Alex Hall: Why the Conservatives shouldn’t enter into an election pact with the Brexit Party
And what of our voters who would be repelled by a pact with it? I can see the Lib/Lab slogan already: “Vote Blue, get Farage”.
Rupert Myers: Remainers might wish otherwise, but there is simply no mandate for a second referendum
And even if one were to take place, there’s every reason to believe it would deepen, not resolve, the sense of crisis and acrimony.
Parvez Akhtar: The Conservatives will need to campaign hard to retain the Mayoralty of the West Midlands
The region is still strong Labour territory. We must ensure that Andy Street is at the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham in 2022.
Sheila Lawlor: Ultimately, as the EU’s leaders recognise, the momentum is with Johnson
The big prize will be that the UK’s economic and trade freedom will be restored, something May’s backstop would have prevented, potentially indefinitely.
Meghan Gallacher: All-women shortlists. Whatever happened to the Best Person for the Job?
It would be wrong to see a woman gifted a ‘safe’ seat in a winnable constituency just because there is a lack of female MPs.
Jack Irvine: It’s time the Conservatives started caring for our seaside towns
The ignorance of many MPs and ministers towards the state of seaside communities is particularly surprising as coastal constituencies elect a quarter of all MPs.
Karen Bradley: Why I’ve doubts about an autumn election – and want the Withdrawal Bill brought back now
I fear that we would lose too many good colleagues to a Remain coalition in the south, and would not pick up enough Leave-voting seats in the midlands and the north.
Oliver Nottidge: Will ‘Bollocks to Brexit’ work in a General Election?
The Lib Dems did well in the European elections and are riding high in the opinion polls, but how much of an electoral threat are they to Conservative MPs?
Jan Zeber: How to unleash the power of the Union 3) Culture unites us, and teaches us about one another
The final part of our mini-series with Policy Exchange on rebalancing the Union in the wake of Boris Johnson’s deal.
Jack Airey: How to unleash the power of the Union 2) Infrastructure can reinforce the United Kingdom
Upgrading the UK’s infrastructure is an opportunity to bind places closer through trains and trade.
Roderick Crawford: Why the DUP is wrong about the new Brexit deal
The principle of consent was the cornerstone of the Good Friday Agreement, and it is the cornerstone of this new deal.
Michael McManus: Maggie and Ted – my new play about the most notorious feud in modern political history
I worked for both of them, and they were extraordinary human beings. But they were also both contingent, flawed, and also with their all-too-obvious blind spots.
Warwick Lightfoot and Will Heaven: How to unleash the power of the Union 1) Red, White and Blue-branded projects and funding
The first in a mini-series on Strenghtening the Union in the wake of Johnson’s Brexit deal.
Roger Gale: Parents and doctors should be spared court when debating the best treatment for ill children
We must strike a better balance so that where genuine disagreements arise, there are ways of resolving the situation through mediation and conciliation.
Lord Ashcroft: What my latest surveys found voters south of the border think about the Union
Overall, most English voters would rather keep the Union together if it were up to them.