Perspectives

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The background to the SNP leadership election: The issues and problems facing the SNP and Scotland

The SNP Leadership Election has been nothing short of a total farce. First, we learned that the candidates to replace embattled Nicola Sturgeon were Ash Regan, Kate Forbes and Humza…

Daniel GraingerMarch 23, 2023

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Budget 2023: A good start, but not quite enough

Last week’s budget is a key step towards a long-term sustainable economic future in the UK, but fails to consider deeper issues within the UK economy, namely issues with productivity…

Dylan BuckleyMarch 21, 2023

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The future of Christianity in politics

Until recently, I believe I was with many people – at least in England – who were unaware of Kate Forbes. However, she has now became the poster lady for…

Thomas MossFebruary 28, 2023

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What does Sturgeon’s resignation mean for the SNP

On the 15th of February Nicola Sturgeon announced her resignation as First Minister of Scotland and as leader of the SNP. This came as a shock to many people as…

William JamesFebruary 23, 2023

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The Oxford-Cambridge Arc: How the Conservatives should really “Go for Growth”

The fall-out from the dramatic collapse of Liz Truss’ historically short term as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom will be felt for many years to come. The Conservative Party’s…

James DodsworthFebruary 10, 2023

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Lightning, a world leading platform so misunderstood

The Joint Strike Fighter, referred to by some critics as ‘the trillion dollar plane’ is perhaps the most misunderstood defence project in history, but what are its advantages, is the…

Will CooneyJanuary 11, 2023

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An appeal to the heart

The most successful bond between a family of countries that has ever existed and ever will exist is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. A relationship that…

Benjamin WoodsDecember 1, 2022

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A short-term hit to ensure future stability

Just two months ago, I wrote for this comments page about my views on the previous Chancellor’s mini-budget and how, despite how unorthodox it was, we had to stick with…

Dylan BuckleyNovember 25, 2022

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The Young Conservative Case for Boris Johnson

The Conservative Party is amid an internal battle for the soul of the party, and the cure is Boris Johnson. In 2019, Boris was able to be a unifier. The…

Thomas MossOctober 23, 2022

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The Young Conservative Case for Rishi Sunak

Our party is standing on the edge of electoral oblivion. An eighty-seat majority promised real change, and the fact is we have wasted it. We cannot return to the incompetence-ridden…

Daniel NemniOctober 23, 2022

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The Young Conservative Case for Penny Mordaunt

188 years of rich history; the oldest political party in the world. The Conservative Party now faces a simple question: do we want chaos, or do we want stable and…

Will CooneyOctober 23, 2022

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The PM must hold her nerve: this is only the beginning

The vision of this country that the Prime Minister holds is one that is one of hope, growth, opportunity, prosperity, patriotism, support for our Armed Forces, and most importantly, challenging…

Thomas MossSeptember 30, 2022

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Radical but Necessary: The Chancellor needs to avoid the failures of the Heath government

Since their arrival into Parliament twelve years ago, the Prime Minister and her Chancellor have been proposing radical measures to solve these problems, and now is the chance they have…

Dylan BuckleySeptember 24, 2022

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Elizabeth the Great: a History of Service

The passing of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, was an event that shocked the world.

James DodsworthSeptember 20, 2022

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The TUC are wrong to call for a £15 minimum wage

Whenever anything goes wrong in our country, the first call for the left is to argue the government is the solution - without asking if the government is the problem…

Mason SteedSeptember 6, 2022

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We should be unashamedly capitalist

Conservatives must reject the rush to support inherently socialist ideas

Thomas MossSeptember 1, 2022

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Are the Tories a Party Divided?

The YCN Leadership Hustings

James DodsworthAugust 12, 2022

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Jack Donaghy: Why I’m running for National Secretary in the SYC elections

Our party largely focuses on Scotland's Central Belt, but we have talent from across Scotland. It is time we give all our members a voice to deliver.

Jack DonaghyAugust 7, 2022

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Holly Moscrop: Why I’m running for National Chair in the SYC elections

I am standing to be the National Chair of the Scottish Young Conservatives because I am passionate about young people getting involved and being taken seriously in party politics.

Holly MoscropAugust 7, 2022

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Farewell to Generation Rent

To secure the party support over the coming years, the government needs to start seriously addressing the issues that exist within the housing market for first-time buyers

Dylan BuckleyAugust 3, 2022

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Why Labour is Terrified of Rishi Sunak

His story is what Conservatism represents - working hard pays off, no matter how humble your background.

George HoltJuly 23, 2022

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The Young Conservative Case for Tom Tugendhat

Tugendhat has repeatedly shown himself to be the best candidate.

Thomas SchofieldJuly 18, 2022

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The Young Conservative Case for Liz Truss

We need someone that has experience, honesty, and integrity.

Thomas MossJuly 18, 2022

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YCN Members Policy Poll: An Analysis

YCN’s first policy-centred polling of our members highlights both areas of contention amongst young Tories, and policy areas where there is broad agreement.

YCN TeamJuly 13, 2022

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YCN Snap Poll: Who Would Our Members Elect as Next Party Leader?

