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Conservative Home27 Apr 2026

Luke Graham: Politics has never been so hard to predict – but voters are united, in gloomy discontent

Britain is not a house divided into competing national identities. It is, rather, a country experiencing a shared loss of confidence — “one nation united under gloom”. The post Luke Graham: Politics has never been so hard to predict – but voters are united, in gloomy discontent appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home27 Apr 2026

Conservatives will fight Labour’s plans to allow veterans to be prosecuted for serving their country

James Cartlidge and Alex Burghart explain why Labours plans are not just a bad idea but morally wrong, and the reasons they think Sir Keir Starmer is still in favour of going ahead The post Conservatives will fight Labour’s plans to allow veterans to be prosecuted for serving their country appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home27 Apr 2026

A scandal for Starmer, a test for the Tories

The Conservatives may have a procedural route to wound the Prime Minister – but victory is far from straightforward. The post A scandal for Starmer, a test for the Tories appeared first on Conservative Home.

Defence
Conservative Home27 Apr 2026

David Gauke: It was worse in the 1970s but it can certainly feel like history repeating itself

We know now that the country got out of its 1970s malaise thanks to a government committed to fiscal discipline and a market economy.  Were matters worse in the seventies compared to today? Yes.  Will matters resolve themselves as positively?  Not necessarily. The post David Gauke: It was worse in the 1970s but it can certainly feel like history repeating itself appeared first on Conservative Home.

Economy
Conservative Home27 Apr 2026

Andrew Bowie: The unionist vote must stick together in Scotland

Reform are not a unionist party. You are not a unionist party if you allow separatists to stand for election in your name. You are not a unionist party if you are relaxed about another referendum on ripping our great nation apart. The post Andrew Bowie: The unionist vote must stick together in Scotland appeared first on Conservative Home.

Politics
Conservative Home27 Apr 2026

Julian Gallant: On the campaign trail in Ealing

Conservatives currently hold four seats on the council, which we’re defending of course. We’re also advancing in areas that haven’t been considered viable before, like Greenford and Southall. The post Julian Gallant: On the campaign trail in Ealing appeared first on Conservative Home.

EnvironmentHousing
Conservative Home26 Apr 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 Home24 Apr 2026

Council by-election results from this week and forthcoming contests

Reform UK gained a seat from Labour in Salford. The post Council by-election results from this week and forthcoming contests appeared first on Conservative Home.

PoliticsReform
Conservative Home24 Apr 2026

Tim Sansom: Running for power. Finding the mental, physical or political mindset to navigate parliamentary life

Tim Sansom works for Dr Luke Evans MP as a Senior Parliamentary Researcher and is a committed runner and advocate for running. Let me take you back to Gunnersbury Park on 22 July 2017. I had heard that London could be a lonely and tiring city if you could not find a niche or tribe […] The post Tim Sansom: Running for power. Finding the mental, physical or political mindset to navigate parliamentary life appeared first on Conservative Home.

Politics
Conservative Home24 Apr 2026

Adrian Lee: The General Strike of 1926 – a noble fight or a futile gesture?

They had nothing positive to campaign for and just demanded that their wages be maintained at earlier levels, when it was clear that to do so would bankrupt the industry. The post Adrian Lee: The General Strike of 1926 – a noble fight or a futile gesture? appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home24 Apr 2026

Patrick English: YouGov data shows Reform holding back Conservative recovery in London

Frustrating news for the Conservatives, our model does not currently project the party to be winning back control of either Westminster or Wandsworth. These are, naturally, the top two Borough targets for a Conservative party looking to show they can win again. The post Patrick English: YouGov data shows Reform holding back Conservative recovery in London appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home24 Apr 2026

When it really is a marathon not a sprint don’t be put off by the half-time commentary

In two years of watching this political race I’ve seen an unpromising start and a long uphill climb coming ahead, but I’m still confident that not only are the Tories not ‘out of the race’ they are contending. The post When it really is a marathon not a sprint don’t be put off by the half-time commentary appeared first on Conservative Home.

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