Henry Hill: Ex-SNP policy chief argues their case for separation is ‘dead’
Also: Welsh Government tries to poach English doctors; Ulster health minister calls for prescription charges, SNP under pressure over Scottish police; and more.
John Whittingdale MP: We are making real progress on superfast broadband
By the end of 2017, we will deliver on our 2015 manifesto commitment and connect 95 per cent of the UK to superfast broadband services.
How governments tend to borrow more than they expect
And the worst example? Blair and Brown in their second term.
The Left must purge itself of relativism about Western values and apologism for extremists
Some who claim to believe in ‘liberté, égalité, fraternité’, have ended up making excuses for those who seek to destroy those very principles.
Mohammed Amin: It is not enough for Muslim organisations simply to condemn terrorism
If you deny its causes, you cannot put forward a meaningful vision of the way forward.
Nick Timothy: Detailed analysis? Strategic planning? Not a bit of it. Let me tell you how a Spending Review really works
They ought to be an important opportunity for the Government to quicken the pace and improve the quality of reform.
Duncan Sim: Direct Planning – the what, the why, and the wider significance
Lord Lexden’s Bill provides an opportunity to bring real localism and better design to building new homes.
We need spies in Britain more than we need bombs in Syria
The case for attacking ISIS there will vary. That for tackling Islamist extremism here does not.
Nick Timothy: The countries of Europe need to get real if they want to fight terrorism
Few leaders on the continental mainland have the understanding and the political will to take the measures that are needed to protect their citizens.
Nadhim Zahawi MP: How this Government is delivering better apprenticeships for young people
I’m proud to have been chosen by the Prime Minister as his adviser to help drive this change.
Paul Abbott: The scandal of the Stockwell Bus Garage – and why we must build on brownfield land to get the homes we need
These two acres are used as an overnight cleaning shack – with no housing on top of it. Nothing. Zilch. Not a square metre of living room: just thin air.
Lord Feldman should not raise money for the Remain campaign
To do so would be a breach of the Party’s agreed neutrality, an abuse of his access to Tory donors, and a grave disservice to ordinary members.
The end of Schengen. And six other consequences of the Paris horror.
A boost for Len Pen. A blow to Merkel. More Europe-wide security measures. No Commons vote on bombing Syria. And, more distantly, the end of free movement?
Dan Pitt: What’s at the core of conservatism? Markets? Aspiration? Opportunity? No: at its beating heart is love, love, love
Our country, families, the environment, home – we love them all. The object of life is love and we ought to aspire toward the triumph of love.
Neil Shastri-Hurst: It’s time to give improving mental health the priority it urgently needs
The target for time from referral to the first consultation is 28 days. But there is a range of more than 90 per cent in achieving this.