Adam Afriyie MP: Why these bad results for the Conservatives? Because of the Westminster party establishment

Many feel that the Tories have drifted away from their small-c conservative roots. I feel that too.

That Tory/UKIP Pact in five points

No national deal. But local ones?

Iain Dale: Can we now put signs up all over Britain, saying: “LibDems: losing here”?

Plus: My partner votes for a nutter. Downing Street disasters. West Ham’s agony. The gifted Suzanne Evans. And finally: What I might do to really, really annoy you…

What Newham Conservatives’ statement says and doesn’t say

It corrects any impression that their efforts are aimed solely at Muslim voters, but solves none of the key questions posed by aspects of the campaign.

Stephen Tall: Why my heart won’t be too heavy this week when I vote Conservative (in a manner of speaking)

Clegg has failed to make the positive case for reform, which grieves me. And Cameron is making a case for it which will grieve much of his party.

Priti Patel MP: This is the most successful Euro-sceptic government since Thatcher’s. So vote Conservative on Thursday.

Miliband and Labour are relying on divisions on the Right to prop them up. Let’s not give the them that satisfaction.

Luke de Pulford: The Big Society is bouncing back

…and about time, too – it’s a good idea and a potential vote-winner.

Amandeep Singh Bhogal: India’s new government will rescue it from the clutches of socialism

Narendra Modi’s victory is a triumph for the centre-right and marks a generational shift.

Twelve reasons why the morale of Conservative MPs has risen

Actually, scrap the other eleven, and just stick to one. The economy. The economy. The economy…

Nigel Farage: Vote UKIP next week to send a message to Brussels – and the whole political class

These elections are your free hit against a deeply complacent and craven establishment that is wedded to outdated ideas that are failing the British people.

Spencer Pitfield: The Conservative Policy Forum wants your views on Arts, Culture and the Government

The brief and response form are available – as always – on our website. The closing date for submissions is 30 June.

Ed Miliband MP: To help realise Disraeli’s One Nation vision, you should vote Labour next week

My party seeks to build an economy which works for the many, not for the few.

Brian Monteith: If Scotland leaves the Union, the Labour leader should resign, too

Better Together’s problems are down to Labour’s failings – the Leader of the Opposition can’t escape his responsibility for that.

Farage sells out to Cameron, principal agent of the EUSSR

The UKIP leader suggests that his party may keep the Prime Minister in Downing Street after the next election.

Stephan Shakespeare: How the Prime Minister could be ousted in 2017

It was one thing to have a new constitutional arrangement for five-year terms in 2010. It may be another if everyone is tired, unhappy and rebellious in 2015.