Divisions over who should lead the Party are increasingly clear.

YCN TeamJuly 8, 2022

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Pincher by Name, Pincher by Nature: Westminster and its Rotten Culture

Whilst there is no guarantee of Pincher either resigning or being forced out of his position, another tricky by-election seems to be on the cards for a bruised and battered…

James DodsworthJuly 6, 2022

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A sensible approach to cryptocurrencies

A day doesn’t pass in the financial press without an article discussing Bitcoin, or any other of the myriad of cryptocurrencies available to be invested in currently

Dylan BuckleyJune 27, 2022

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The ideals of Boris should remain, but not the man

His leadership is no longer commanded by enough of his own party, let alone the country, but the policies that he stood for need to continue.

Thomas MossJune 11, 2022

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Conservatives in Croydon

We in Croydon knew that the Local Elections of 2022 were going to be critical.

Kofi Owusu FrimpongMay 15, 2022

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The national housing crisis is not just a crisis in housing; it is an infrastructure crisis

Where are the new schools, police stations, and GP practices?

Thomas SchofieldApril 28, 2022

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A Simple Guide to Winning The Youth Vote

Many within the Conservative party believe that winning the youth vote is impossible - this defeatism is misplaced.

Kieran EversonApril 24, 2022

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The Family Sex Show and Deconstructionism

Many want the show to be an isolated incident as though this can be parcelled away as rubbish to be chucked out, and not a weed with roots extending into…

Adam LimbApril 15, 2022

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The Government needs a Digital Reboot

Nadine Dorries as a Secretary of State cannot build up our digital infrastructure.

Dylan BuckleyApril 1, 2022

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A Welcome Return to Tax Cutting Conservative Principles

Chancellor Rishi Sunak blew us all away with a pledge of some of the largest tax cuts seen in decades.

Kieran CoburnMarch 23, 2022

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What if the Scottish Conservatives supported Brexit?

In the lead-up to the 2016 EU Referendum, all the political leaders in Scotland were telling the voters to vote to remain in the European Union.

Rory RichmondFebruary 22, 2022

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Ed McGuinness – Why I am standing for CPF Director

If elected I will work to expand the CPF across the United Kingdom, increase diversity and always put members first.

Ed McGuinnessFebruary 18, 2022

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Liam Walker – Why I am standing for the CCA Board

With local elections in many of our council seats becoming much harder to fight, particularly in the southeast, I believe I have the skills to help colleagues with advice about…

Liam WalkerFebruary 7, 2022

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Robert Flatley – Why I am standing for the CCA Board

If elected to the board, I want to improve the support on offer to younger and working-age councillors and candidates.

Robert FlatleyFebruary 5, 2022

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Selina Seesunkur – Why I am standing for the CCA Board

Young Conservatives have played a key part in modernising the party, through the use of social media and introducing new campaigning platforms...

Selina SeesunkurFebruary 5, 2022

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Suzi Coul – Why I am standing for the CCA Board

We need our Party and our Councillors to be representative of all society, that is not just sex and race but also age.

Suzi CoulFebruary 2, 2022

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Holly Whitbread – Why I am standing for the CCA Board

I am passionate about seeing younger people enter local politics, as I believe they bring energy into groups and provide alternative views.

Holly WhitbreadFebruary 2, 2022

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GB News: A right wing populist channel or a typical news channel of the time?

It’s safe to say that during the last six months, it hasn’t gone unnoticed.

Andy WilkinsJanuary 22, 2022

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The First Day: A Review of the Conservative Campaign Launch in Southend West

On Saturday the 8 January, we saw the launch of the Conservative campaign for Anna Firth in the Southend West by-election, since the saddening and unexpected death of Sir David…

Andy WilkinsJanuary 11, 2022

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GP Surgeries Are a Necessary Service and Should Never Have Been Closed

After eighteen months of being told it is our duty to protect the NHS to save lives, why will the NHS not protect people like Nick to save their lives?

Fleur Elizabeth MestonDecember 27, 2021

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An Uncommon Journey

Well, my journey to be sitting here writing this article has been an uncommon one, to say the least, even when I found myself wanting to put this into writing…

Jack SimmsNovember 22, 2021

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Why is a Conservative Government Raising Taxes?

The biggest Conservative majority since 1983, so why are we acting like Blue Labour?

Ciera HudspithSeptember 18, 2021

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The Failure of the Withdrawal from Afghanistan

Make no mistake, the current situation in Afghanistan will go down as one of the major foreign policy disasters since the Second World War...

James HutchcraftSeptember 6, 2021

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The Forgotten Students During Covid

But whilst the UK has seen primary and secondary schools continue physically in “bubbles” to avoid the spreading of Covid, one group in the education industry that have been forgotten…

Andy WilkinsAugust 11, 2021

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Vaccine passports: encouragement, or coercion?

Vaccine passports, by design, create a two-tier society seeped in division...

