Lord Ashcroft: A new era opens for St Helena – but there are still major problems to overcome
While we still have a commitment to spend 0.7 per cent of our GDP on foreign aid, I would much rather see such funds allocated to our Overseas Territories.
Lee Rotherham: We have a duty of care to EU whistleblowers
I have long been struck by the incredible stresses placed upon them by a system that is meticulous in its oppression across so many of the European institutions.
John Stevenson: Why stamp duty should be reversed
This proposal already has considerable support from institutions, including the Yorkshire Building Society, who have published research into the benefits this change would bring.
Flick Drummond: Saudi Arabia cannot afford to alienate its female subjects
The Crown Prince has taken the lesson from neighbouring Arab states. Progress may be slow, but it cannot be reversed.
Eddie Hughes: Are the Conservatives dying? No, we’re undergoing a second spring.
People are not yet at the point where they believe the party in government needs kicking out; they are still willing to give us a hearing.
Henry Newman: Brexit – and the unresolved Cabinet row that has the power to force resignations
The key question is not whether we can diverge, but whether we can do so without asking the EU first and obtaining their prior agreement.
Tom Chapman: The patriotic case for aid
Our commitment to overseas development is under constant political pressure, but it enhances British soft power around the world.
Andrew Green: Do we really need yet more EU workers?
Some employers have been doing very nicely out of labour which puts up with low pay, poor conditions and little flexibility in their hours.
Lord Ashcroft: Voters needed to see competence from the Conservatives this week. Unfortunately, there is way to go.
If it might not be the catastrophe it must have seemed, today has not made things any easier.
Charlotte Black: Reconnecting stakeholders with capitalism
The third in a three-part series of contributions from the ‘New Blue Book’.
Eric Pickles: My general election review is a blueprint for a stronger party
I want our Party to come out of the process stronger and more adept at campaigning – ready to win.
Owen Meredith: Policy reform can unite the party ahead of Manchester
Employment, taxation, and three environment are three areas where we can show the Tory agenda is bigger than Brexit.
Nick Hillman: We must continue to expand higher education
The second in a three-part series of contributions from the ‘New Blue Book’.
Murdo Fraser: Liberal Unionism – a model for Scottish Conservatives?
The history of our party has much to teach us about how to build on our modern successes.
Andrew RT Davies: Welsh Tories need more control of our next election campaign
We have a duty to the future of Conservatism in Wales, and to the electorate on the whole, to engage in the fight on Welsh terms.