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Tim Dier: The case for a deliverable Conservatism is being made right now - in Madrid
21+ min ago (746+ words) Tim Dier is a Research Fellow at the Centre for Policy Studies. He spent 15 years in senior roles at Morgan Stanley, and believes proven policy solutions from around the world can boost British prosperity. "Countless column inches are written about…...
Luke Graham: Politics has never been so hard to predict - but voters are united, in gloomy discontent
1+ hour, 41+ min ago (527+ words) Luke Graham was the Conservative Member of Parliament for Ochil and Perthshire South from 2017 to 2019, the candidate in Perth and Kinross-shire in 2024, and a former head of the Downing Street Union Unit. The local elections in England and the devolved…...
Conservatives will fight Labour's plans to allow veterans to be prosecuted for serving their country
2+ hour, 43+ min ago (16+ words) Conservative Home...
David Gauke: It was worse in the 1970s but it can certainly feel like history repeating itself
6+ hour, 51+ min ago (330+ words) David Gauke is a former Justice Secretary and was an independent candidate in South-West Hertfordshire at the 2019 general election. When it comes to writing these columns, it is proving to be surprisingly difficult to escape the 1970s. My previous column made…...
A scandal for Starmer, a test for the Tories
6+ hour, 22+ min ago (347+ words) It is the beginning of what promises to be a difficult fortnight for Sir Keir Starmer. As local elections loom, the Prime Minister finds himself fighting for political survival. That alone would be damaging. But the Conservatives believe they have…...
Andrew Bowie: The unionist vote must stick together in Scotland
7+ hour, 2+ min ago (623+ words) Andrew Bowie is a former Energy Minister and currently the Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland. There are times when politics matters. When elections matter. This is one of these times." Last week I had an email from a constituent,…...
Julian Gallant: On the campaign trail in Ealing
7+ hour, 11+ min ago (564+ words) Cllr Julian Gallant is the Leader of the Conservative Group on Ealing Council. Anyone who thinks a local election campaign is a lightweight warmup for the general election hasn't done one! Our Ealing campaign has taken a whole new turn....
Our top ten picks of the week
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (480+ words) The way the Government has handled the Mandelson appointment is unbelievable " in every sense of the word This whole saga goes to the heart of the decision making, quality control, fact checking, and judgement within this Labour administration. Mandelson for…...
Council by-election results from this week and forthcoming contests
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (96+ words) Cornwall " Newquay Porth & Tretherras Reform UK 645 (30. 2 per cent, -7. 7 on 2025) Green Party 529 (24. 8 per cent, +24. 8) Independent 361 (16. 9 per cent, +16. 9) Lib Dems 349 (16. 3 per cent, -9. 9) Conservatives 132 (6. 2 per cent, -14. 6) Labour 120 (5. 6 per cent, -9. 6) Salford " Barton & Winton Reform UK 676 (34. 9 per cent, +34. 9 on 2024) Labour 643 (33. 2 per cent, -29. 1) Green Party 363 (18. 7 per…...
Adrian Lee: The General Strike of 1926 " a noble fight or a futile gesture?
3+ day, 22+ min ago (265+ words) Adrian Lee is a solicitor-advocate in London, specialising in criminal defence, and was twice a Conservative parliamentary candidate. A century'ago, on 4th'of May 1926, Britain experienced its first and only General Strike with the support of the General Council of Trades…...