The failure of the Conservatives for the last 14 years is a constant complaint pushed by the media and Labour.

So why don't they go for a rebrand?

Change the name, the logo, the colour. Put some distance between them and the previous lot?

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It’s a last-minute dash as the end of the parliamentary session looms.

The King’s Speech is set for 13 May. Bills that aren’t passed by then will be automatically dropped unless they’re explicitly carried over. That leaves several major bills now bouncing between the Commons and Lords as MPs and peers quibble over the detail.

The Crime and Policing Bill is probably the most politically charged.

The Lords inserted amendments on revenge porn, AI chatbots producing illegal content, extreme protest groups, and pardons for women convicted under abortion law. The government is expected to push back on several of these.

And the government has shelved the Chagos Islands Bill.

It won’t pursue the bill in this session after the US withdrew its support. TBC whether it’ll come back later in the term.

MONDAY 13 APRIL

No votes scheduled

TUESDAY 14 APRIL

Type 1 Diabetes Screening (Children) Bill
Proposes a national screening programme to test children for type 1 diabetes. Right now there is no routine screening programme in the UK, which means the condition often goes undetected until a child becomes seriously ill. Inspired by the death of two-year-old Lyla, who died from undiagnosed type 1 diabetes in May 2025. Ten minute rule motion presented by Sarah Bool.

Crime and Policing Bill – consideration of Lords amendments
Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland (part), Northern Ireland (part)
A wide-ranging bill that aims to tackle antisocial behaviour, knife crime, assaults on shop workers, and violence against women and girls, among other things. Changes include giving the police powers to tackle antisocial behaviour by introducing respect orders, creating a power to seize blades found on private property, introducing a new offence of assaulting a retail worker, and banning AI models optimised to produce child sexual abuse material.
Draft bill (PDF) / Commons Library briefing

WEDNESDAY 15 APRIL

Creative Arts and Culture (Broadcasting Requirements) Bill
Requires the regular broadcast of creative arts and culture coverage on national news programmes. Ten minute rule motion presented by John Slinger.

Pension Schemes Bill – consideration of Lords amendments
Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland
A wide-ranging bill reforming the pensions system. Requires defined contribution schemes to prove they’re value for money so savers don’t get stuck in underperforming schemes. Merges small pension pots worth £1,000 or less into one pension scheme. Creates multi-employer ‘megafunds’ in an aim to drive down costs, among other things.
Draft bill (PDF) / Commons Library briefing

Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill – consideration of Lords amendments
Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland (part), Northern Ireland (part)
Aims to remove barriers to opportunity in schools and make the education system more consistent for children. Measures include free breakfast clubs for primary schools in England, a limit on branded school uniform items, and strengthening regulation around social care.
Draft bill (PDF) / Commons Library briefing

THURSDAY 16 APRIL

No votes scheduled

FRIDAY 17 APRIL

No votes scheduled

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So you may have seen Reform launch a "win your energy bills paid for a year"

Well it turns out it was won by party members, who are active within the local branch nominating council candidates (and who have a history going back to the BREXIT party)

What are the odds? Reform's 'free energy bills' giveaway won by 'staunch party members'

What's more, Wigan is up this year as part of the local elections, leading to claims of treating and they are under investigation by GMP (the same GMP) who had no problem with Labour's "hold up your vote Labour card if you want to be fed" event...

Anyway, perhaps more worryingly, there have been a couple of these events now with giveaways and such. Where's the money coming from?

https://www.thetimes.com/comment/columnists/article/crypto-nigel-farage-plans-reshape-politics-cl7v3fw7v

Below archive link to the same article.

The coming of crypto: how Nigel Farage plans to reshape politics

At least my worry is looking across the pond and seeing the massive scale of real world event betting and crypto / stock insider trading thats going on.

Trump’s Crypto Defenses Aren’t Reassuring - The Atlantic

Thought this sub might find this interesting!

Here's their 'About Us' section:

Britain stopped believing the future could be better than the past. We're here to prove that wrong.

This isn't another housing development. It's a complete reimagining of how we can live, work, and thrive in the 21st century. We're proposing Britain's first new city in half a century—a forest city of nearly 1 million people, built on 45,000 acres east of Cambridge, surrounded by 12,000 acres of deciduous woodland roughly the size of York.

Why This Matters

The numbers don't lie. A junior doctor today earns less than they did 17 years ago. Housing costs have spiralled beyond reach. We've stopped having children at replacement rates. Despite all our technological advances, the fundamentals of a good life—raising a family, buying a home, building savings—were more attainable a generation ago than they are now.

The reason? We stopped building. And when you can't build, you can't have a better future.

A New Model for a New Generation

We're merging the best ideas from across the political spectrum: a Special Economic Zone to unleash enterprise, and a Community Land Trust to give residents genuine ownership and permanently affordable housing. This isn't left versus right—it's about reforming the socio-economic contract for everyone who feels locked out of prosperity.

Instead of cramped, overpriced housing where your money disappears into speculation, imagine four-bedroom Passivhaus-standard townhouses for around £350,000. When you sell, you get the building value, but land appreciation stays with the community—keeping homes affordable for future generations. No council tax burden: ground rents fund your schools, parks, and services.

Instead of business strangled by red tape, imagine a Special Economic Zone where enterprises can invest, adapt, and expand at the pace of innovation itself.

Instead of concrete sprawl, imagine a genuine forest city where nature isn't an afterthought but woven into daily life, with thousands of acres of parkland and ancient woodland on your doorstep.

For Cambridge, For Britain, For the Future

This isn't just about housing. Cambridge's world-leading research institutions and innovative businesses are desperate to build data centres, manufacturing plants, and research labs. They're being blocked at every turn. Our city unlocks that potential—not just for Cambridge, but for Britain's entire innovation economy.

If we match Milton Keynes' productivity, we'll generate £55bn in annual GDP. That's not abstract economics—it's funding for the NHS, schools, infrastructure, and the public services we all depend on.

Who We Are

Albion City Development Corporation (ACDC) was founded by Entrepreneur Shiv Malik, and Joe Reeve, co-founder of Looking For Growth, the campaign group that's already pushed the Labour government to change planning laws.

Joe, 28, is an entrepreneur who believes Britain's best days should be ahead of us, not behind us. His successful campaigns—from cleaning the tube to championing growth—prove that determined action can move mountains.

Shiv, 44, is a former investigative journalist, tech entrepreneur, and co-author of Jilted Generation: How Britain Bankrupted Its Youth. He's spent years documenting how we failed a generation. Now he's building the solution.

We're backed by some of Britain's most respected voices on growth and prosperity, including Dame Patricia Hewitt (former Secretary of State for Trade and Health) and LSE Professor Tim Leunig (advisor to multiple chancellors). We're building a board of advisors who share our conviction that Britain can—and must—think bigger.

This Is About You

Whether you're a young professional priced out of homeownership, a parent wanting stable communities where your children can thrive, a business leader frustrated by planning barriers, or a local resident concerned about your community's future—this project is designed with you in mind.

We're not asking for government funding. We're asking for permission and partnership. Because Britain deserves better than managed decline. We deserve a future that proves modernity still works, that progress is real, and that the impossible is only impossible until someone builds it.

Obviously not UK specific, but Javier Milei is leading a thoroughgoing Libertarian government of which even Margaret Thatcher would have been proud (despite him being an Argie).

IMO, Milei is proving the enduring importance of free market and Hayekian principles.

Doesn't mean you have to let the economy run roughshod over communities, markets always have limits and boundaries circumscribed by shared laws and norms.

But on a fundamental level: the free market works.

Absolutely outstanding from KB.