026

George Beglan: Britain’s political class has confused legal performance with strategic thinking – again

International law in military matters has always been more facade than framework: it lacks enforcement mechanisms, it derives its apparent authority from hegemonic sponsorship, and appealing to it not only fails to constrain great power behaviour but obscures the real debate The post George Beglan: Britain’s political class has confused legal performance with strategic thinking – again appeared first on Conservative Home.

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