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Conservative Home14 Jul 2026

Aled Richards-Jones: Pedestrianisation and al-fresco hospitality: a breath of fresh air for our high streets

The high street is deeply embedded in British culture. Brits of all generations have felt a strong attachment to their row of local shops. The reverse holds today, with boarded-up shops often symbolising neglect, a lack of pride, and economic decline. The post Aled Richards-Jones: Pedestrianisation and al-fresco hospitality: a breath of fresh air for our high streets appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home9 Jul 2026

Sebastian Milbank: Young people need a better deal — but can Britain’s political class deliver it?

Currently we tax young people for getting an education that often doesn’t enhance their income, tax employers for hiring them, tax them for coupling up, ration the asset they most need to access adult life, and, when they fall into depression and despondence, reward them for giving up. The post Sebastian Milbank: Young people need a better deal — but can Britain’s political class deliver it? appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home9 Jul 2026

Benjamin Elks: Local Authority debt has doubled since 2009

Councils purchasing commercial office blocks, hotels and shopping centres, building substantial property portfolios on the basis of low interest rates and overly optimistic investment returns has left an enormous burden on taxpayers. The post Benjamin Elks: Local Authority debt has doubled since 2009 appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home7 Jul 2026

David Rogers: It is possible to deliver new homes and retain the character of our villages

A planning system can only function properly when the wider economy supports investment, controls inflation and rewards enterprise. The post David Rogers: It is possible to deliver new homes and retain the character of our villages appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home6 Jul 2026

Claire Coutinho: Britain’s economic dictatorship isn’t run by generals. It’s run by employment tribunals

We need a reset which puts power back in the hands of the people. Restoring meritocracy and common sense is at the heart of the work Kemi Badenoch has asked me to do as Shadow Equalities Minister, and we will shortly be setting out our plan to achieve it.  The post Claire Coutinho: Britain’s economic dictatorship isn’t run by generals. It’s run by employment tribunals appeared first on Conservative Home.

Economy
Conservative Home2 Jul 2026

Ben Ramanauskus: Let’s celebrate the OBR

Rather than disparaging the OBR, Conservatives should be pleased that we have a well-respected body which enforces some fiscal discipline on our otherwise profligate politicians. The post Ben Ramanauskus: Let’s celebrate the OBR appeared first on Conservative Home.

Economy
Conservative Home2 Jul 2026

Badenoch stands up for the taxpayers Starmer forgot

The scene is starting to be set for an election in which Labour defends the ever growing Welfare State. The post Badenoch stands up for the taxpayers Starmer forgot appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home1 Jul 2026

John Redwood: Manchesterism won’t work

If Mr Burnham really wants to go for growth he will need lower taxes, cheaper energy, a roll back of net zero self harm, and more incentive for people to get a job and set up businesses. His wannabe advisers want more spending, more borrowing, more benefits, more socialism. That did not work in the 1970s and will not work now.  The post John Redwood: Manchesterism won’t work appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home30 Jun 2026

Thomas Griffin: Beyond the Golden Triangle – unlocking Britain’s growth clusters

The golden triangle does not exhaust our economic potential; most of it, it turns out, lies somewhere else entirely. This is not regional policy as charity; it is essential to national growth policy The post Thomas Griffin: Beyond the Golden Triangle – unlocking Britain’s growth clusters appeared first on Conservative Home.

Economy
Conservative Home25 Jun 2026

Lee Rotherham: The Government’s weakness on defence is only rivalled by the weakness of their defence

The current defence budget is £62.2bn. Our figure, £70.3bn, is merely the estimate for being able to stay in the next big fight for more than a week – and, more immediately, for looking like a sufficiently serious threat for a peer or near-peer power not to chance their hand and start it. The post Lee Rotherham: The Government’s weakness on defence is only rivalled by the weakness of their defence appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home23 Jun 2026

David Willetts: A decade of Brexit reverberations have hampered growth and may have made Britain harder to govern

Right now the big question is how to tackle the poor performance of the British economy and the reasons behind it. Not all are Brexit related, but it's important to address those that are. We aren't going back in, but we should still investigate, for our own good, the Brexit effect. The post David Willetts: A decade of Brexit reverberations have hampered growth and may have made Britain harder to govern appeared first on Conservative Home.

Economy
Conservative Home19 Jun 2026

Georgiana Bristol: It’s oil and gas wot won it

Whilst the impact of energy policy is felt more keenly on the ground in Aberdeen than anywhere else, there are lessons that the Conservatives can take from this. A relentless focus on good jobs. Safeguarding domestic industry. And, in the words of Al Carns, “energy security shapes economic security”. The post Georgiana Bristol: It’s oil and gas wot won it appeared first on Conservative Home.

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