Bradley Horsley: Craft Beer – conservatism in a pint glass

Unlike the big brand lagers, each brew is made in smaller quantities and aims to be different. Essentially, they offer more choice to the consumer.

Iain Dale: Will the price of an EU deal be French-made blue passports and Spanish boats in British waters?

Plus: The Whips need to get a grip. I greet the recovery of the pound. I fear for the future of our high streets.

John Penrose: There’s a free market-friendly solution to energy price caps

Let’s not set the prices, but instead the gap between the ultra-competitive deals for switchers and the tariffs for loyal customers.

Elizabeth Truss: We must have the confidence to chart a course based on the values of freedom

Free enterprise has huge benefits. But more than that, it is intensely democratic, open and diverse – breaking down monopolies, hierarchies and outdated practices.

Charlie Elphicke: How to ensure the UK is ready to become a powerhouse of global trade

First we must ensure that we fully regain control of trade policy from Brussels. Then we must ensure we put those new powers to their fullest use.

John Glen: Our ban on credit and debit card surcharging comes in today

The crucial point is that consumers will be fully informed of how much something will cost before they get to the very end of the checkout process.

Robert Buckland: “We must speak the language of opportunity”. His lecture on Tory revival. Full text.

“The language should be that of giving people their chance to succeed and of being on their side – a “people politics” that many practice locally but which must be scaled up.”

Julian Sturdy: To give farmers a fair deal, the remit of the Groceries Code Adjudicator should be extended

The current situation is not sustainable, and undermines competition and business development in the food sector to the detriment of both consumers and producers.

Stuart Jackson: Why it’s time for a relative energy price cap

It would achieve real competition, incentivise efficiency and bring prices down for the majority (companies would be forced to compete for new customers or wither fast).

Charlie Elphicke: Ready on Day One to trade with the world

The final article in the author’s five-piece series on how Britain must prepare for March 31 2019 – and has less than 600 days to get it right.

Warwick Lightfoot: The right post-Brexit farming policy could unleash agricultural innovation and lighten the load on consumers

Reform must be phased, to allow farmers to adapt, but it will pay dividends.

Julian Knight: We can help make the case for capitalism by empowering consumers and customers. Here’s how.

We must show people how markets can make life better for ordinary families by broadening choice, spurring innovation, and driving down prices.

42 per cent and no majority 7) Leaving the EU offers an opportunity to reduce energy bills

Rather than price caps and nationalisations, there is a chance to help consumers with tax cuts and regulatory reform.

Sanjoy Sen: Beware, voters. An energy price cap won’t suddenly slash your energy bill.

The typical annual utility bill equates to around £3.50 a day. Even the right policy approach is unlikely to reduce this to much below £3 a day.

Stuart Jackson: Here’s how a price cap could introduce real competition to the energy market

A ‘relative’ cap on the difference between standard variable tariffs and acquisition tariffs could untie Adam Smith’s ‘invisible hand’ in the retail energy market.