Gavin Barwell: We underestimate Starmer at our peril
Theresa May’s former Chief of Staff takes issue with the Deputy Editor of this site – and argues that the Labour leader may yet make it to Number Ten.
Alex Morton: We need a Help to Build plan to save building new homes from collapse
By using the new grant as an incentiv those who are looking to buy would be more likely to buy a new build, enabling supply to continue.
Looking through the wrong end of the telescope. The problem isn’t too many divorces. It’s too few marriages.
The Government’s plans for divorce law reform are the lesser of two evils. But it needs to think more and act decisively to help couples who stay married.
Interview with Chris Patten: We must stand up to the Communists in Beijing who hate freedom in Hong Kong
“I’m very, very positive about China, but I’m very, very negative about the Chinese Communist Party.”
Emma Webb: Scotland’s new Hate Crime Bill imposes a new system of blasphemy. It urgently needs rejecting.
The legislation is aimed at stopping prejudice, but it can easily be used to silence debates on gender identity.
Tony Lodge: Britain’s creaking, outdated energy system has been exposed by this crisis. It’s time for a greener future.
While the pandemic has been challenging for the National Grid, it also presents the perfect opportunity for change.
Who governs the streets?
Most people don’t want water cannon or wielded batons. But they want to see the police in charge – to be taking a stand, not taking the knee.
Samuel Williams: Taking the knee is an expression of evolution – of showing compassion, even if it comes at a cost to ourselves
But these demonstrations, which cannot uphold social distancing, will have a catastrophic impact on our collective fight against the virus.
Richard Holden: Why we need Parliament back to deliver immigration control, trade deals, levelling up – and much more.
More delay would playing into the hands of the SNP and other opposition parties who claim that ‘Westminster isn’t delivering.’
Conservative MPs must be ready to keep Sunday special
A limited suspension is one thing, lasting change would be another. And so often, nothing is so permanent as the temporary.
Colin Clark: If the Scottish Tories stay in the middle of the road, they’ll get run over
In 2016, 38 per cent of voters in Scotland backed Brexit. So why is the Party currently stuck at 23 per cent in the polls for next year’s Holyrood election?
Johnson falls 20 points to his lowest-ever Prime Ministerial score in our latest Cabinet League Table
Overall ratings are down but the Chancellor sidesteps this trend and posts another stellar score.
David Gauke: The Prime Minister will regret not requiring Cummings’ resignation
A Government that shows humility and honesty will retain the benefit of the doubt, but that runs counter to a ‘never apologise, never explain’ ethos.
Tom Tugendhat: China. The five actions that the Government must take to defend our interests.
Given the salience of the topic, we are republishing the Chair of the Foreign Select Committee’s article above each day this week.
Race and justice – not just a black and white issue
As a rule, the Conservatives are unclear about the politics of equality and identity. But there’s at least one Minister who isn’t.