Alan Mak: End child hunger in Britain to help build a fairer society

Independent research found that pupils in schools offering a free, nutritious breakfast boosted their results by an average of two months’ progress over a year.

Alan Mak: Conservatism 4.0 – Four freedoms should define our Party in the digital age

We need to give innovators space to succeed (and fail), citizens more power online and off, and keep our country competitive.

Alan Mak: Conservatism 4.0 – We must ensure that no-one is left behind by the Fourth Industrial Revolution

The second article in a three-part series explaining why adapting to a society and economy shaped by technology is key.

Alan Mak: Conservatism 4.0 – Adapting our Party for the Fourth Industrial Revolution is our greatest challenge

The battlegrounds of the next election, as well as the wider economy, are being shaped by new technology.

Alan Mak: To be fit for the future, the health service must “axe the fax” – and the pager

These archaic machines cause NHS patients to miss appointments, hospitals to lose records, and cost millions of pounds in paper storage each year.

Alan Mak: Investing in new technology will create a new era of patient power

As I set out in my report, my challenge to the NHS is to move all GP surgeries and hospitals from being paper-first to digital-first organisations over the next 10 years.

Alan Mak: The Industrial Strategy is a bold vision for economic renewal. But we need to invest more in R&D.

If the Conservative Party is to remain successful, we must solve Britain’s productivity puzzle and deliver a tangible financial boost for voters.

Alan Mak: The Fourth Industrial Revolution 5) A Global Britain must look to the future

No matter the size of the economy, or the early advantages a country might enjoy, the consequences of inaction or an anti-innovation policy platform are disastrous.

Alan Mak: The Fourth Industrial Revolution 4) The case for embracing technological advances must be made now

That means explaining the benefits in day to day life, and preparing an appropriate regulatory structure to deliver them.

Alan Mak: The Fourth Industrial Revolution 3) We must prepare workers for the changes that are coming

The 4IR should not be framed as people versus machines. It can – and should be – people empowered by machines.

Alan Mak: The Fourth Industrial Revolution 2) Technology can address the productivity problem

The second piece in the author’s series on the coming economic revolution proposes a series of policies to turbo-charge the post-Brexit economy.

Alan Mak: The Fourth Industrial Revolution 1) Conservatives must champion and harness new technologies

The first piece of our series on the coming economic revolution urges the Government to challenge Corbyn’s Luddite approach.