Web regulation must not become a matter of stopping the ‘wrong people’ from winning

If social networks are common spaces, they must be open to both left and right. Conservatives must take the lead to ensure oversight is fair.

Ben Roback: British politics is sliding towards America’s new tribal norm

From the politicisation of committees and the near-deification of Corbyn to the absurd ‘fake news’ row over ‘Hatgate’, the parallels are troubling.

Chris Whitehouse: The BBC needs to welcome and respond to scrutiny

Its reputation and market share has taken a buffeting recently, but its position is recoverable.

Judy Terry: We lack proper local scrutiny of the relationship between the state and charities

Council committees lack independence. Local newspapers are sadly in decline. There is not the equivalent rigour to that provided by Parliament and the media nationally.

Bill Wiggin: Self regulation by the newspapers is not good enough – Section 40 must stay

Independent, fair, and low cost arbitration is the way to ensure ordinary people are protected from abuses. Parliament overwhelmingly voted for that in 2013.

Iain Dale: Davis’s message to the EU should be: we’re not Greece – and won’t be treated like Greece

Plus: Henry Bolton, secret LibDem agent. (Or not.) Penny Mordaunt, next Tory leader. (Or not.) British communists surprise us. (Or don’t.) And: my CNN joy.

Iain Dale: Is Barnier now conspiring with Corbyn to bring down May?

Plus: Major’s error. The Prime Minister’s jokes. Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow. And: the angels want to wear my red suit.

Chris Grayling: Conservatives must get better at rebutting Labour’s fake news

Every time we put the other side on the back foot and expose their inaccuracies to those middle-ground voters, we damage the credibility of all their messages.

UKIP loses Towler, the man who made Farage famous

The lights really are going out all over what’s left of the ‘People’s Army’ – the departure of their communications director leaves them without a single national press officer.

Iain Dale: This reshuffle could have promoted and prioritised housing. But all we got was a name change.

Plus: The mystery of the missing Kwasi Kwarteng. The presence of the ebullient Brandon Lewis. The absence and recovery of Nick de Bois. Plus: Capita’s failures.

We ask nicely. But what is this woe-plagued reshuffle designed to achieve?

Amidst the wreckage this morning, there are a few points of light. But that cackling noise you hear from Kensington is George Osborne laughing his head off.

Iain Dale: When Ann Widdecombe slept next to me. And why I gave her a poke.

In the side, that is. Plus: First the Left came for Toby Young; later, they may come for you. And: North Korea could be the big story of the year.

Iain Dale: May weebly wobbles on (and on and on and on)

Plus: We’ll never know the truth about the rebels’ motives. If you have fewer MPs, you must also have fewer Ministers. And: doesn’t Steve Baker have a fine head of hair?

James Frayne: Businesses like Pizza Hut and Paperchase are abandoning Middle England, which is a big mistake

Too many corporate communications executives have more in common with left-wing Twitter activists than with their own customers.

Businesses should stop panicking in the face of left-wing twitterstorms

It’s understandable why Paperchase chickened out over their Daily Mail advert – but it was still a mistake.