Richard Ritchie: Was the election result really such a disaster for the Conservatives?

By 2022, Corbyn will no longer look ‘new’, and that he came close to winning in 2017 should mean that he will then be exposed to far greater scrutiny,

John Baron: It’s time to embrace the One-Nation message – and win

As possibly the only Brexiteer in the Parliamentary Party’s One Nation group, I am also only too aware that this message must be accompanied by a successful EU negotiation.

WATCH: Ici Londres – It’s selfish to run a deficit, argues Daniel Hannan

Politicians who support fiscal discipline are not protecting their own interests – they’re guarding the interests of others.

Kieron O’Hara: Seven ways to reach younger voters. Including, as May is doing today, reaching out to other parties.

If the Conservatives spoke a progressive alliance, and meant it, they might be able to make some progress – and break down virulent anti-Toryism.

Daniel Hannan: Sooner or later, you run out of spending other people’s money. And it’s young people who foot the bill.

The left cries “Growth not austerity”. Seriously, comrades, if it were that easy, don’t you think someone would have done it by now?

WATCH: May and Corbyn clash over pay and fiscal discipline

The Prime Minister mounted a defence of the Government’s record on the public finances.

Prospects for the economy 1) Andrew Lilico: It’s steady as she goes – but there are some risks ahead

The first article in our new mini-series studies the lie of the economic land – and the implications of Brexit.

Kieron O’Hara: Young voters won’t hold off austerity forever

This election has found the next generation as committed to spending other people’s money as their elders. This will catch up with them in the end.

WATCH: Ici Londres – There really is no magic money tree, says Hannan

“Austerity is not a choice. Austerity is what happens when you have a deficit. And we still have one of £50 billion.”

Alex Morton: May must not turn into Major

She cannot be a stationary establishment figure when faced with the restless mood of the voting public. She must move forwards – or we risk a 1997-style wipeout.

Margot James: We need to make the case for wealth creation to a new generation of young people

Labour’s handouts must be exposed as a self-defeating deception – as must the danger of what happens when “there is no money left”.

Douglas Carswell: Ten reasons to vote for Theresa May next Thursday

Her new administration would be on the right side on the big issues – Brexit, immigration, Islamism; and would likely feel its way towards the right answer on the economy and trade.

Will Bickford Smith: This election is May’s opportunity to win over a generation of young voters

The second article in our mini-series series focusing on the topic of intergenerational fairness argues that none of us cannot afford to neglect the young.

John O’Connell: The Tory Manifesto. It should commit to scrapping HS2, ending the triple lock – and reforming the NHS.

This first piece of a mini-series on what should be in the manifesto argues that the Conservatives must get serious about living within our means.

James Cartlidge: The devastating truth at the heart of the NICs row. We’re palming difficult decisions off on the next generation.

We may be rowing back to defend one promise. But another more fundamental promise to the future is actually at stake.