Rehman Chishti: High powered laser pens should be banned
Every year, thousands of civilian aircraft are attacked and dozens of children suffer permanent eye damage.
Lord Ashcroft: “Germany and the northern European countries are in charge” – the view from Athens and Madrid
Without Britain, “We would be left with Germany doing whatever they want, without control. It would be a totally German union.”
James Cartlidge: I will vote Remain because I believe in the sovereignty that matters most – that of economic strength
Do people find sovereignty in a Parliament they regrettably take little interest in – or in actual power and the pound in their pocket: their job; their standard of living?
Chris Wright: This isn’t austerity. It’s a correction. The sooner we embrace that, the sooner we can redesign better public services.
We should start by recognising that current public services are not quite fit for purpose, and that cuts afford us an opportunity.
Matthew Oakley: Will the Conservatives honour their pledge of halving the disability employment gap?
Sanctions have failed – help and rewards for going back to work are needed.
Tim Loughton: George, I’ll have another round please.
Cutting duty on wines and spirits has boosted revenue. So why shouldn’t the Chancellor serve up more reductions in next week’s Budget.
Andy Bagnall: We at the CBI stand by our £3,000 EU figure
The majority of credible evidence shows that the UK has benefitted in terms of jobs and economic growth by being inside the EU.
Tony Lodge: Rail competition is working. Now passengers need even more – so let’s keep our campaign going.
The rest of the network can learn lessons from the open access experience of the East Coast Main Line.
Tom Hawthorn: What we are doing to fight electoral fraud
We at the Electoral Commission take this crime very seriously. It is thankfully rare, but even one case is too many.
Charles Tannock: A fair deal for the Commonwealth already exists – in the EU
The mythical post-Brexit ideal of unfettered access to the Single Market most closely resembles deals only open to less developed countries.
Anne-Marie Trevelyan: Women’s democratic power is being taken away by the European Union
What Emmeline Pankhurst and the suffragettes won is now being frittered away.
Maria Miller MP and Nicola Dandridge: Let’s pledge to make young women and girls empowered and safe
This International Women’s Day, across the globe women are coming together to Pledge for Parity.
Mohammed Amin: BME MPs – A tale of two parties
Conservative associations select candidates on merit. Labour primarily picks BME candidates only for heavily BME constituencies.
Ben Howlett: Students will be better off if Britain remains in the EU. So let’s get out there and make the case.
If Britain leaves, going off to study in EU countries could come under jeopardy. Leaving would also put Britain’s participation in the Erasmus scheme in doubt.
Jacques Gholam: Pharmacy closures – a prescription for disaster?
Three thousand pharmacies may close down, rather as they did during the late 1960s and early 70s.