Why Osborne is right to aim for a surplus
He cannot wave away the possibility, even the likelihood, of recession returning before 2020.
Iain Dale: Europe. Cameron is ready to wave a piece of white paper declaring “An agreement for our time”
Plus: Osborne squeezes the rich till their pips squeak. Prime Minister Corbyn, and other fantasises. Stephen McPartland has balls of steel. And: No breast jokes here.
Lewis Baston: How a centrist Tory leader won a landslide victory over left-wing Labour – 80 years ago tomorrow
Nearly every observer expected the same result – a Conservative win with a reduced majority. This as found to be in error when the votes were counted.
Matthew Sinclair: No 0.7 per cent target. The budget kept at current levels. Go for humanitarian help. A compromise on international aid.
I think a deal on development is actually possible. The two sides are not as far apart as they often seem.
Sweden is last year’s lodestar. It’s time to look at Finland.
This other Nordic country is doing a lot to tackle homelessness.
Daniel Hannan MEP: The game’s afoot – and the Eurocrats are delighted with Cameron’s renegotiation pitch
The choice is now crystal clear – and many more Tories will join the Vote Leave campaign as a result.
Lord Alton and Fiona Bruce MP: Our aid programme must support religious freedom
The fourth article in our series on international aid questions the decision to pay development money to nations which routinely oppress religious minorities.
The EU referendum. Cameron is gripped by the fear that May will come out for Leave
The Prime Minister and the Chancellor will undoubtedly now be brooding about means of getting the Home Secretary out of the Home Office.
From Reggie to Dessie: Calling all Tory MPs. If in doubt of your sexuality, please consult Dr Sarah Wollaston or Dr Phillip Lee
Plus: Soames makes his way towards a gender-neutral loo. Lunch with Tyrie, lunch with Kirby. The Shipley Strangler strikes again. And: George Simpson saves the day.
Henry Hill: Villiers cautiously optimistic for Stormont settlement
Also: SNP forced into tax credits u-turn; Welsh Government fears grant cuts; support for united Ireland falls to 13 per cent; and more.
Justin Forsyth: We must do more for refugee children – alone, and with no-one to care for them
The third piece in our aid series welcomes the Government’s commitment to Syria, and says that Britain should take five kids per Parliamentary seat.
David Cameron prepares to negotiate. Other Conservatives should prepare to leave.
When the renegotiation is over, we will be left with British membership of the EU on largely the present terms. The question that remains is: In or Out?
Ruth Davidson MSP: Most people don’t join trade unions for left-wing politics, but to improve their lives – I know I did.
If we are to be the party of the worker, then we must also be the party of the workplace – and the workplace representative.
Chris Grayling MP: The contrast between a purposeful Government and a chaotic Opposition becomes ever more stark
The ideology that now lies at the heart of Labour would be deeply damaging to this country – it must be defeated.
Grant Shapps MP: British ingenuity is bringing energy to hundreds of millions of Africans
In the second piece of this week’s series on aid, the International Development Minister describes a new scheme that uses technology to transform lives.