Andrew Mitchell: Why we now need a full inquiry into UK involvement in torture

What Parliament’s Security Committee began – and was frustrated by the Government in doing – judges must now complete.

Henry Smith: Why our ancient counties need preserving

While Lancashire is in the main in Lancashire, Wigan is both in and not in, like a Schrödinger county cat.

Georgie Callé: How I lost nine stone. And the missing element in the obesity debate – the role of mental health.

I was able to lose weight because I finally found a way to overcome the problems that plagued me since childhood.

Jake Sargent: With the right strategy, Conservative student associations can thrive

Over thirty members of my own University of Warwick branch will be attending conference this year. Here’s how we did it.

Lockwood Smith: Britain has a golden chance to join the biggest free trade agreement in history. But Chequers is likely to wreck it.

The “Common Rulebook” approach is an ostacle to signing up to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership.

Graham Brady: Let technical and vocational schools fulfil their potential by allowing them to select

Tailoring teaching to children’s needs and interests works in every type of education. Why restrict the benefits of selection?

Peter Lilley: Dear Agony Aunt – our friend Theresa has a problem with Michel. Can you help?

She’s having trouble leaving a large house she brought with friends. And her family solicitor, Ollie, is advising her not to annoy them.

Luke Evetts: We need a radical and robust review of how the Welsh Conservative Party is run

Look at how the Scottish Conservatives gained from the 2010 Sanderson Review. Now is the perfect time to do the same in Wales.

James Brokenshire: A sustainable strategy to end homelessness for good

Sleeping rough is more than the lack of a bed; it’s a personal and social tragedy. How we respond to it is a litmus test for our society.

Michael Tomlinson: What Ministers should do to help strengthen families

Each Secretary of State in every department should examine the impact of their department’s policies on families’ lives.

John Penrose: Why we need a new rule to balance the budget

This fiscal rule would leave governments free to borrow for infrastructure investments – but day-to-day spending would be paid through your and my taxes.

Megan Trethewey: The power of the Great Green British Consumer

A third of consumers internationally are now choosing to ‘buy from brands they believe are doing social or environmental good’.

Alistair Lexden: Vivid writing, voracious research. Antonia Fraser’s account of the slow story of Catholic emancipation.

In her twenty-fourth book, she assembles a large cast of curious and colourful characters, much given to making outlandish remarks and fighting duels.

Mohammed Amin: The toxification of politics threatens us all

The disease affecting Labour about Jews is now affecting the Conservatives about Muslims.

Tim Loughton: Mindfulness has a crucial role to play in tackling mental illness

Anything that is easy to administer and available to everyone at low cost has to be a useful aid in dealing with this epidemic.