Edward Boyd: Prison reform is not an option, it is a necessity
The majority of those who leave prison will be convicted of new crimes within a year – that is a shameful failure.
Vicky Ford: The Canada deal is not the model Brexit negotiations should follow
Agreeing zero tariffs is good, but non-tariff barriers matter just as much.
Charlie Elphicke: The Dubs Amendment is well-intentioned, but it is a road back to the Jungle
The right answer is to discourage people from coming to Calais in the first place, and to help people directly in the Middle East.
Andrew Green: Why there will be no Brexit cliff edge for EU employees in Britain
Employers will have to adjust pay and conditions, but they will have time to do so.
Sean Anstee: We must harness devolution to boost skills in Manchester
Our city lags behind the UK average in unemployment and productivity. The new mayor must use City Hall’s new levers to make it more competitive.
Chris Whitehouse: Pharmacy workers – and a new threat to religious freedom from equality laws meant to protect it
Careers in the profession could be closed to people of faith if the General Pharmaceutical Council gets it way.
Nicholas Mazzei: Britain needs to start taking exercise seriously
The social and financial costs of obesity are enormous, and fall disproportionately on the less well-off.
Jake Berry: Let’s extend the hand of friendship to our Commonwealth friends at our border
Starting with creating a designated channel for them, and continuing by heavily promoting the Registered Travellers Service.
Chloe Westley: How Brexit will bring Australia and the UK closer together
We can achieve free trade, a fair immigration policy – and a much needed shot in the arm for intelligence sharing.
Robert Goodwill: We do not want to incentivise perilous journeys to Europe, and play into the hands of the traffickers.
I’m tired of being lectured by Labour politicians. When they were in government, around 800 refugees were resettled each year. We are doing five times that.
James Croft: Is May’s Government junking consumer choice in education?
We are increasingly seeing evidence of re-nationalisation coming back.
Paul Coleridge: The Government must do more to support marriage
There is plenty of evidence that married couples provide children with a major head-start in life, but this privilege is increasingly confined to the wealthy.
Matthew Barrett: Don’t be so eager to scrap the Lords, Conservative MPs. We may need it one day to check Labour tyranny.
What a farce it would be if, in attempting to secure Brexit, we booted out one of the institutions that makes us exceptional.
Richard Harwood: Parliament needs no role in appointing judges
It’s hard to see how hearings in front of MPs and peers would address the issues raised by those concerned about judicial activism.
Mark Menzies: Banning arms sales to Saudi Arabia would harm Britain and the Middle East – including Yemen
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is not some sort of rogue state but a key ally of the UK. And if we don’t sell to them, our competitors will.