Andrew Lilico: Osborne will become Prime Minister (and nine other predictions for 2015)

Including: trouble in Greece, a minority Conservative government and support for leaving Europe.

Above-it-all Boris has benefited from the past few days

The Mayor of London hasn’t really been dragged into the ongoing leadership struggle. Instead, he’s been emphasising his One Nation credentials.

Charlie Elphicke MP: More full-time employment, more women in work, higher pay… the jobs revolution rolls on

Today’s figures reveal that there are 30.8 million people in work. Why can’t Labour welcome that?

WATCH: Osborne – “Miliband is a weak leader with no economic plan”

“There’s a very stark contrast today,” added the Chancellor, “between the economic competence you see with us and the economic chaos that is offered by the alternatives.”

What Miliband got right and why it won’t work for him

Once again, the Labour leader is asking voters to take him on trust – but why should they?

The story of Osborne’s Chancellorship, as told by his Budgets

Last week’s Autumn Statement was part of the third act. Will there be a fourth?

Anatole Pang: Let’s set up a UK Development Bank – and set it up right

The Commonwealth Development Corporation is now practically defunct. We need an organisation that will properly represent British interests abroad.

A thumbs-up from Party members for the Autumn Statement. But doubts about deficit reduction linger.

Over four out of five approve of it, and only one in ten disapprove.

Iain Dale: My clash this week with Cable

Plus: Marr again. Shot foxes. Unhatted rabbits. Bercow’s revenge. Sir Trevor Brooking’s posterior. And: thanks to Stuart in customer services, who made this column possible.

We ask our panel: What did you think of the Autumn Statement?

Ryan Bourne, Cllr Sir Merrick Cockell, Andrew Lilico, Cllr Binita Mehta, Andrew Mitchell MP and others give their take on Osborne’s latest mini-Budget.

The roads announcement and the battle for ownership

Whose policy was it really? Osborne and McLoughlin’s? Or Alexander and Clegg’s? Both sides are trying to claim credit.

Why the Autumn Statement doesn’t matter

Osborne simply has no political room to do anything very much. The big decisions will come after the election – whoever is in office.

Mark Field MP: Stealing Labour’s clothes has proved an ill fit for Conservatives.

As the Autumn Statement looms, it is time to ask whether the worst policies of a future Labour Government would have our fingerprints on them.

Alex Burghart: Osborne as Chancellor 3) Social justice, not just fiscal prudence

The third piece in our mini-series about the Chancellor explores how he has balanced austerity with social policy innovation.

Sarah Willis: What does Scotland’s No vote mean for investors?

The result didn’t end the constitutional uncertainty surrounding the UK and elsewhere. It has merely elongated it.