Dr Phillip Lee MP: NHS reconfiguration must happen – we need bold leadership to make the most of it
Behind the clunky name, this process is about improving services and saving lives. We should be proud of it.
Charlie Mullins: An apprenticeship put me on the path to success – give today’s young people the same chance
School wasn’t for me so I left at 15, got a trade and built a business employing 200 people. An apprenticeship was the key,
Caroline Dinenage MP: HS2 and Crossrail are all well and good – but don’t forget the South
It takes longer to get from London to Portsmouth than it does to get to Doncaster, a distance that is over twice as far. Something must be done about that.
Tom Tugendhat: How different Afghanistan might have been if we had ventured beyond our security fences
The simple act of sitting together and sharing a meal could have prevented so many misunderstandings
Damian Hinds MP: Character matters as much as qualifications when it comes to career success
Young people need to be rounded, confident and resilient to get ahead in the workplace – that matters just as much as GCSEs.
Tom Huxley: The rich can afford to pay anti smoking fines
A new milestone for those who turn 18 – being able to sit in the back seat of the car while their parents smoke.
Lord Ashcroft: We must fulfil our obligations to veterans when they leave the Armed Forces
Veterans aren’t victims – they should be told that the world is their oyster, not that they may become a charity case.
Mel Stride MP: In most important ways, UKIP’s more like Labour than the Conservatives
Now that UKIP has become a more serious problem for Miliband, our aim should be to stress the points that ensure that it becomes even more so.
Emran Mian: Miliband’s Cabinet Office plan would need the Treasury to make it work
As outlined, it suggests continuity with the Coalition’s approach. But there are tensions sbetween its aims and those of a future Labour finance team.
Louise Burfitt-Dons: To boost Britain’s quota of engineers, why not take a page from Germany’s book?
If the Queen can bestow honorary titles on pop stars and sportspeople, she can surely also do so on few more engineers.
Martin Parsons: Ministers should decide flood protection – not the Environment Agency
The EU Habitats Directive and the Flood and Water Management Act have worsened the democratic deficit.
Joe Armitage: Miliband poses as the saviour of consumers – despite creating the problems he seeks to solve
The banking and energy markets were made uncompetitive by the Shadow Chancellor and the Labour leader.
Cheryl Gillan MP: Three ways for government to help people with autism
On this Autism Sunday, its time for an innovation fund, an awareness scheme and more activities
Scott Kelly: The myth of Mr Butskell
The 60th anniversary of this composite figure provides an opportunity to lay him to rest.
Adrian Pepper: Britain’s next European Commissioner should be Peter Lilley
The Hitchen and Harpenden MP has all the necessary qualifications for the post.