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Conservative Home14 Aug 2026

John Cope: Burnham only offers devolution for big state and high tax policies

We now need to put forward a Conservative vision of devolution: trusting local people and their elected representatives, including the freedom to tax less, spend less, and do things differently. The post John Cope: Burnham only offers devolution for big state and high tax policies appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home14 Aug 2026

What Badenoch can learn from Disraeli

Dizzy reminds Conservatives that victory sometimes comes by being more radical than the Liberals, and by mocking their priggery. The post What Badenoch can learn from Disraeli appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home13 Aug 2026

Martyn Redstone: Burnham is wrong about AI hiring

Where the left offers intervention, state overreach, and anxiety over technological change, the conservative response must be confident, aspirational, and pragmatic. The post Martyn Redstone: Burnham is wrong about AI hiring appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home13 Aug 2026

George Beglan: The Manslaughter exemption, why it matters and why Burnham shouldn’t be handwringing

We need the political will to tell the public that the family of a man dragged to his death by a getaway car deserves the same protection from early release as any other victim whose killer's crime happened to carry a different label. The post George Beglan: The Manslaughter exemption, why it matters and why Burnham shouldn’t be handwringing appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home13 Aug 2026

Emma Revell: Bunham’s easy wins aren’t enough to fix the country

It’s easy for me, as someone who works in a think tank and has zero desire to run for elected office, to sit at my desk and tell politicians they need to do unpopular things for the good of the country. But the simple truth is that they do. Without it, there’s no route other than continued stagnation and inevitable decline. The post Emma Revell: Bunham’s easy wins aren’t enough to fix the country appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home13 Aug 2026

Clacton could prove a pyrrhic victory for Farage

Whilst Farage parades around the Clacton Leisure Centre, tooting his own horn and boasting that he has the establishment on the run, rival parties should very much prepare for a future contest. That, above all else, should be the takeaway from today’s foregone conclusion. The post Clacton could prove a pyrrhic victory for Farage appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home13 Aug 2026

John Oxley: The Prisons crisis is a classic example of the dangers of not knowing how to count

Arithmetic doesn't care which party is in office. Politicians who cannot bring themselves to run the numbers forward, on prisons or anything else, will keep meeting their future as a crisis, whoever happens to be standing there when it arrives. Breaking that cycle will provide electoral advantages, but also policy ones. The post John Oxley: The Prisons crisis is a classic example of the dangers of not knowing how to count appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home13 Aug 2026

Lana Hempsall: How much longer must Britain wait for welfare reform?

Britain's welfare system should be built around opportunity, not permanent dependency. It should encourage aspiration wherever possible and provide generous support where it is genuinely needed. The post Lana Hempsall: How much longer must Britain wait for welfare reform? appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home13 Aug 2026

Judy Terry: Suffolk’s land must be protected for future generations

Sustaining prime agricultural land is a clear priority for Suffolk County Council which has raised concerns over EcoPower Suffolk solar farm plans. The post Judy Terry: Suffolk’s land must be protected for future generations appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home12 Aug 2026

Alex Challoner: How do we solve a problem like Soho?

The problems faced by both Soho residents and those who run the concentration of licensed premises that they live next door to will not be solved either by hardcore NIMBYism or by muscular interventionism from City Hall. The post Alex Challoner: How do we solve a problem like Soho? appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home12 Aug 2026

Henry Clifford: Here’s how we fix Britain’s birthrate bust

Equalising parental benefits here would not only improve conditions for hundreds of thousands of new families, but it would also show a largely disaffected group that Conservatives take them seriously. The post Henry Clifford: Here’s how we fix Britain’s birthrate bust appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home12 Aug 2026

Andrew Allison: The vituperative nature of rivalry on the right is gifting our opponents a free pass

Can we put at least some of our differences aside, start being civil towards one another, and focus on defeating our true opponents?   The post Andrew Allison: The vituperative nature of rivalry on the right is gifting our opponents a free pass appeared first on Conservative Home.

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