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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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Conservative Home10 Aug 2026

Harriet Cross: Devolving power will not make you less accountable, Prime Minister

As the new PM embarks on this new devolution agenda – he would do well to keep in his mind the suite of powers devolved to politicians at Holyrood and ask himself if people across the whole of Scotland are feeling the benefits. The post Harriet Cross: Devolving power will not make you less accountable, Prime Minister appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home10 Aug 2026

Calum Davies: Star Wars in Welsh? Love it, but Welsh language policy has been a dramatic saga

The only time Welsh languiage the numbers went up, in 1991 and 2001, was after Conservative governments established S4C, the Welsh language TV channel, and the Welsh Language Act, putting Welsh on an equal footing in public business and justice administration. The post Calum Davies: Star Wars in Welsh? Love it, but Welsh language policy has been a dramatic saga appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home10 Aug 2026

Our Survey: Badenoch backed on candidates and the party not running in Clacton

80 per cent of Conservative members think it's right to hold new candidates to supporting the party policy on net-zero and the ECHR, and 73.4 per cent backed the decision not field a candidate in the upcoming Clacton by-election. The post Our Survey: Badenoch backed on candidates and the party not running in Clacton appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home10 Aug 2026

Matthew Jeffery: Universal healthcare will die if the NHS does not change

The NHS is not failing because hospitals are weak. It is failing because the system behind them is breaking down. Until Britain rebuilds social care, every promise to save the NHS will remain another expensive illusion. The post Matthew Jeffery: Universal healthcare will die if the NHS does not change appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home10 Aug 2026

Alex Burghart: Burnham is failing Northern Ireland

We want a safe and secure Northern Ireland playing its full part in the United Kingdom, one that looks to the future more than the past, one that enjoys ever greater prosperity as part of our family of nations – and that is what the Conservative and Unionist Party will continue to fight for. The post Alex Burghart: Burnham is failing Northern Ireland appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home10 Aug 2026

Sam Chapman-Allen: Upholding our Conservative values at the Local Government Association

We will never hesitate to oppose positions which are antithetical to Conservative values and that the views and interests of Conservative councils and councillors are central to everything we do. The post Sam Chapman-Allen: Upholding our Conservative values at the Local Government Association appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home9 Aug 2026

Our top ten picks of the week

ConservativeHome's round-up of ten of our best articles from the preceding week. The post Our top ten picks of the week appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home7 Aug 2026

Council by-election results from yesterday and forthcoming contests

The Conservatives lost two seats to Reform UK in King's Lynn & West Norfolk and a seat to the Green Party in Reigate and Banstead. The post Council by-election results from yesterday and forthcoming contests appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home7 Aug 2026

Lucy Rogers: Westminster City Council has declared war on the Great British pub

The British public have stood in pubs for so long that it has become an archetypal feature of our social scene. To throw this tradition in the growing pile of fun things banned by government would be a catastrophic assault on British culture.  The post Lucy Rogers: Westminster City Council has declared war on the Great British pub appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home7 Aug 2026

Callum Murphy: Hospices embody the very best of Britain. Labour should stop making their job harder

Hospices deserve a government that recognises their value, works with them as genuine partners and ensures that public policy strengthens – rather than weakens – one of our country's greatest charitable institutions. The post Callum Murphy: Hospices embody the very best of Britain. Labour should stop making their job harder appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home7 Aug 2026

Arthur Reynolds: The true cost of Labour’s green fanatacism

Kemi Badenoch is right to keep those who share this warped worldview well away from the Conservative Party. Should they wish to pursue the folly of net zero, Ed Davey’s circus is always looking for new performers. The post Arthur Reynolds: The true cost of Labour’s green fanatacism appeared first on Conservative Home.

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