Paul Maginnis: How to build a Conservative mass membership

An inspiring policy vision and more democratic decision-making can help the Tories rebuild their campaigning machine.

Anthony Ridge-Newman: Introducing the Tory Research Impact Network

TRIN’s committee aims to create a sense of common purpose among those interested in a part of the political spectrum that has attracted too little scholarly attention.

Interview: Lewis -“At conference this year, I and the Prime Minister are determined that the members feel it is their conference.”

The Party Chairman intends to remove from the candidates’ list those who failed to campaign in the local elections.

The Conservative campaign machine has upped its game – but the loss of activists’ trust in the central Party is taking time to repair

Some local campaigns printed off full duplicates of their canvassing data, in case CCHQ repeated last year’s trick of selectively turning off VoteSource.

WATCH: Lewis – there’s “a big contrast” between us and Labour in terms of representatives’ behaviour problems

The party chairman talks about the need to avoid “double standards” and “misinformation”.

Andrew Goodfellow: The Conservative Research Department is as effective as ever – in a more complex and challenging world

Andrew Gimson’s article on this site yesterday was wrong about its condition. The quality of SpAds that it produces is still high.

Brandon Lewis: In the final week before polling day, let’s shout about our record

These local elections will make a big difference to people’s lives. Join me on the campaign trail.

Chris Grayling: The argument for capitalism over socialism cannot be won with a history lesson

We need to illustrate how the wonders of today’s world would never have been created by an all-powerful state.

Profile: Enoch Powell. Many politicians rose higher. Few made a bigger impact – or still do.

He made grotesque errors of taste and judgement – see “Rivers of Blood”. But even his critics admit that he was one of the great parliamentarians of the 20th century.

Interview: Ben Houchen – Teesside will show how Britain can thrive after Brexit

In the second piece in our three-part mini-series, the Mayor tells ConservativeHome that freeport status can transform the area.

Exclusive: Last-ditch appeal for council candidates sent out to Welsh Tories: “Do you know anybody…in Manchester and Knowsley”?

In the latest sign of serious difficulties putting up full slates in some areas, an eleventh-hour email was sent out to members across Wales yesterday.

Exclusive: The Conservative Party’s gender pay gap is 15.7 per cent in favour of women

The Party has voluntarily released the data, to show it walks the walk, as well as talking the talk.

Graham and Rowley try to answer the big question “Why are you a Conservative?”

These two MPs have not found, at the first attempt, the sort of language that will appeal to the unconverted. But nor did David Cameron.

Kemi Badenoch: My plan for candidates – a transparent, democratic process, for an even stronger Party

Also, a balanced Parliamentary Party requires a diverse pipeline of candidates – this means diversity of background and thought.

Rebecca Lowe: Introducing FREER. For social and economic freedom. And why I’m a part of it.

Working alongside the Conservative MPs Lee Rowley and Luke Graham, we will launch in Westminster this evening.