John Redwood: Why we would be better off with No Deal
Here’s how can now use our freedoms as we leave – assuming there is no last-minute wish to be sensible by the EU and agree a free trade deal.
Rob Sutton: Government needs advisers. But advisers need competition – not their present monopoly.
The emergency measures enacted to battle Covid have exposed the groupthink of Whitehall’s expert establishment.
Amanda Milling: We’re delivering on our promises – and couldn’t do it without grassroots support
If not for your efforts on the doorstep and the endless nights of telephone canvassing, we would not have defeated Corbyn’s Labour Party a year ago.
Matthew Greenwood: The SNP has been a disaster for education – just look at the attainment gap
It’s no wonder John Swinney felt compelled to cancel Scottish Higher and Advanced Higher exams given the current state of play.
George Freeman: Ministers need to make Covid a catalyst for a serious community health crusade
We face a perfect storm of obesity, diabetes, dementia, and an epidemic of cardio-respiratory disease in our most economically vulnerable communities
Catherine Barnard: The wonky level playing field. The row at the heart of the trade talks disagreement between the UK and the EU.
It came when the EU widened its demand for dynamic alignment. Gove has said the UK won’t accept automatically following new laws – or facing penalties.
Angus Gillan and Jake Scott: Tunnelling under Stonehenge is a betrayal of Conservative values
We must not abandon our responsibilities and let irreplaceable historic sites be viewed as little more than obstacles to progress.
Alberto Costa: There are too many barriers to Britishness. Post-Brexit, it’s time for a more welcoming citizenship policy.
A positive agenda would encourage those whom we are now seeking to attract to take that extra step.
Matt Kilcoyne: A wealth tax is a bad idea at the best of times – let alone in the aftermath of a pandemic
We should be going for private sector-led growth – which would mean tax cuts, not a rise for over eight million people.
Matt Bevington: Barnier doesn’t need a new mandate to find compromises
The UK itself would not dream of changing its formal negotiating objectives at such a crucial point in the talks. Why would the EU?
Frank Young: We’re sleepwalking into a crisis if we don’t vaccinate against poverty, too
The lesson of the last year is poorer communities are much more vulnerable to the next virus or health emergency.
Michal Bazan: Nuclear power and net-zero emissions. Why Sizewell C is key to reaching our climate change targets.
The imminent approval of its power station in Suffolk gives us hope for a more innovative and greener future.
Benjamin Obese-Jecty: How to take back control of the narrative about foreign national offender deportations
The Government would do well to make clear from the outset that those being deported are not British citizens, and detail their crimes.
Simon Baynes: Coronavirus has been devastating for people with dementia. National governments must do more to help.
I would urge them to work with clinical commissioning groups, local health boards and others to help the vulnerable recover.
Zewditu Gebreyohanes: We need a state-run scheme to help older people volunteer in schools
When the pandemic permits, it could not only combat loneliness but be a cost-effective way to support teachers and a boon to children.