Sarah Ingham: How so many gym-goers escaped Covid-19 is one of the great mysteries of this virus
With around 20 million visits in March, according to one estimate, surely fitness studios should have been at the centre of outbreaks.
Andrew Selous: It’s time for the Government to step up the war on obesity
From supermarkets and sugar taxes to surgery, there are a broad range of options at the Prime Minister’s disposal to get Britain’s weight under control.
Andrew Mitchell: I used to be adamantly opposed to all forms of assisted dying. Here’s why I’ve changed my mind.
By the end of these meetings, I was invariably left with the overwhelming feelings that we would not let an animal we loved be treated in such a way.
Emily Barley: The Government’s Brexit plan puts us at risk of substandard and corrupt justice systems in EU member states
Britons were told the country would be leaving the dangerous European Arrest Warrant system, but its replacement looks suspiciously similar.
Raghib Ali: Systemic classism, not racism. Why the main factor in health and educational inequalities is deprivation, not race.
There is now no overall ‘white privilege’ in health or education or overall ‘BAME disadvantage’. These categories are outdated and unhelpful.
Nick Cook: Watch Gove’s crucial role as a pro-Union strategist – with Scotland’s elections just ten months away
If the UK government is to succeed in stamping its mark through direct investment, it will need to channel the zeal usually reserved for an underdog.
Roderick Crawford: Brexit is the beginning of a journey to transform Britain
As a general set of principles for the UK global aims, we would do well to turn for inspiration and leadership to Churchill and Roosevelt’s Atlantic Charter.
Dean Godson: The new ethnic minority voices who are challenging left-wing orthodoxy on race and culture
The membership of a new Government commission represents a significant evolution in the story of these issues in Britain – and within the Conservatives.
Rob Sutton: When a Coronavirus death isn’t a Coronavirus death
How can we expect a coordinated international response when we can’t even agree how to count deaths?
Virginia Crosbie: Nuclear power will be absolutely critical to hitting our Net Zero targets
You have to have something to keep the Grid going when renewable sources falter, and the alternative is coal.
George Bathurst: We must prize the dead hand of officialdom from our railway network
Competitions for major public works can bring in private capital and bolster innovation – but the Civil Service must learn to let go.
Tony Smith: In over 40 years of Home Office experience, I can’t recall a time when our borders have been under so much pressure
I know that government needs a cross-Whitehall programme that actively engages with the myriad of departments and agencies.
Crispin Blunt and Sue Pascoe: It’s time to correct the stoking of alarm and spreading of misinformation about trans people
As a Party, we should hold out a helping hand to all those who still face the difficulties of daily life – who still cannot be their authentic selves.
Jesse Norman: My revolutionary experiment with other Ministers today in delivering better value for taxpayers
We will take part in this new programme – designed to ensure that infrastructure projects are delivered on time and within their allotted budget.
Andrew Bridgen: It shouldn’t have taken a pandemic to expose the scandal of Leicester’s sweatshops
Workers who are effectively modern slaves have been put into the position of having to choose either to work or starve during lockdown.