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Conservative Home29 Apr 2026

Tim Bale: Why a Prime Minister needs a Parliamentary Private Secretary as good as Ian Gow

Totally trustworthy, Gow was gregarious but also shrewd, relatable but also ruthless.  He knew his boss’s mind, as well as her strengths and weaknesses, and, on occasion, was more than willing to speak truth to power. The post Tim Bale: Why a Prime Minister needs a Parliamentary Private Secretary as good as Ian Gow appeared first on Conservative Home.

Politics
Conservative Home29 Apr 2026

A three-line whip is no substitute for authority

Labour MPs must now carry not merely a damaged Prime Minister, but a grievously wounded one – and have to explain to their constituents why they thought that vote was a good one, and why they were content to be seen as “complicit in a cover-up”. The post A three-line whip is no substitute for authority appeared first on Conservative Home.

Politics
Conservative Home29 Apr 2026

Katie Lam: Labour is opening the door to a whole new wave of lawfare

If protecting our veterans from vexatious prosecution really isn’t compatible with ECHR membership, this only strengthens the case for leaving the ECHR altogether. The post Katie Lam: Labour is opening the door to a whole new wave of lawfare appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home29 Apr 2026

Mike Newton: An innovative solution for the fiscal crisis

As gilts yields head above 5 per cent, with welfare out of control and 30 per cent of young adults economically inactive, it is time for an innovative solution to the fiscal crisis. The post Mike Newton: An innovative solution for the fiscal crisis appeared first on Conservative Home.

Economy
Conservative Home29 Apr 2026

Alan Mak: Conservatives understand Britain still needs face-to-face banking

A modern financial system must work for all its users, not just the majority. Older people, small business owners, people in rural, suburban and coastal communities and the digitally excluded also need access to the banking system. The post Alan Mak: Conservatives understand Britain still needs face-to-face banking appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home28 Apr 2026

Jonathan Guttentag: When the state mistakes a yeshivah for a school, liberty is at risk

Conservatives ought to be especially alert. We are meant to understand that society is made up not only of individuals and the state, but of families, communities, churches, synagogues, schools, clubs, traditions, and inherited forms of moral life. The post Jonathan Guttentag: When the state mistakes a yeshivah for a school, liberty is at risk appeared first on Conservative Home.

Education
Conservative Home28 Apr 2026

Oliver Dean: Decline is an option – not an inevitability

If we are to take just one thing from this year's Margaret Thatcher Conference it is this: that decline, much like growth, is a choice, and Britain’s leaders must be daring if they are to return Britain to a place of prosperity. The post Oliver Dean: Decline is an option – not an inevitability appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home28 Apr 2026

Andrew Gilligan: Devolution in Scotland and Wales has been a failure – and nobody wants to admit it

Any attempt to devolve their powers downwards, improve the poor job they do or incentivise them to work better with others will be seen as a “Westminster attack on Scotland” or a “Westminster attack on Wales.” The post Andrew Gilligan: Devolution in Scotland and Wales has been a failure – and nobody wants to admit it appeared first on Conservative Home.

PoliticsDefence
Conservative Home28 Apr 2026

Barton is back –  to do a far far better thing, in a tale of two Select Committees

Barton is a straight shooter, who could finally explain that the whole Mandelson saga was not normal, not due process, and in his professional view not a good idea from the get-go. The post Barton is back –  to do a far far better thing, in a tale of two Select Committees appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home28 Apr 2026

David Willetts: Is there a neat solution for NEETs?

For many people who are not working, especially if they are young, their benefits are very low indeed. The big trend of the past decade or more has been to shift benefit spend away from young people and families towards pensioners. The post David Willetts: Is there a neat solution for NEETs?  appeared first on Conservative Home.

Defence
Conservative Home28 Apr 2026

James Crouch: Badenoch continues to build momentum, one week at a time

With each set-piece moment, Badenoch appears to be persuading more voters that she might just be the right person to lead her party after all. The post James Crouch: Badenoch continues to build momentum, one week at a time appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home28 Apr 2026

Seb James: How the Conservatives are opening the doors to the young

The party has changed, the faces have changed, and the values have never been clearer. The Conservative Party can enable anyone to achieve their potential. The post Seb James: How the Conservatives are opening the doors to the young appeared first on Conservative Home.