Sir Alan Duncan MP: It’s time to take on Israel’s settlements – and those who endorse them
The time has come to make sure above any doubt that the funding of any party in the UK is clearly decoupled from the influence of the Israeli state.
Alexander Temerko: Conventional gas. Interconnectors. More nuclear. How to join the UK energy security dots
Security and stable prices are best achieved by concentrating on one or two areas and doing them well.
Lord Ashcroft: Labour’s lead grows to four in my latest national poll
Plus UKIP equal their highest ANP rating so far.
James Gray MP: Why it is wrong for the Commons to vote on going to war
The Prime Minister knew that the word ‘Syria’ is so toxic, and that ‘boots on the ground’ is such a no-no, that he had specifically to preclude them in the motion.
Mike Weatherley MP: How to protect intellectual property – my final report
The tenth recommendation is possibly the most contentious one – that the UK should appoint a US-style IP Coordinator or ‘Director General’.
Mark Hoban MP: White Dee, Deidre Kelly…and I
What happened when we met at a fringe meeting at the Conservative Party conference.
Lord Ashcroft: The by-election that shows why polls are not predictions
The dramatic last-minute shift to UKIP amply demonstrates why polls are snapshots of current opinion, and not predictions of future results.
Cllr Tom Hunt: I’m for open caucuses, but against postal primaries. Here’s why.
How can you get any sense of what drives candidates when all you have is a brief leaflet in place of a lively interactive public meeting?
Iain Duncan Smith MP: Clacton – the end of the beginning
The message on the by-election doorstep was clear – we must pay attention, and redouble our efforts for a Conservative victory in 2015.
James Cartlidge: It’s time to rebalance the housing market from investors to occupiers
At the moment, it’s easier to buy to let than it is to buy to live in the house. That’s unwise and unfair – and it must be changed.
Andrew Allison: What would the BBC do without the licence fee? God only knows
While refusing to debate the licence fee with critics, the BBC seems happy to make swanky promotional productions to advertise itself.
Louise Burfitt-Dons: The real legacy of Alan Henning
The murder of this selfless aid worker showed ISIS hold even other Muslims in contempt – hopefully fewer people will be tempted to travel from Britain to join them.
Dr Liam Fox MP: The neglect of mental health in the NHS is a national disgrace
We need cultural change, funding reform and an institutional revolution to deal with problems that touch the lives on one in three of us.
Rohan Banerjee: Why the Conservative Party needs to change its face
Attacks on “Tory toffs” are nothing new – but, as the rise of UKIP demonstrates, they still have potency.
Bruce Yaccato: Beware the Canadian Neverendum, Mr Cameron
Canada’s 1980 No vote to independence wasn’t the end – it was the start of years of chaos and realignment. Study it closely.