Conservative Policy Forum

Conservative Policy Forum the home of policy development

Promoted by Sheridan Westlake on behalf of the Conservative Party.

The Conservative Policy Forum:
โ€ข develops and advances Conservative ideas and policies within the Party and in Government for the benefit of the whole country;
โ€ข creates regular opportunities for all members, regardless of age or location, to discuss the challenges facing the country and to have real influence on Party policy;
โ€ข champions Conservative policies locally and nationally so as to support the election of Conservative candidates at every level of government.

Fuel prices ๐Ÿ’ฌ How do you feel about Labourโ€™s war on drivers. Fuel prices affect households, commuters and businesses acr...
29/05/2026

Fuel prices

๐Ÿ’ฌ How do you feel about Labourโ€™s war on drivers.
Fuel prices affect households, commuters and businesses across the country, which is why transport matters to all of us.

This graphic gives a snapshot of where the money paid at the pump can go, from tax to wholesale fuel costs and delivery.

The Conservative Policy Forum is currently consulting on transport, looking at how we can improve connectivity, productivity and infrastructure delivery across the country.

CPF brings members and supporters together to share ideas and expertise that help inform better policy thinking.

๐Ÿ’ก What would you change about fuel costs, roads, buses, rail or transport in your area?

๐—š๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ with the link below or in our bio
https://www.conservativepolicyforum.com/current-papers

๐Ÿš— ๐—œ๐˜ ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฎ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฑ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜, with 70% of test centres fully booked for the next 24 weeks...
23/05/2026

๐Ÿš— ๐—œ๐˜ ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฎ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฑ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜, with 70% of test centres fully booked for the next 24 weeks.

For young people trying to get to work, college or apprenticeships, delays like this can hold back opportunity and independence.

The Conservative Policy Forum is currently consulting on transport and infrastructure, looking at how we improve connectivity, productivity and infrastructure delivery across the country.

CPF brings members and supporters together to share ideas and expertise that help inform better policy thinking.

๐Ÿ’ฌ What would you do to tackle the driving test backlog or improve transport in your area?

๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€ with the link below or in our bio.
https://bit.ly/Transportpaper

๐Ÿš—๐Ÿ›ฃ๏ธ ๐—–๐—ฃ๐—™ ๐—œ๐—ก ๐—”๐—–๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—กFantastic turnout yesterday as members and supporters joined Richard Holden MP for our Transport: Growt...
20/05/2026

๐Ÿš—๐Ÿ›ฃ๏ธ ๐—–๐—ฃ๐—™ ๐—œ๐—ก ๐—”๐—–๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก

Fantastic turnout yesterday as members and supporters joined Richard Holden MP for our Transport: Growth & Delivery discussion.

We have already seen a strong number of responses to the Transport consultation, with ideas and practical experience being shared from across the country.

The discussion explored a range of themes and ideas on:
๐Ÿ’ฌ Tackling driving test backlogs and examiner shortages
๐Ÿ’ฌ Smarter road maintenance and the use of technology and AI
๐Ÿ’ฌ Flexible local transport systems and connectivity
๐Ÿ’ฌ Freight and logistics improvements
๐Ÿ’ฌ Aviation workforce shortages and future skills needs

Strong themes and perspectives also emerged during the discussion, including:
๐Ÿ“ฆ "Rail discussions always seem to be about passengers with freight as an afterthought. There needs to be a more integrated discussion in rail policy." Point by supporter

๐Ÿš— "Without physical mobility, you cannot have social mobility." Point by supporter

CPF brings members and supporters together to share ideas and expertise that help inform better policy thinking because ๐—ด๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฑ ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜†๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿ’กHead to the link in our bio or below to learn more.

https://www.conservativepolicyforum.com/

๐Ÿš—๐Ÿ›ฃ๏ธ ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ ๐˜„๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐˜… ๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ปโ€™๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜?From driving test delays and congestion to infrastructure and connectivity, transp...
18/05/2026

๐Ÿš—๐Ÿ›ฃ๏ธ ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ ๐˜„๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐˜… ๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ปโ€™๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜?

