Sally-Ann Hart: Restoring steam trains is a threat to the Rother Valley
Traffic jams are already bad enough – this project would make them worse. Road improvements are a better way to boost tourism.
Joel Davidson and Amir Sadjady: Blaming Khan for the London crime wave is not enough
More police are needed on patrol with more powers to act. Tougher sentences for acid and knife crimes. If no progress is made the Home Office need to take back control from the Mayor.
Charley Jarrett: Why all council wards should be multi-member – and how to end one-party councils
A proportional distribution of seats within multi-member wards would achieve greater fairness and more competition.
Kris Wilson: The lessons from Nuneaton and Bedworth
It is not enough to state what you oppose from the ruling Labour Group. You have to have a policy platform to offer to residents as an alternative to actively vote for.
Chris Whitehouse: A small, sleepy backwater? No, with a Conservative council the Isle of Wight is fizzing with enterprise and innovation
Improvements for tourism, the environment and road works … and we’re proposing to go big on beach huts.
Tony Devenish: To win in the capital, Conservatives need policies that show we are on Londoners’ side
My polling shows how a Tory candidate for Mayor of London could use a consumer-led approach to politics – as Margaret Thatcher did.
Richard Tice: Let’s all do our bit to end the scourge of knife crime
It’s not just about police numbers – the key is to focus relentlessly on results and efficiency, freeing officers to get out on patrol.
James Heywood: Labour won Trafford by weaponising Nimbyism
Conservatives failed to win people over to building hundreds of new homes on a former golf course.
Katrina Wood: New local unitaries, backed by the public, are the way forward in Buckinghamshire
A super council would make decision-making more remote; the natural division provided by the Chiltern Hills should be recognised.
How Barnet was won
It wasn’t just about antisemitism. The Conservatives pledged to maintain weekly bin collections. Labour did not.
Multi-member council wards should be abolished
Smaller electoral areas with just one councillor each would make for less confusion, more accountability – and fewer one party states.
John Bald: How South Cambridgeshire was lost
The key issue was planning, and our fate was sealed before the first leaflet was delivered. Developers would steamroller the council to get unwanted schemes approved.
Local elections: We said there wouldn’t be a Tory meltdown – and there wasn’t
The results were a triumph of localism which confounded the pundits. But achieving wider home ownership is still a particular challenge in London.
Judy Terry: Councils should take note of what it takes to be listed as a “best places to live” in the property supplements
A safe place with the best schools, well maintained public spaces, sports facilities, and transport links make locations desirable
Kevin Davis: Why local manifestos matter
They may not win many votes – but they offer some direction the other side of the election. In Kingston we have a whole range of detailed policies.