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Conservative Home10 Jun 2026

Rafe Fletcher: How a Thai meal and Singapore shows our state should think about profit too

Most bizarrely, Brits abelieve the NHS generates a 34 per cent profit but It is, of course, not profitable in any way. And its sacred nature generates a consensus that anything else would be a moral transgression. That attitude pervades throughout public services. The post Rafe Fletcher: How a Thai meal and Singapore shows our state should think about profit too appeared first on Conservative Home.

DefenceHealthcare
Conservative Home10 Jun 2026

Yes, social media is bad. No, a ban isn’t the answer.

A real conservative approach would recognise this, and offer an alternative which allows parents and education providers to decide for themselves what is best for their children. Schools and parents know young people far better than anyone in central government ever could.  The post Yes, social media is bad. No, a ban isn’t the answer. appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home10 Jun 2026

Katie Lam: It’s time to scrap the public sector equality duty

The Public Sector Equality Duty has been a complete disaster. It’s long past time that we restore equality before the law in its place. The post Katie Lam: It’s time to scrap the public sector equality duty appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home10 Jun 2026

Ruth Davidson: Graduate loans are a tax on aspiration: it’s time for Fair Fees

A fair system should not trap people in decades of repayments while their balances grow. It should set interest at a reasonable level, protect students from retrospective rule changes and make sure the cost of higher education is shared fairly between graduates and the wider country. The post Ruth Davidson: Graduate loans are a tax on aspiration: it’s time for Fair Fees appeared first on Conservative Home.

EconomyEducation
Conservative Home10 Jun 2026

Festus Akinbusoye: Henry Nowak and the fear that is corroding British policing

The least we can do is learn the right lesson from his death: public servants must never become so afraid of accusations that they stop seeing what is right in front of them. No ideology, theory or institutional fear should ever obscure that fact. The post Festus Akinbusoye: Henry Nowak and the fear that is corroding British policing appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home9 Jun 2026

Charles Amos: By George! – Burnham’s land value tax is bonkers

A land value tax simply amounts to theft and it must be opposed by everyone with the slightest regard for private property. The post Charles Amos: By George! – Burnham’s land value tax is bonkers appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home9 Jun 2026

Robert Buckland: How we counter extremist ideology with a community response

A modern justice system must treat all forms of extremism with equal resolve, supporting deradicalisation and rehabilitation wherever possible, while acting decisively where risk remains. The post Robert Buckland: How we counter extremist ideology with a community response appeared first on Conservative Home.

Reform
Conservative Home9 Jun 2026

Andrew Gilligan: No, Kemi, a social media ban won’t work

Just as we have the criminal law, and a police force to protect us from criminals, we need to decide as a nation what we want and do not want from social media, then set up an expert enforcement body – an algorithm patrol - and specialist court to see that we get it.   The post Andrew Gilligan: No, Kemi, a social media ban won’t work appeared first on Conservative Home.

Crime
Conservative Home9 Jun 2026

So Kemi’s good? Fine, but what is to be done about the party? Watch some football is my advice

Gareth Southgate did an amazing job, raised hopes and changed the narrative over eight years but we all know the ending - he didn’t actually win the prize. And there’s no point doing the grand ‘Ta-DAH!’ moment, for the Tories, if the crowd has already left the stadium months before. The post So Kemi’s good? Fine, but what is to be done about the party? Watch some football is my advice appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home9 Jun 2026

David Willetts: London Tech Week and the security agenda

We once again have to think about defence requirements, national capabilities and strategic strengths. This is what Conservatives used to do. We are rediscovering that Conservative tradition. The post David Willetts: London Tech Week and the security agenda appeared first on Conservative Home.

Defence
Conservative Home9 Jun 2026

Mani Basharzard: Britain isn’t broken – the government is

If we want government to work better, we must ask it to do less. Making the state more efficient is not enough; we must also reduce the range of responsibilities it assumes. The post Mani Basharzard: Britain isn’t broken – the government is appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home9 Jun 2026

Tony Devenish: After a decade of failure, Khan is running out of alibis

Our Mayoral candidate must be box office. To cut through in the media from day one. The post Tony Devenish: After a decade of failure, Khan is running out of alibis appeared first on Conservative Home.