From driving test delays and congestion to infrastructure and connectivity, transport affects communities, businesses and everyday life across the country.

Join Richard Holden MP for a CPF mid-consultation discussion on Transport: Growth & Delivery and help bring ideas and expertise into the conversation.

CPF brings members and supporters together to help inform better policy thinking ๐Ÿ’ก

๐Ÿ“… Join the discussion Today at 6pm on Zoom
๐Ÿ”— Link below
https://www.conservativepolicyforum.com/event-details/transport-paper-mid-consultation-with-richard-holden-mp/form

๐Ÿ’ฌ ๐—š๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฑ ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜„๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ.Thatโ€™s why the Conservative Policy Forum brings members and supporters together to share ide...
11/05/2026

๐Ÿ’ฌ ๐—š๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฑ ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜„๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ.

Thatโ€™s why the Conservative Policy Forum brings members and supporters together to share ideas and expertise that help inform better policy thinking.
Whether you run a business, work in public services, commute every day, raise a family, study, farm, volunteer or serve your local area, your insight matters. We want the widest possible range of experience from different backgrounds, professions, communities and generations.

Stronger policy is built when more people contribute.

๐—š๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ with the link below.
https://www.conservativepolicyforum.com

Share your ideas and shape what comes nextA lot of people ask us how CPF ideas-generation works. Hereโ€™s howโ€ฆ๐Ÿ’ก ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€...
03/05/2026

Share your ideas and shape what comes next
A lot of people ask us how CPF ideas-generation works.

Hereโ€™s howโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ’ก ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€
In a consultation or workshop, submit your ideas
๐Ÿ” ๐—”๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜†๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜„
Every response is read and grouped by theme, with AI support to handle volume quickly and fairly
๐Ÿ“ ๐—–๐—ฃ๐—™ ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€
A short public summary is shared with members, alongside a detailed, evidence-based version for the relevant Shadow team
๐Ÿ›๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜† ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜๐˜€
These insights go to the teams making policy.
This is about making sure our ideas feed directly into real decisions and getting the expertise from across our member and supporter base into the hands of those that need it.

๐—š๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜„
www.conservativepolicyforum.com

๐Ÿ’ฌ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒA strong session yesterday as supporters from across the country came together to share ideas and...
29/04/2026

๐Ÿ’ฌ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ
A strong session yesterday as supporters from across the country came together to share ideas and perspectives on welfare and disability with James Windsor-Clive and Angela Matthews ๐Ÿค

๐—ž๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป:
๐Ÿ’ก How employers can be encouraged to support people with visible and hidden disabilities in the workplace;
๐ŸŽ“ What skills can be provided to young people to help them avoid falling into incapacity benefits.
๐Ÿ’ผ How welfare provision can be combined with skills development and promoting job opportunities.

๐—™๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜๐˜€:
Plenty of thoughtful contributions from across the network.
Look out for our follow-up session with our excellent Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Helen Whately, to be scheduled in the next few weeks

๐—ž๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐Ÿ”

๐Ÿ’ฌ ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ฒ?In partnership with the Conservative Disability Group, join our upcoming C...
26/04/2026

๐Ÿ’ฌ ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ฒ?

In partnership with the Conservative Disability Group, join our upcoming CPF event to share ideas and take part in the conversation on welfare.
With Helen Whately MP and James Windsor-Clive.

๐Ÿ—“ 28 April
โฐ 19:00
๐Ÿ“ Zoom

Register: https://www.conservativepolicyforum.com/event-details/the-future-of-welfare

Shortly after the UQ from our Shadow Chancellor Mel Stride on Business Rates, the CPF held a packed all-member call look...
20/01/2026

Shortly after the UQ from our Shadow Chancellor Mel Stride on Business Rates, the CPF held a packed all-member call looking at how we can support our hospitality sector...with Nigel Huddleston, UK Hospitality, Connor Donnithorne and chair Selaine Saxby. Watch this space ๐Ÿ‘€

Click the link in the comments for more info and to sign up - come and join us!
26/08/2025

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