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Conservative Home3 Mar 2026

Opposition and think-tank reactions to the Chancellor’s Spring Statement

Britain’s unemployment rate is forecast to climb to its highest level since the pandemic, according to the OBR, the budget watchdog, with their growth forecast cut for the coming year to just 1.1 per cent. The post Opposition and think-tank reactions to the Chancellor’s Spring Statement appeared first on Conservative Home.

Economy
Conservative Home3 Mar 2026

Will MPs finally tackle the terrible tax trap?

As their pay rises above £100,000, MPs will feel the full absurdity of Britain’s hidden 60 per cent marginal rate. They may finally rediscover the case for growth. The post Will MPs finally tackle the terrible tax trap? appeared first on Conservative Home.

PoliticsEconomy
Conservative Home3 Mar 2026

Lord Ashcroft: Who is most trusted on the economy, preferred coalitions, the pensions triple lock, should Starmer resign, and are Reform like the Tories?

My latest polling looks at preferred coalitions, tactical voting, which parties have momentum, whether Reform UK are like the Conservatives , whether Keir Starmer should resign, and which Labour leadership contender would make the best PM. The post Lord Ashcroft: Who is most trusted on the economy, preferred coalitions, the pensions triple lock, should Starmer resign, and are Reform like the Tories? appeared first on Conservative Home.

EconomyReform
Conservative Home3 Mar 2026

Elliot Keck: Councils are spending more and more on taking children to school in taxis

In Islington, a full nine per cent of children aged 4-10 have autism, up from one per cent in 2015-16. The post Elliot Keck: Councils are spending more and more on taking children to school in taxis appeared first on Conservative Home.

Economy
Conservative Home25 Feb 2026

Rochelle Blakeman: The populist right likes lecturing about fertility and childlessness. Conservatives should avoid it

Conservatives should focus on improving economic outlooks and accept that overbearing political tools are often too blunt an instrument for the nuanced, sensitive matter of fertility, children and family life. The post Rochelle Blakeman: The populist right likes lecturing about fertility and childlessness. Conservatives should avoid it appeared first on Conservative Home.

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