How much worse would bombing Syria make the terror threat in Britain?
We cannot know. But however important that question is, it should not be the only one that MPs ask if they vote on bombing ISIS in Syria – or even the main one.
David Burrowes MP: Why I want Wednesday’s Spending Review to have families at its heart
We need to be brave enough to publish the results of every Family Test – so that we can learn from what works – and what doesn’t.
Paul Abbott: The Coalition in 163 charts
The Institute for Government’s new guide reminds us that the Conservative-Liberal Democrat partnership helped to improve Britain for the better.
Two years on, a Syria vote that Cameron could win
It would be pusillanimous not to join France in Syria for fear of an ISIS attack here. But Tory backbenchers should go into any vote with their eyes wide open.
Mark Field MP: Relying on foreign investors to sustain our deficit is dangerous
Returns on these Chinese-owned UK-based assets will no longer find their way back, via domestic pension funds, into the retirement income of Britons.
Ten things to look out for in next week’s Autumn Statement and Spending Review
From Osborne’s response to the tax credit row to his additional sources of revenue.
Party appoints new lawyer to conduct broad inquiry into Clarkegate allegations
It will present its conclusions to the Party Board when evidence-taking is complete. Publication of a report has not been ruled out.
The Mark Clarke allegations. Shapps takes the rap. But the buck stops with Feldman.
As the sole Chairman post-election, and the real one before that, it is his responsibility to now get the Legarde Report completed and published as soon as possible.
Iain Dale: Why I suspect the CCHQ inquiry into the Mark Clarke claims may be a cover-up
Plus: Military strikes against Syria now. And: Maria Eagle should tell Corbyn to stuff his job. So should Kevan Jones.
Isabel Oakeshott: Brexit campaigners don’t know friend from enemy
Vote Leave and leave.eu need to join together to fight the pro-EU campaign – and not each other.
The Legard inquiry into the Mark Clarke allegations must publish findings
Without a report, closure won’t happen. The claims will simply get bigger and louder.
Garvan Walshe: A dispatch from the front lines in the struggle against ISIS
A visit to Kurdistan reveals the realities and the myths about the current conflict.
Tony Lodge: The Government must prioritise energy security above green targets, or the lights could go out
Years of drift and bad policy have left the UK with a tattered energy policy.
The British Muslim woman we all need
A description of the person most likely to give national projection to the opposition to Islamist extremism already present among many British Muslims at a local level.
Rebecca Coulson: The prison reforms that cannot wait
Extremism, drugs, bureaucracy: addressing these will take time. Ensuring hygiene and cleanliness should not.