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Chris Loder: Our rail industry is a sleeping giant when it comes to boosting international trade

One of an occasional series of articles that ConservativeHome is publishing in advance of the Budget.

By Chris Loder | 24 February 2021 at 3:30 pm

Miriam Cates: Re-opening our schools to all children is vital for their emotional, social and academic development

We must now focus on recovery with a catch-up programme that gives every young person the opportunity to succeed.

By Miriam Cates MP | 24 February 2021 at 11:00 am

Bernard Jenkin: The Government’s roadmap is neither a Zero Covid plan nor a lockdown sceptic one. Will it work?

Much turns on testing – and the Government should publish the full data for the Lateral Flow Test pilots.

By Sir Bernard Jenkin MP | 24 February 2021 at 9:45 am

Andrew RT Davies: Wales. Here’s how we can extinguish the dangerous flame of separatism.

The third article in a five-part ConHome series this week on the future of the United Kingdom.

By Andrew Davies AM | 24 February 2021 at 6:20 am

Chris Whiteside: Why Britain’s first new coal mine for decades should open in the ward I represent

The saga shows how vulnerable Britain’s planning system can be to high profile, articulate pressure groups.

By Cllr Chris Whiteside | 23 February 2021 at 3:00 pm | 15 comments

Andy Maciver: Scotland. Don’t run away from a referendum. Instead, embrace it, offer a new Union – and win

The second article in a five-part ConHome series this week on the future of the United Kingdom.

By Andy Maciver | 23 February 2021 at 6:20 am

Karen Bradley: Covid and the Commons. The time has come to lift the bar on Westminster Hall debates.

The Boothroyd Room in Portcullis House, Committee Room 10 in the Palace or even unused hours in the main Chamber could be used for these debates

By Karen Bradley MP | 22 February 2021 at 12:30 pm

Jethro Elsden: Why, paradoxically, vaccine nationalism can help end the global pandemic early, not prolong it

What really matters is how quickly we vaccinate everyone. This means maximising vaccine output as rapidly as possible.

By Jethro Elsden | 22 February 2021 at 11:00 am

Jonathan Werran: The Union and the English question. The answer is to let a hundred localist flowers bloom

The first in a five-part ConHome series this week on the future of the United Kingdom.

By Jonathan Werran | 22 February 2021 at 6:20 am | 2 comments

Stephen O’Brien: The challenge of converting world-class research into British economic success. Here’s an example than works.

We should double down on Product Development Partnerships, which are alive and well in the field of public health.

By Sir Stephen O Brien | 21 February 2021 at 6:30 am

Tom Spencer: A one-off wealth tax is not the way forward – but a proportional property tax might do the job

We need to focus on policies which will stimulate growth, benefit the many, and not breach the basic principles of fair taxation.

By Tom Spencer | 20 February 2021 at 12:30 pm

Sarah Ingham: Corbyn and his gang could scarcely have handled coronavirus worse than the Government

The public elected a Conservative Government, but they didn’t get one.

By Dr Sarah Ingham | 20 February 2021 at 6:30 am

Ben Howlett: Hancock must seize this opportunity for health and social care reform

Plans to formally integrate these two spheres are long overdue – so the Government must ensure it gets it right and does not neglect digital.

By Ben Howlett | 19 February 2021 at 5:00 pm

David Thomas: Ministers must extend the free schools revolution to the alternative provision sector

It’s wrong that parents of children with special educational needs face extra local authority red tape.

By David Thomas | 19 February 2021 at 3:00 pm

Shayan Talabany: It’s in the UK’s interest to get the Kurdish regional government and Iraq’s national one working together

The semi-autonomous Kurdish region is the best thing that came out of the Iraq war. We should try and keep it that way.

By Shayan Talabany | 19 February 2021 at 2:00 pm

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