Liv EAugust 11, 2021

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The Glasgow Cleansing Crisis

Mind your feet on that discarded mattress Mr. Biden…

John WhiteJuly 21, 2021

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The War on Free speech: The FA’s war against the UK

Most regular British folk cannot support a political organisation lead by Marxist ideologists that support the destruction of a history that makes our country who we are today.

Ciera HudspithJuly 20, 2021

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The Importance of Choice: The Mask Mandate Must Go

This Conservative government must embrace individual agency and freedom, with the ability to choose what measures an individual takes to protect themselves at the centre of this.

James DodsworthJuly 5, 2021

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Chesham is the Beginning of the Blue Wall collapse

Boris Johnson, by sticking to the Brexit rhetoric, cutting foreign aid, continuing to spend like mad and attempting to appeal more to the party’s new blue-collar base, has alienated the…

William ParkerJuly 5, 2021

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The New Party of the Working Man (and Woman)

One of the regulars shouted across to us, with his companions nodding in agreement, “I voted for yous like, you’re the new party of the working man!”

Fleur Elizabeth MestonJune 1, 2021

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Thank You.

One year on from the founding of YCN, we want to thank you, our members & supporters.

The YCN TeamMay 16, 2021

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Reflecting on the Welsh elections

Going forward, the Welsh Conservatives must set out a positive, bold and ambitious vision to fix the problems Wales faces.

Owen EdwardsMay 12, 2021

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How can the Conservatives win in Scotland?

The Scottish Conservatives are excellent at explaining why the SNP have been a disaster. However, they’re not as great at explaining why they would be any better.

Zak AshgarMay 2, 2021

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The Demonisation of the AstraZeneca Vaccine

Opting out of the EU Vaccine scheme was one of the best decisions this government has taken

Thomas SchofieldApril 5, 2021

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It’s time to review our Transport Policy

One of the key promises made by the Government during the election was to ‘level up’ the country, and the railways and public transport in the North is perhaps the…

Jake NelsonApril 5, 2021

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Young and Isolated: The future of Young Carers in the UK

Some Young Carers feel they have to either go straight into work after secondary school or they’re not able to study for the Level 3 qualifications they desire because they…

Jake AtterburyMarch 16, 2021

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Boycott – Is it time to turn our back on China?

Frankly, the West is barely talking the talk, let alone walking the walk when it comes to China.

Charlie DringMarch 2, 2021

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Growing Our Economy

Going forward, the government must promote growth in three key areas whilst maintaining debt sustainability.

Harry HullFebruary 26, 2021

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The Urgency of Protecting Britain’s Heritage

The fight for British heritage, and the symbols of it, rages on with the recent creation of London Mayor Sadiq Khan’s diversity taskforce which is set to review landmarks and…

William ParkerFebruary 12, 2021

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A Lack of Hope: Lockdown Fatigue

There is a lockdown fatigue, and that fatigue is not going away anytime soon.

William ParkerJanuary 26, 2021

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Our Approach to China: Time to Bring Back the Bulldog Spirit

From that bulldog spirit the UK could once be so proud to possess, we seem to have retained much of our bark but very little of our bite.

Joe CollinsJanuary 19, 2021

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The Fall of the Irish Political Establishment

The prospect of a Sinn Féin led government and the full collapse of the Irish political establishment is all but inevitable.

YCN MemberJanuary 14, 2021

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Brexit during COVID-19

The only thing they want from Britain is control of our waters and of our laws.

Connor SinclairJanuary 3, 2021

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Brexit: The moment of truth

The state of Brexit looks again to be heading in a direction of uncertainty. Then again, anything can change quickly in the Brexit saga.

William ParkerDecember 21, 2020

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Why the new COVID regulations are destined to fail

The new measures imposed won’t be followed, writes James Dodsworth

James DodsworthSeptember 24, 2020

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Let’s learn from our mistakes: Education In 2020

The examination grading fiasco of 2020 will be remembered for years to come

Daniel DipperAugust 26, 2020

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What does Douglas Ross mean for Scottish Tories?

With Douglas Ross in charge, the Scottish Conservatives mean business.

Daniel GraingerAugust 12, 2020

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Welsh Labour: A catalogue of failures

Labour cannot be trusted to run so much as a lemonade stand at a county fair.

Owen EdwardsAugust 4, 2020

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Douglas Ross means the SNP are on borrowed time

Douglas Ross is the man to send Nicola Sturgeon and the SNP packing

Andy WaddellAugust 4, 2020

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Merging DFID for a truly Global Britain

The merger of the Foreign Office and Department for International Development

Ethan ParmarJuly 21, 2020

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“Respect your elders”: in rapid decline?

Recent attacks on historical material breaks the bondage of trust between generations

Vanessa StockJuly 21, 2020

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Unpopular opinion: we need a new Marshall Plan

...and increase the Department for International Development's budget

Tom Guyton-DayJuly 21, 2020

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The case for a new land value tax

A land value tax must be a high priority for the next budget, writes Tom

Tom SpencerJuly 21, 2020

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The Great Hand of China

The CCP’s attacks on sovereignty, freedom, and their own people

George HoltJuly 19, 2020