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Conservative Home11 Mar 2026

John Wall: The lessons of history for governments in trouble

Starmer’s government is unpopular suggesting a 2029 election. How will the Iran War or May elections play for him? Replacing him could be worthwhile, but if his successor hangs on until 2029 they’d have to achieve something only Attlee, just, and Major managed. The post John Wall: The lessons of history for governments in trouble appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home11 Mar 2026

Terri Bloore: Starmer needs a lessons on managing international relations. He should ask Zelensky

I have seen how hard Ukraine has worked to preserve relations with the West. Yes, it has been slow, yes faltering at times but support flowed because Kyiv proved itself a serious partner that can be trusted. The post Terri Bloore: Starmer needs a lessons on managing international relations. He should ask Zelensky appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home11 Mar 2026

PMQs: Badenoch grills Starmer over fuel duty rise

The Tory Leader attacked Sir Keir Starmer over his plans to raise fuel duty despite the Iran war sending oil prices surging. The post PMQs: Badenoch grills Starmer over fuel duty rise appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home11 Mar 2026

James Fisk: If Conservatives get back into power they need to overhaul the way Government communicates online

We need to redefine the metrics for successful online communications from Government. Politicians and parties need to have complete creative license to try and win votes online, and take the risks. The institution of Government cannot afford to, so it shouldn’t. The post James Fisk: If Conservatives get back into power they need to overhaul the way Government communicates online appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home11 Mar 2026

Labour’s efforts to brand critics of its stance on Iran as warmongers is the apex of cynicism

Nobody sane likes war, and those that do seldom fight them. Badenoch isn’t itching to ‘do war’. She’s advocating defending British interests, and if you think Starmer hasn’t damaged those then you are living in an isolationist virtue bubble. The post Labour’s efforts to brand critics of its stance on Iran as warmongers is the apex of cynicism appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home11 Mar 2026

John Redwood: Labour weakened our national security long before the Iran war

This government of international lawyers, by international lawyers for international lawyers has used its own skewed and incompetent interpretations of human rights, net zero, post-colonial settlements and other international treaties to sell us out and weaken our security. The post John Redwood: Labour weakened our national security long before the Iran war appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home11 Mar 2026

Miriam Cates: Have polls replaced principles?

Polling saturation is turning our politicians from leaders into followers. Polls can tell us what voters think about a particular issue, but they cannot tell us if those voters are correct. The public’s views are often contradictory The post Miriam Cates: Have polls replaced principles? appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home11 Mar 2026

Lord Ashcroft: Can Starmer negotiate the left’s coalition of chaos?

We've been asking, what is the state of the left-of-centre voting coalition under the biggest Labour majority for nearly 30 years? With Reform ahead in the polls, can the left mobilise to keep the right out of office? It might be trickier than some imagine. The post Lord Ashcroft: Can Starmer negotiate the left’s coalition of chaos? appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home10 Mar 2026

Fleur Butler: How cultural icons are radicalising a generation of girls – straight from the populist playbook

This cuts against the story our commentariat prefers. We are told that young men are the epicentre of radicalisation, volatile, misogynistic, one podcast away from extremism. Not only is this misandrist; it obscures the sharper electoral point. The post Fleur Butler: How cultural icons are radicalising a generation of girls – straight from the populist playbook appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home10 Mar 2026

Emmanuel Igwe: There’s no such thing as unfunded tax cuts

For the Right to show it has not bought into the narrative of unfunded tax cuts it needs to be emphatic on the benefits of lower taxation as a vehicle for both collective and individual economic freedom and audacious in its pursuit to achieve it. The post Emmanuel Igwe: There’s no such thing as unfunded tax cuts appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home10 Mar 2026

Brandon To: Japan demands integration – Britain just debates it

The Conservative answer should not be a return to liberal complacency. Nor a race to outflank Reform on rhetorical hardness, because they will always go further. In this immigration debate, the Conservative answer should be stronger integration. The post Brandon To: Japan demands integration – Britain just debates it appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home10 Mar 2026

We are already getting a glimpse of what Miliband would be like in No. 11

The failed Labour leader, now Energy Secretary, is increasingly tipped as a possible Chancellor in a post–Keir Starmer world. But we may not need to speculate about what he would be like in No11. In many ways, the Miliband chancellorship is already on display. The post We are already getting a glimpse of what Miliband would be like in No. 11 appeared first on Conservative Home.

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