Simon Clarke: Let’s make Brexit bold, inspiring and green – not timid and apologetic
These months of change have electrifying potential for renewal and reform. Such opportunities are precious.
When the Conservative-DUP pact is renegotiated, both parties must be bold
The Brexit negotiations ought to have highlighted to both sides how the Union is best served by a strong cross-water alliance.
Jake Berry: What I found on my Northern Powerhouse tour. Resilience, skill, innovation and success. Plus an appetite for Brexit.
But more money and powers need to be given directly to the North to drive further progress.
Davidson, the best hope of the Stop Johnson campaign
A new biography fails to convey the Scottish Conservative Leader’s gusto, but does show how traditional she is.
The Treasury donkey
The irony is that Hammond is appallingly placed to persuade voters that No Deal really does carry risks.
Steve Bell: I’m a former President of the National Convention. And I oppose Chequers. It’s Brexit in name only.
Let’s accept we will be far better off leaving with a Canadian-style free trade agreement – or, failing that, WTO terms.
Iain Dale: Where is the cutting edge to the BBC’s business coverage?
Plus: Norcott and Brandreth triumph at Edinburgh. Turnbull and Dutton circle in Australia. And: Corbyn’s shoddy copy of the Trump playbook.
Terry Barnes: So you think May has problems? They’re nothing compared to the knifings and plots that engulf Malcolm Turnbull
With half his ministry on the backbenches, he looks isolated – and in denial.
Who does the Conservative Party belong to?
The task of choosing the final two runners must remain with MPs, who know them better than the members do.
Alex Morton: Too many Tory politicians say nothing worthwhile – because they have nothing worthwhile to say
What do our cliché-ridden rulers propose? Ending plastic cups, gender quotas for boardrooms and banning Tony the Tiger.
Siobhan Baillie: Four ways of getting more women candidates
If you can offer time as a mentor or speaker or donate to any of the groups mentioned in this article, it will be time and money well spent.
The arguments for and against Brexit are presented with an insulting show of certainty
Europe has no Madisons to make the case for federalism, while the Leavers patronise us by pretending that leaving is without risk.
Daniel Hannan: Identity politics. It becomes impossible to avoid giving offence, because the offended keep changing the rules.
In an atmosphere when anyone can close down the conversation by saying “I feel uncomfortable”, rational discussion becomes impossible.
George Eustice: I’m a former UKIP candidate. I backed fundamental renegotiation. But I support the Chequers proposals. Here’s why.
Have no doubt about it: we’re leaving. But if we want to put the country back together, we must now keep some perspective.
Mass infiltration by UKIP activists? That’s not what Conservative MPs are telling us.
That it suits both former purple donors and ultra-committed Remainers to claim otherwise doesn’t make it true.