Chris Ham: A tax rise to better fund the NHS is gaining Conservative support
At the same time as putting in more money, there must be a credible plan to spend it effectively – including improvements to how care is delivered.
Why an inquiry into the treatment of the Windrush children is needed
The issues at stake stretch even wider – into the future treatment of EU nationals and the Brexit negotiation.
Votes loom on the EU Withdrawal Bill in the Lords. Which places a big responsibility on Labour’s leader there – Angela Smith.
Crossbench votes are always crucial in the Upper House as it now is. But the decisive role in the Bill’s consideration may well be played by the Official Opposition.
Profile: Enoch Powell. Many politicians rose higher. Few made a bigger impact – or still do.
He made grotesque errors of taste and judgement – see “Rivers of Blood”. But even his critics admit that he was one of the great parliamentarians of the 20th century.
Alex Morton: Conservatives and Liberals share a new opponent – Progressive Authoritarians
But some, perhaps many, Tory MPs have these tendencies – including one no less senior than the Prime Minister herself.
Ruth Davis: Cyber threats are the new norm – and not just from Russia. Business needs to up its game.
Government research shows that the average person is roughly eleven times more likely to be the victim of cyber-crime than an in-person robbery.
Rudderless over Windrush
May kept astride the Home Office tiger through relentless, grinding work and fearsome, dedicated SpAds. If Rudd can’t do the same, she risks being eaten.
Henry Newman: Could Macron be the leader to deliver the Brexit deal that Davis is battling for?
Despite talk of the negotiations getting bogged down, the French president seems to understand that the process is about politics more than legal complexity.
Barnaby Lenon: Independent schools have much to offer the state sector, and stand ready to help
The stellar success of the London Academy of Excellence, supported by six independent schools, shows just some of what we can achieve by co-operating.
Syria. MPs to argue about the stable door after the horse has bolted – or, rather, is back inside.
The Prime Minister faces a difficult afternoon – but will be aided by the unwillingess of Tory backbenchers to line up with Jeremy Corbyn.
Rebecca Lowe: Gender pay, childcare, flexibility, robots – and the future of work
To my mind, once some kind of base fairness has been established, then it’s best to leave cultural transformations down to demand.
Sunder Katwala: “Rivers of blood” and a striking reflection. Powell set the bar too low on integration.
Across this half-century, from Scarman after Brixton to MacPherson after Stephen Lawrence, governments have engaged only sporadically engaged with race.
Our survey. Tory members support military action against Assad – up to a point
Three in four support some kind of action. However, three in five appear unwilling to risk members of our armed forces losing their lives.
Richard Salt: If Conservatives want to win the next election, we must Think North
As so many elections have shown in the past, both the main parties only win elections when they move into the centre.
May’s gambit. To blame Assad not for one attack, but for “a persistent pattern of behaviour”.
She cited the attack in Salisbury: “We cannot allow the use of chemical weapons to become normalised….in Syria, on the streets of the UK…