Murad Gassanly: Why I left the Labour Party

The Conservatives are the natural political home for those who value national identity and are open to the world.

Chloe Westley: In praise of the small business people I met, who help create the wealth which keeps public services going

During this Budget run-up, many of those I met raised business rates as a killer, plus council tax, the apprenticeship levy, parking charges and corporation tax, too.

Jonathan Werran: We should allow hypothecated Council Tax rises

The cap for triggering referendums must now yield to popular consent to pay more in local charges to improve local services.

Alan Jarrett: Medway is a Conservative success story

We boast the lowest council tax in Kent by a significant margin and retain our grammar schools. We are also revitalising derelict waterfronts.

Christine Hobson: How on earth can Conservatives in Guisborough select candidates for elections in Middlesbrough?

We can make progress in these local elections next year – but not if we’re frustrated by stupid new rules.

Councils have sold off 4,000 surplus assets in the past year. That is not nearly enough.

Far from being a loss to the community they are more often derelict buildings and surplus land which can be used for housing.

Teresa O’Neill: Earning Bexley’s trust

We never forget we are spending our residents’ money. We have delivered new homes and we have kept our borough clean and green.

Philip Jackson: The Lib Dems are blocking the change North East Lincolnshire needs

Voters are fed up with decay and decline. Labour will not be able to cling on much longer.

Judy Terry: Council Taxpayers in Suffolk deserve better value and greater fairness

There is a lack of proper financial management or scrutiny – while second home owners can dodge paying Council Tax by registering properties as holiday lets.

Tony Devenish: To win in the capital, Conservatives need policies that show we are on Londoners’ side

My polling shows how a Tory candidate for Mayor of London could use a consumer-led approach to politics – as Margaret Thatcher did.

Handouts to 25-year-olds won’t solve the housing crisis, still less the wider issue of generational unfairness

The Resolution Foundation’s new report is a serious piece of work, but its proposals to improve social care funding also bring political problems.

Theresa May: Our practical politics is closer to voters than the partisan approach that increasingly consumes the left

As Leader of the Conservative Party, I want to thank each and every one of you for all your hard work during the local elections.

WATCH: “Conservative councils cost you less”, May reminds the House

At PMQs, the Prime Minister pointed to a street on the border of Lambeth and Wandsworth, where the Labour-run side pays far higher council tax.

Kevin Davis: Don’t let Kingston return to the dark days of Lib Dem rule

Previously the parks were neglected and the roads full of potholes. The Conservatives have started to turn the borough around.

Jonathan Clark: How should we reform our tax system after Brexit?

In the post-leave springtime, it will be worth considering what would happen if all three were abolished and replaced by a single Turnover Tax.