Anthony Browne: Are we really going to pass a law that would harm many of the world’s poorest people?
Such would be the effect of a well-intentioned but ill thought-out amendment to the Agriculture Bill that will come to the Commons tomorrow.
Alex Game: Students are the key to environmental progress – and we need to lose the tribalism in our debates
Extinction Rebellion has polarised discussions on climate change. Organisations like the British Conservation Alliance aim to bring balance back.
Paul Bristow MP: Ministers must make it easier for the NHS to recruit dentists from overseas
As we leave the European Union, the UK has a chance to reform our visa rules and open up to the skilled professionals we need.
John Howell: It is time for Britain to take the Council of Europe more seriously
As we depart the EU, a new commitment to this older body would demonstrate our continuing commitment to our friends on the continent.
Allie Renison: Sunak wants to link business support to viability. He’s right – but he must help to keep firms viable in the first place.
He must ensure that taxation supports viability before he can start to focus on balancing the books.
Bob Seely: Ministers must revise the housing plan to give our cities the homes they need
How is it levelling up to concentrate new construction – and the associated infrastructure – in the South?
David Willetts: The Government is wrong to propose cutting back on Universal Credit while the triple lock remains untouched
And when it comes to paying for the crisis measures, as we must, taxes must not fall on younger workers.
Guy Opperman: We are making your pension safer, better and greener. Here’s how.
Our new Pensions Bill will cracking down on bad pension bosses, utilising new technology to put the consumer in charge, and help us get to Net Zero.
Lord Ashcroft: What my new poll of eight thousand people says about Covid-19, the two main parties, Johnson and Starmer
Challenging findings for the Prime Minister, encouraging ones for the Opposition Leader – with the economy as a key battleground.
Gareth Davies: A new British Development Bank could drive our national recovery
The UK has never had such an independent institution despite the model being a tremendous success in other countries around the world.
Rachel Wolf: Net Zero risks upending our lives and livelihoods. Here’s why carbon pricing gives it a better chance of working.
It doesn’t make grand predictions about what will work or what we should do. It just prices in the ‘bad’ – in this case, emissions.
Tony Hockley: The future of farming must be diverse
It is deeply dangerous for discussions around this sector to not only exclude half of the population by gender, but ignore wider demographic change.
Desmond Swayne: Nigeria is independent, but it still needs Britain’s help
On the 60th anniversary of its independence from British rule, the Government must do more to stop militia groups threatening the peace of the nation.
Stephen Crabb: Sunak must extend the uplift to Universal Credit – and make his intentions clear now
Number 10 should spot the political problem on the horizon and avoid it by having a clear plan.
Julian Brazier: The future of the Army – and why Haldane’s approach remains the best.
His instinct to bring together various reserves to create a ‘Second Line’ was crucial in the First World War; leaders today should take inspiration.