Thomas Tugendhat: Our troops should be able to focus on the enemy, not worry about human rights laws back home
Commanders, not judges, should be in control on the battlefield.
Does Cameron really want rid of Jeremy Browne?
Were the next election to produce a hung Parliament, Browne would surely urge the formation of a second blue-yellow coalition.
Iain Dale’s Friday Diary: Ed Miliband should apologise to Andrew Mitchell
Also: Meeting Princess Michael. My old friend Simon Burns. Alastair Campbell, my stand-in. And: off to Dubrovnik and “the odd Ann Widdecombe pussy joke”.
Adrian Hilton: The scandalous story of Sussex Police’s harassment of Tim Loughton
A constituent claimed that ‘unkempt’ was a racist expression. And so the East Worthing and Shoreham MP was questioned under caution.
Robert Halfon MP: New policies for Popular Conservatism 5) Cost of Living
The Right are great at intellectualising ideas, whereas the Left are better at campaigning. We need to turn our work into campaigns.
Huzzah, Gov.uk is one today! But it’s still got some growing up to do
If some of the growing pains can be tranquilised, the Government’s digital agenda could become one of its most significant legacies.
How Macmillan built 300,000 houses a year
There are some lessons in this for the modern day. Macmillan showed that the ruthless application of political will could achieve a surprising amount.
Nick Pickles: If you love music, Spotify is a brilliant and troubling invention
On the one hand, you have an incredible platform. On the other, the fear that you are helping perpetuate a group of old, close-minded record labels.
Mark Field MP: The case against the Mansion Tax
We might levy taxes on non-resident, non-British owners of property. But a crude mansion tax is not the solution to the South-Eastern property market problem.
Robert Halfon MP: New policies for Popular Conservatism 4) Utility Bills
We know that a price freeze will push up prices and curtail investment. So here are three ways that the Conservatives can tackle the problem of rapidly rising bills.
Interview: Boles – “There is no legal reason why the press should play along with the Royal Charter”
“The Liberal Democrats have shown they do not believe in press freedom. We Conservatives are the party of freedom.”
Tom Papworth: Give people power over housing
The solution, in the words of Tim Leunig,CentreForum’s former chief economist, is to turn the Nimby into an Imby.
Robert Halfon MP: New policies for Popular Conservatism 3) Apprenticeships
One of the best ways to improve the cost of living is by improving skills. It means that those looking for work will get better jobs, and better pay.
Five new members of the No 10 Policy Board and the full PPS list can now be revealed
Some familiar faces on the rise as the last details of the reshuffle are confirmed.
Ryan Bourne: The OBR should not audit manifestos of political parties
Not only would it be another burden on the taxpayer, it wouldn’t add anything of use to the public debate.