Scott Benton: Why we must win the culture war – and deliver a Blue Collar programme for the economy
We must demonstrate that we are able to protect the values that people cherish, and provide the means through which their lives can be improved.
Chris Town: It’s wrong for Ministers to shift the responsbility for renters in need onto landlords
The best protection for the latter would be Government-guaranteed hardship loans.
Alexander Griffiths: The Government’s export credit agency needs to clean up its act
The Environmental Audit Committee found last year that, between 2013 and 2018, 96 per cent of its energy financing was for fossil fuel companies.
Ben Southwood: The Government’s housing plans need to be refined – not scrapped. They will work if the detail is got right.
These figures will change substantially in the final version of the algorithm, especially because it will take into account green belt restrictions.
Alexandra Marsanu: Working from home – and why we need evolution, not a revolution
Considering a phased or rotational return to the office may be our best contribution until the tourists are back or workers can re-skill.
Andrew Bowie: We need to rediscover the quiet strength of British patriotism
Our tradition has never been the pomp and exuberance of Bastille Day or the Fourth of July. But we must do more to bring this country together.
Terry Barnes: I know Tony Abbott. He’s a good man with gay friends – nothing like the vicious caricature being sketched by his enemies
And he’s a skilled negotiator with a passionate determination that Britain should successfully make its way in a post-Brexit world.
John Bald: Ofqual’s evidence at a Select Committee this week demonstrated why it should be wound up
Dr Meadows said that all sorts of trials had taken place. The point is: why not this one, which would have allowed problems to be identified in advance?
Bernard Jenkin: Case’s appointment could mark a fresh start – after deteriorating confidence between Ministers and officials
Leaders must be expected to lead by example. That includes ministers. Lasting change cannot be achieved without a clear example from the top.
Will Dry: Small-c conservatism is the key to better disaster planning
At present, experts seem only to advise measures they know will work. An approach based on risk and trade-offs would deliver better responses.
Anna Firth and Stephen James: To help children catch up, we need a massive extension of quality remote teaching and learning
The power of online tuition to help them is immense. With thought and imagination, it is possible to take Eton into every home.
Jason Reed: Who stands for freedom in America? Neither Trump nor Biden speak for me.
The nation’s discourse has tossed liberty aside, leaving its citizens with a stark choice between dangerous socialists and climate-denying racists.
Christopher Pincher: The housing growth numbers that you’ve seen aren’t set in stone
It’s important to stress that those generated for an area’s need will not necessarily be the same as its ultimate targets.
Edward Peck: The Government is right to set its sights on technical education. But it needs serious investment too.
A piecemeal and half-hearted approach to funding skills-based education and training has undermined serious progress in this area for decades.
Dean Russell: As a volunteer in my local hospital, I’ve seen at first hand the damage done to NHS staff morale by fearmongering
If staff hear a constant flow of worst-case scenarios presented as the norm, it understandably affects their anxiety levels.