Tom McPhail: Successive governments have dodged tough choices on pension tax reform for too long

Simply scrapping higher rate tax relief would be an act of fiscal hooliganism, but the Chancellor has other options available to him.

Andrew Green: The Conservatives’ new immigration policy risks the numbers running out of control

Yet another failure to keep a clear promise would be deeply damaging, especially in the ‘Red Wall’.

Ben Obese-Jecty: Defeating gangs means giving their members a second chance

Tagging offenders, and the provision of work programmes, can rescue those at risk of being lost to a path from which they will find it difficult to return.

Tony Lodge: Britain’s dirty emissions secret – carbon leakage. Here’s what it is and how to tackle it.

We must now consider targeting particular carbon intensive goods and power supplies which are imported and carry a large transport and transmission footprint.

Sanjoy Sen: Making the best use of small modular reactors

The Rolls-Royce concept has the potential to plug a gap in the UK’s low-carbon power requirements.

Hamish McFall: Downing Street would be misguided to rely on Social Media to get across its message

The Prime Minister’s Brexit night message should have been broadcast on BBC and ITN.

Tom Colsey and Jake Scott: Introducing the Orthodox Conservatives – at a time when our ideas are recovering and reviving

Our aim is to show that conservatism is alive and well outside of the walls of Parliament, even if it is on life-support within the Conservative Party.

Damian Green: Enough of this BBC-bashing. A weaker corporation would mean a weaker culture. And no Tory should want that.

If we are going to make a reality of Global Britain, we need to capitalise on the things about our country that the world likes and admires.

Liam Fox: Why Britain and the EU can reach a trade deal this year

Harmonisation flies in the face of global trends towards equivalence rather than the highly legalistic regulatory formula favoured by the Union.

John Cope: Is the UK ready to be Singapore-on-Thames? It’s going to be an upskill battle

The Apprenticeship Levy is not working. Greater flexibility is needed so employers boost spending on high-quality training.

Mark Lehain: No, Ben – every child must be given the chance to share our common heritage

Sending pupils early into academic and vocational pathways would allow too many schools to lower their sights and expecations.

Shabnam Nasimi: We changed the law to deal with Stephen Lawrence’s murderers. We must do the same for terrorist threats.

The main difference between the Streatham attack and many other forms of crime is the ideology behind it.

Sam Robinson: Britain is a lot more socially mobile than you might assume

While Britain’s income floor has become a lot bouncier, its income ceiling remains sticky.

Neil Shastri-Hurst: It’s time to tackle the scourge of social isolation

Whilst loneliness is an inherent aspect of human existence, long-term loneliness has been linked with health inequality and poor life outcomes.

Ben Bradley: Let’s stop forcing all pupils down an academic path – and free some instead to prepare for the world of work

Both kinds of school have a place, and more besides. It needs to be a choice. Education is not ‘one-size fits all’, it’s ‘horses for courses’.