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Conservative Home12 Aug 2026

The Supreme court ruled, the EHRC has issued guidance, there is no justification for refusing to accept it

I just wanted to be the voice momentarily, who says that you can comfortably believe that the law is right, the guidance there for a reason, and still love someone whom it effects. I have absolutely no desire whatever to try and ‘change’ my son’s mind or bother with an attempt. I like them as they are. The post The Supreme court ruled, the EHRC has issued guidance, there is no justification for refusing to accept it appeared first on Conservative Home.

Crime
Conservative Home12 Aug 2026

John Redwood: Nationalisation is not Labour’s silver bullet

The losses simply get worse and the poor old taxpayer has to pay all the bills. For how long will they manage to preserve the jobs? Government should not overclaim for what it can achieve when there is no-one else left to blame. The post John Redwood: Nationalisation is not Labour’s silver bullet appeared first on Conservative Home.

Economy
Conservative Home12 Aug 2026

Isabella Link: Here’s how the Tories win back young women

If the Conservative Party wants to win back young female voters, it must demonstrate visibly that the party is willing to speak out for young women and make conservatism fashionable again. The post Isabella Link: Here’s how the Tories win back young women appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home12 Aug 2026

Anna Firth: Andy Burnham cannot preach devolution while centralising our police forces without public consent

Before ministers embark on one of the biggest restructurings of policing in generations, the public deserve to know precisely what problem is being solved, what evidence supports the proposed solution, how much it will cost and what safeguards will preserve genuinely local policing. The post Anna Firth: Andy Burnham cannot preach devolution while centralising our police forces without public consent appeared first on Conservative Home.

Crime
Conservative Home11 Aug 2026

Samiksha Bhattacharjee: Vape shops belong on our highstreets

It is time we stopped letting politicians treat us like perpetual children. If politicians in Westminster can’t even govern themselves, they have no business trying to micro-manage our lives. The post Samiksha Bhattacharjee: Vape shops belong on our highstreets appeared first on Conservative Home.

Politics
Conservative Home11 Aug 2026

Austen Morgan: Will Burnham govern ‘by the book’ – and have a written constitution?

Burnham can only mean what he says: he wants a written constitution.  He knows the UK, as an occupying power, helped shape the 1949 German federal constitution, and it is a model for him.  The post Austen Morgan: Will Burnham govern ‘by the book’ – and have a written constitution? appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home11 Aug 2026

Brandon To: Britain has forgotten what a real refugee looks like

Perhaps he should have taken a dinghy towards the White Cliffs of Dover. In Vera Lynn’s time there were bluebirds over them. Today, there’ll probably be coaches waiting to escort you to a 4-star hotel in Canary Wharf. The post Brandon To: Britain has forgotten what a real refugee looks like appeared first on Conservative Home.

Defence
Conservative Home11 Aug 2026

Shadow Cabinet League Table: Badenoch storms yet further ahead

Whether these numbers will hold up going into our next survey remains a mystery. Kemi’s decision to stand by Joshua Bonehill-Paine, alongside her ill-received letter to the residents of Clacton were uncharacteristic, unforced errors, that may well eat into her favourability come next month.  The post Shadow Cabinet League Table: Badenoch storms yet further ahead appeared first on Conservative Home.

Politics
Conservative Home11 Aug 2026

Peter Franklin: If Burnham was serious about decentralising power he’d give it to an English parliament

Devolution to Scotland and Wales hasn't exactly been a rip roaring success. That's true, but then England isn't Scotland or Wales — and it's about time our constitution reflected that fact. The post Peter Franklin: If Burnham was serious about decentralising power he’d give it to an English parliament appeared first on Conservative Home.

Politics
Conservative Home11 Aug 2026

Lord Ashcroft: My latest polling – Whose side is Andy Burnham on, does he have a plan, what will happen to taxes, and do we need an election?

My latest poll looks in detail at early impressions of Andy Burnham as prime minister: whose side is he on, does he have a plan, what do people make of his ideas, and where should the money come from? The post Lord Ashcroft: My latest polling – Whose side is Andy Burnham on, does he have a plan, what will happen to taxes, and do we need an election? appeared first on Conservative Home.

PoliticsEconomy
Conservative Home11 Aug 2026

Tony Devenish: Burnham’s devolution plans will just mean more tax

My own Council , Westminster City Council is facing a £100m funding cut, over the next three years, causing inevitable cuts to council services and significant council tax increases. That’s nearly 50 per cent in Central Government’s decades old grants to my council. The post Tony Devenish: Burnham’s devolution plans will just mean more tax appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home10 Aug 2026

Kiran Fothergill: The biggest cost of living isn’t your weekly shop. It’s tax

At the next election, for the good of our nation and to finally alleviate the ‘cost of living crisis’, the Conservative Party should stand on a credible plan to change direction on public spending. We need to inspire a future where we have lower taxes. The post Kiran Fothergill: The biggest cost of living isn’t your weekly shop. It’s tax appeared first on Conservative Home.

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