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Conservative Home14 Apr 2026

When the warnings about the ‘triple lock’ come from all sides – is it wise to ignore them?

Westminster has an open secret. Almost everybody knows that the triple-lock is ultimately economically unsustainable. And yet no party on the right wants to touch it for fear of electoral suicide. That doesn't make it any more sustainable. The post When the warnings about the ‘triple lock’ come from all sides – is it wise to ignore them? appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home13 Apr 2026

Watch: Kemi Badenoch’s speech to the London Defence Conference

The world is moving too fast to wait until the next election. Britain has the strengths that matter: outstanding servicemen and women, brilliant intelligence, world-class universities, a powerful defence sector, leading-edge technology, and the freedom to act, if we choose to use it. The post Watch: Kemi Badenoch’s speech to the London Defence Conference appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home10 Apr 2026

Anne-Marie Trevelyan: On the issue of defence spending and deterring any aggressor Trump is actually right

Do we look like if attacked, we would fight back and win? The bully only ever picks on the weak looking kid in the playground. Now is the time to listen to the US President. The post Anne-Marie Trevelyan: On the issue of defence spending and deterring any aggressor Trump is actually right appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home9 Apr 2026

Starmer has no idea how to deploy or rebuild the Royal Navy, or to deal with Trump

The test for Starmer is whether his government resolve that the humiliation of not having a single deployable Navy ship is not repeated. We must start spending on defence. By starting a war for which we were pitifully unprepared, Trump has at least taught us that lesson. The post Starmer has no idea how to deploy or rebuild the Royal Navy, or to deal with Trump appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home9 Apr 2026

John Oxley: The war with Iran might, potentially, be over but for Labour the problems have just begun

Starmer's government was already struggling to articulate a coherent economic vision before the crisis; the renewed inflationary pressure now arrives like a second wave before the first has receded. Higher prices strained public finances, renewed pressure on wage settlements. The post John Oxley: The war with Iran might, potentially, be over but for Labour the problems have just begun appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home8 Apr 2026

John Redwood: Labour is sorely mistaken if they think Starmer is ‘having a good war’

The Prime Minister tries to portray an image of calm, but to many of us it looks like ignorant inaction, fearing the reality of energy and food shortages and higher prices. The post John Redwood: Labour is sorely mistaken if they think Starmer is ‘having a good war’ appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home8 Apr 2026

Callum Murphy and Luke Robert Black: From Canary Wharf and Canning Town – what younger urban voters are really telling Conservatives

Many younger urban voters already share core Conservative instincts: belief in aspiration, enterprise, and a desire for a fair link between effort and reward. What was missing was a clear, modern offer that connects those instincts to their lives. That gap is now closing. The post Callum Murphy and Luke Robert Black: From Canary Wharf and Canning Town – what younger urban voters are really telling Conservatives appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home7 Apr 2026

It is our war

It's just that the Americans and Israelis are fighting it for us. The post It is our war appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home7 Apr 2026

Gavin Rice: The North Sea is Miliband’s fossil fuelled wake up call

Taking together the costs that could plausibly be reversed by the state, Onward calculates that 30 per cent of a typical bill is due to policy choices. The Government should be rolling back these imposed costs, starting with the carbon taxes on gas power. The post Gavin Rice: The North Sea is Miliband’s fossil fuelled wake up call appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home1 Apr 2026

Rafe Fletcher: Pro-natalism doesn’t work – communities do

Pro-natalists only echo the mistaken belief that the government could and should control fertility rates. His analysis was as wrong as his prescription. Boosting fertility is a bottom-up endeavour. A thriving nation relies upon vigorous communities. The post Rafe Fletcher: Pro-natalism doesn’t work – communities do appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home1 Apr 2026

Our Survey: Majority support North Sea oil and gas exploration amid war in Middle East

It should be obvious to the government, as it is to the general public, that the North Sea still has resources to exploit that could help to strengthen Britain's energy security. The thing is that Miliband, and hence Labour’s, net-zero ideology gets in the way. The post Our Survey: Majority support North Sea oil and gas exploration amid war in Middle East appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home31 Mar 2026

Fleur Butler: The case for women in power is not fairness – it’s competence

Women bring different instincts to group decision-making. They are less inclined towards automatic loyalty and more likely to interrogate assumptions before committing to a course of action.  The post Fleur Butler: The case for women in power is not fairness – it’s competence appeared first on Conservative Home.

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