Ministers must decide what higher education is for

Successive governments have ducked the question of which degrees are actually public goods worth spending taxpayers’ money on.

We should adapt to the future of work, not resist it

From the gig economy to mind-boosting drugs, the latest iteration of the ‘traditional economy’ is under pressure.

Is Osborne behind Chapman’s idea of a new Democratic Party?

The former Chancellor has certainly floated the idea himself in the recent past.

Henry Hill: Jones criticises ‘regrettable’ change of tone on Brexit from Dublin

Also: Green MSP hits out at nationalist hardliners; cracks appear in DUP’s gay marriage position; and Northern Irish Labour officers resign over infiltration.

If Timothy wants to salvage Mayism, he must help build the coalition it so lacked in June

Can the Prime Minister’s vision be rescued from the wreckage of the campaign?

Brexit is now clearly bad news for separatists – will Remainers admit it?

This site was unusual in arguing before the vote that the SNP and Plaid needed the EU. Today it is received wisdom – so where are the recantations?

Henry Hill: DUP accuse Irish Taoiseach of ‘going backwards’ on Brexit

Also: Veteran Welsh Labour nationalist floats party split over Brexit; rival parties joined DUP to push for no back-dating of donor transparency in Ulster; and more.

The DUP are right to reject the Irish Government’s border demands

Calls to move customs and immigration checks to the Irish Sea prioritise nationalist sentiment over Ulster’s real economic and constitutional position.

Rudd must be seen to listen to all sides, not just business, on immigration

An in-depth survey of the impact of EU migrants on the economy is a good start, but it must reflect a broader range of priorities and concerns.

Barely a third of Conservative MPs were elected before Cameron’s leadership

Such a generational shift in peacetime is remarkable, and strengthens the case for a member of a recent intake to succeed the Prime Minister.

Gove and Fox must work together to prepare farmers for Brexit

The Article 50 clock is ticking – their departments must waste no more time in preparing the agricultural sector for the challenges and opportunities posed by global trade.

Has the Cabinet reached a deal on immigration? Not yet.

Senior sources say that newspaper reports on a grand bargain over transitional freedom of movement are jumping the gun.

Corbyn’s idle promises on student debt come back to bite Labour

That the Opposition are willing to risk alienating key supporters even whilst preparing for an early election shows how dangerous they think this policy is.

Henry Hill: Labour MPs demand that Birmingham bomber faces justice

Also: SNP split on path forward as Salmond plots return; Welsh Assembly to exclude monoglot English-speakers from posts; Irish leader opposed Ulster poll.

Pickles and Brady to conduct Party’s inquiry into the general election campaign

With the Government’s position more secure, the Conservatives are finally turning to the task of finding out what went so horribly wrong in June – and you can take part.