Corbyn could boost Osborne’s leadership chances

A weak opposition will let the Chancellor set the agenda, and invite a ‘risk versus stability’ frame which plays to his strengths as a candidate.

Whatever you think of adultery, the Ashley Madison hackers are wrong

From moralising hackers online to ‘Sharia patrols’ on London streets, we should not tolerate extra-legal ethical coercion in any form.

Henry Hill: Dugdale’s uphill struggle as Scottish Labour leader

Also: Kendall and Kinnock turn fire on Corbyn; Burnham confirms support for contesting Ulster elections; and former Tory MEP passes on.

Whittingdale should see licence fee decriminalisation as a spur to reform

The Culture Secretary has been one of its most scathing critics. Rather than defend it now, he should embrace Gove’s calls for change.

It’s absurd to think a Muslim couldn’t win City Hall

There’s nothing to suggest London’s reservations about an anonymous ‘Muslim Mayor’ could not be overcome by a credible candidate.

Blair can’t snap Labour out of Corbynmania

The burden of fixing this mess falls to those who set it in motion. It will be interventions by Miliband and Brown, should they come, which could be decisive.

Henry Hill: Davidson decamps from Glasgow to Edinburgh for 2016 election

Also: Hurricane Corbyn hits Glasgow, Cardiff and (West) Belfast; SNP councillor quits after racist abuse; and hard-line separatists set up new Scottish party.

Rudd seeks to reconcile climate and capitalism

A distinct, centre-right approach to green issues is an overdue addition to the Conservative arsenal, but the Energy Secretary has made a start.

Labour needs to embrace school choice

Burnham’s reactionary stance is indicative of a broader problem: a would-be leader who can’t move on from battles lost, but has nothing new to add.

Cruddas’ prescription for Labour is pure Osbornomics

Labour’s independent election review finds an electorate which wants an activist government that lives within its means. Where have we heard that before?

Henry Hill: Tory AM faces huge fees as libel trial collapses

Also: Anger in Ulster as unions back Corbyn; Police Scotland accused of spying on journalists; devolved governments join forces in BBC battle; and SNP members quit due to rematch delay.

Winning headlines won’t solve the Calais crisis

The Blair-era instinct of trying to manage a crisis by ‘winning’ the day-to-day news grid is inadequate to the challenges facing the Government.

Might the Labour right abandon ‘New Old Labour’?

The Chancellor’s move onto their territory in the Budget means the gap is, at least intellectually, far from unbridgeable for marooned Blairites.

Don’t get too gleeful about Corbyn – entryists may try to hijack Conservative selections, too

But how vulnerable are we to suffering Labour’s fate? And what can we do to guard against it?

Henry Hill: Cameron rules out Scottish referendum rematch

Also: Scottish Labour fear far-left infiltration; Plaid debate fate of former leader; Welsh Labour criticise ‘toxic’ leadership race; and nationalists bid to rechristen Londonderry.