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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.

DefenceEnvironment
Conservative Home7 Aug 2026

I opened the doors of political perception on holiday – I’m not sure I liked what I saw

My perceptions from afar leave me feeling we could do with less performative politics and try and actually get detail and delivery – hard I know for any party not in government, but still possible. The overall subliminal message I got for two weeks is 'we are saying stuff that to make you feel better' and I didn't. The post I opened the doors of political perception on holiday – I’m not sure I liked what I saw appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home7 Aug 2026

Sarah Ingham: Britain is Ceuta in slow motion

There is a wilful naivety which insists that all illegal small boat people are desperate refugees fleeing warzones.  It is matched by successive British governments’ touching faith that France will help them solve the migrant problem. The post Sarah Ingham: Britain is Ceuta in slow motion appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home7 Aug 2026

Lord Ashcroft: Ukraine is not only out-innovating us on the battlefield but is far ahead with its veterans’ policy

Successful transition to civilian life at the end of military service helps recruitment, overcomes the perception of being damaged and dumped, and investment pays dividends but we have not really got there yet. But the Ukrainians, in the middle of a brutal war recognise its importance and have outrun us. The post Lord Ashcroft: Ukraine is not only out-innovating us on the battlefield but is far ahead with its veterans’ policy appeared first on Conservative Home.

Defence
Conservative Home7 Aug 2026

Phil King: Council candidate selections must have the same integrity requirements as Parliamentary ones

The Crewkerne episode is not an argument for weakening the candidate approval process. It is an argument for making it more intelligent, transparent and accountable. The post Phil King: Council candidate selections must have the same integrity requirements as Parliamentary ones appeared first on Conservative Home.

PoliticsHousing
Conservative Home6 Aug 2026

Ted Grainger: The Conservatives were right about the Dementia Tax

A serious Prime Minister would level with the public that the true unfairness in the current system lies not in asking those with significant housing windfalls to contribute, but in pretending that ever‑rising care costs can be met forever by taxing everyone else. The post Ted Grainger: The Conservatives were right about the Dementia Tax appeared first on Conservative Home.

EconomyHousing
Conservative Home6 Aug 2026

Sanjoy Sen: The tragedy of BP’s North Sea exit

That long-term vision has translated into energy security, allowing Norway to export its hydrocarbons whilst meeting its own needs from domestic renewables. By contrast, Britain allowed its only major gas storage facility, Rough, to close in 2017, a move that back-fired as soon as Russian tanks rolled into Ukraine The post Sanjoy Sen: The tragedy of BP’s North Sea exit appeared first on Conservative Home.

Environment
Conservative Home6 Aug 2026

Joe Shalam: Gove did not create the NEET crisis – but Britain’s obsession with university must end

Education reform alone will not reverse the surge in Neets. Government must reduce the cost of hiring young people, reform welfare and tackle the broken incentives in the labour market. “University at any cost” should be unmasked as the true villain, once and for all. The post Joe Shalam: Gove did not create the NEET crisis – but Britain’s obsession with university must end appeared first on Conservative Home.

Education
Conservative Home6 Aug 2026

Tories raise close to £15 million in Badenoch’s first full year as leader

Indeed, what these figures show is a party that left government for the first time in fourteen years and now has the finances of a party in opposition. That’s it. The post Tories raise close to £15 million in Badenoch’s first full year as leader appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home6 Aug 2026

Bob Seely: Superpowers, Great Powers and ‘also Rans’ – but which is Britain?

Ultimately, we should remember a simple lesson: in poker terms, we still have a one of the best hands of any nation, we just need to play it better. The post Bob Seely: Superpowers, Great Powers and ‘also Rans’ – but which is Britain? appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home6 Aug 2026

Festus Akinbusoye: Our justice system is one of Britain’s greatest institutions. It must not lose public trust

Britain's justice system remains one of the finest in the world because it never stood still. Throughout our history, we have strengthened our institutions when they have come under pressure rather than accepting decline as inevitable. The post Festus Akinbusoye: Our justice system is one of Britain’s greatest institutions. It must not lose public trust appeared first on Conservative Home.

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