Post Euro-elections fightback: 50 policies for the future

Affordability Commission…More garden cities…Get under-25s off JSA…Provide incentives to save for poorer people…an English Parliament & Executive…

Dial in tonight for a live election conference call with the Prime Minister

After a recent trial, CCHQ are using a new tactic imported from the US.

The lesson of Ebbsfleet is that we need more Garden Cities

The Chancellor’s plan for it is good as far as it goes. But more new Garden Cities are needed to help solve our housing problems.

A budget for the marginals: 3) Sort out Britain’s roads

In the wake of the floods, the Government has already stumped up extra cash for fixing potholes. It should try to find more for this popular policy.

A budget for the marginals: 2) Reform stamp duty

The tax as it stands is excessive and unfair – plus the evidence suggests it wouldn’t cost a penny to fix.

A budget for the marginals: 1) No diversion from cutting the deficit

The current enthusiasm for income tax cuts is in danger of getting out of hand.

Tim Montgomerie and Stephan Shakespeare: Welcome to The Good Right

Our forthcoming book will lay out a simple formula to allow conservatism to dominate politics once again.

The ConservativeHome spring conference will take place on May 24

That’s two days after the European and local elections.

Coming this autumn: the ConservativeHome manifesto

The trinity on our masthead – Homes, Jobs and Savings – will be at the heart of the project.

“Politics” may not have popular appeal, but issues do

Finally, the parties are beginning to change the way they start conversations with potential voters.

Miles Gibson: Local consent for garden cities is essential – but how?

This year’s Wolfson Economics Prize seeks an answer to a sticky, essential question.

Peter Franklin: We need a planning system that actually plans

The system should be shaped by residents, small-scale developers and practitioners of good design – not lawyers, consultants and the big developers.

The polling trends bring bad news for Miliband, too

Crunch the numbers from the last year, and Labour’s lead is going down, down, down.

Ruth Porter: The importance of building more homes

Housing isn’t just about somewhere to put people, it’s a deeper question about how you build a society of people who feel they have a stake and are attached to it.

CCHQ needs a Communities Department

Which requires stable funding – an equivalent to the Conservative Foundation.