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Conservative Home24 Apr 2026

Andrew Griffith: Our national debt, the ‘War Bond’ wheeze and Labour’s gilt

Every hour of every day, Britain relies on the kindness of strangers.  Unbeknownst to most on the Government benches, our national debt now stands at close to £2.9 trillion, equivalent to over 93 per cent of our GDP and nearly three times the Government’s annual tax take.  The post Andrew Griffith: Our national debt, the ‘War Bond’ wheeze and Labour’s gilt appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home24 Apr 2026

Lord Ashcroft: Why you should take “voting intention polls” with a pinch of salt

Some have accused me of artificially inflating the Tories’ in my surveys. I’m not, as what would be the point of producing polls suggesting your party is doing better than it really is? It was to counter such “comfort polling” that I got into the business in the first place. The post Lord Ashcroft: Why you should take “voting intention polls” with a pinch of salt appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home24 Apr 2026

Henry Higgins: How can we get infrastructure projects unblocked?

The practices that control the management of public money are very different to the methods that are used for private, investor money. The post Henry Higgins: How can we get infrastructure projects unblocked? appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home24 Apr 2026

Populists prosper when liberals no longer know the people

In his new history of liberalism Wooldridge finds ample cause for pessimism. The post Populists prosper when liberals no longer know the people appeared first on Conservative Home.

Reform
Conservative Home23 Apr 2026

Cai Hughes: Spending more on defence is not enough without a strategy of what to spend it on

If the government is serious about meeting the threats of the coming decade - and the case for doing so has never been stronger - it must pair its spending ambitions with an equally serious and publicly articulated plan for how that money will be used. The post Cai Hughes: Spending more on defence is not enough without a strategy of what to spend it on appeared first on Conservative Home.

Defence
Conservative Home23 Apr 2026

Austen Morgan: We now know more than we did about the Mandelson affair – so what happens next?

Robbins could insist on justifying civil service discretion in the face of ministerial rights to know?  Starmer will have diminishing political support.  Robbins, the support of the former cabinet secretaries and other mandarins. Public opinion, unimpressed with the former, may warm to the latter. The post Austen Morgan: We now know more than we did about the Mandelson affair – so what happens next? appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home23 Apr 2026

Emma Revell: Growth is the most over-used and under-delivered word in modern politics

Since the global financial crisis, growth has been held up as the solution to all our problems: the answer to stagnant wages, creaking public services, and a rising cost of living. And it would be, if we had done any of the things necessary to allow it to happen. The post Emma Revell: Growth is the most over-used and under-delivered word in modern politics appeared first on Conservative Home.

PoliticsEconomy
Conservative Home23 Apr 2026

The Starmer question

Behind the calls for his resignation lies a quieter hope for some Tories that Sir Keir Starmer limps on, dragging Labour down with him. The post The Starmer question appeared first on Conservative Home.

Politics
Conservative Home23 Apr 2026

John Oxley: My vote in the local elections won’t count, but it could be so different

Our electoral system means that perhaps two-thirds of the electorate could find themselves shut out, and there is no opposition to speak of. The post John Oxley: My vote in the local elections won’t count, but it could be so different appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home23 Apr 2026

Neil Gittoes: Wes Streeting’s made 63 promises to stop preventable deaths so why is there still no plan to do so?

The health secretary has promised 63 times to roll out early diagnosis services for osteoporosis. Nearly two years on, there is still no plan, no new services and 2,000 people dying each year. The post Neil Gittoes: Wes Streeting’s made 63 promises to stop preventable deaths so why is there still no plan to do so? appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home23 Apr 2026

Jason Perry: Croydon is back on track. Now we need to keep it there.

I’m proud of what we’ve achieved together. But I’m even more focused on what comes next: continuing to rebuild our finances, unlocking further investment, improving our town centre, and making sure every part of Croydon shares in our recovery. The post Jason Perry: Croydon is back on track. Now we need to keep it there. appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home22 Apr 2026

Anne Herzberg: Britain’s charity sector has a blind spot when it comes to extremism

The UK needs to go far further to improve its transparency and oversight. Lord Walney’s March report only highlighted ten charities linked to Iranian regime networks or concerning associations. There are far more. The post Anne Herzberg: Britain’s charity sector has a blind spot when it comes to extremism appeared first on Conservative Home.