Lee Rotherham: Knife crime can only be tackled by dealing with all the causes

Kids Count has just launched an important new audit, which is the precursor to a much larger study into knife crime reviewing cause and effect.

Duncan Simpson: Three tasks for Johnson. Cull quangos. End taxpayer-funded lobbying. And reform appointments.

Cleaning up the state won’t be a quick and easy task. But if Boris Johnson doesn’t grasp the nettle, it will certainly come back to sting.

Nick Herbert: A ten point plan for the new government

A manifesto from Govern Up on how the Johnson administration can best get to grips with Whitehall – and deliver effectively.

Anthony Browne: Policy Gains from Brexit 6) Getting public procurement to work

At one point, City Hall officials told me the only way to get a project done was to hire external lawyers to take City Hall’s procurement lawyers to court.

How far should Sedwill go over the Huawei leak?

He is perfectly entitled to crack down on leaks. But it’s worth bearing in mind that this one was scarcely unprecedented.

Appointments 6) Foster mans the barricades at Wales, the Cabinet Office, and the Whips Office

He fills the roles vacated by Nigel Adams, and rounds out Theresa May’s latest bid to fill out at least the higher ranks of her Government.

The Government is bluffing. Why I and many others will vote against the Withdrawal Agreement later today.

The EU won’t grant us a long extension for fear of what European elections here would produce. If we hold our nerve, the UK will Brexit on WTO terms in April.

Andy Street: In the West Midlands, inclusion is more than a buzzword. It’s turning our diversity into a strength.

It is a sad and all-too-obvious fact that most of the decision makers I meet in my role as Mayor are people who look like me.

Alex Morton: This week, Hammond’s Budget. Next year, the Spending Review. It must focus on gaining more growth.

The Treasury should not simply accept the growth figures given by the OBR, but seek to raise them.

Joel Charles: After May’s conference speech and Hammond’s Budget, opportunity must be our core objective

We have a habit of looking back at policy platforms pursued by previous Conservative Governments, and attempting to bring back popular policies like a poor Hollywood remake.

Henry Newman: Amidst the row about neutrality, a big question looms. Is the civil service up to delivering Brexit effectively?

Whitehall has at times imperilled its reputation for neutrality, but there remains a positive ‘can-do’ attitude about Brexit. The Government should harness it.

We ask nicely. But what is this woe-plagued reshuffle designed to achieve?

Amidst the wreckage this morning, there are a few points of light. But that cackling noise you hear from Kensington is George Osborne laughing his head off.

May doesn’t need a First Secretary of State

The course consistent with this site’s recommendations is to appoint a more junior Cabinet Office Minister.

Who might replace Green?

Any new First Secretary of State should not have further ambitions of their own. And it would be pointless in any event to make any such appointment honorary.

Will the Government be Ready on Day One for Brexit? If it isn’t, it could collapse altogether.

May needs to demonstrate that Whitehall is prepared – deal or no deal. Crossing one’s fingers and hoping for transition is not an alternative, or shouldn’t be.