Daniel Hannan: Farewell to Edward du Cann, the courtly Eurosceptic who helped propel Thatcher to power

Behind his languid exterior lay a man of unusual principle, to whom all Conservatives have cause to be grateful.

Rupert Barnes: Restoring our historic counties would show respect for local identity

The Conservative Party is built on something more deep rooted than the passing fads of the metropolitan chattering classes.

Lewis Baston: Election gambles that worked. And those that failed – like May’s this year.

And those that never were, such as 1978, 1991 and 2007. Prime Ministers tend to make the opposite error to that of their predecessors.

John Deben: Weak leadership, catastrophic decisions. The appeasement of reactionaries over Brexit has betrayed Heath’s legacy

He wouldn’t have let Cash and Fox, Johnson and Rees-Mogg seize the agenda. He would have fought Farage’s populism as he fought that of Powell.

Andrew Gimson’s PMQs sketch: Oxford man defeats Islington woman

Green, standing in for May, showed what an admirable caretaker leader he would make.

To help win a new generation of young voters, the Conservatives need a new Swinton College – or a modern equivalent

It was the brainchild of Rab Butler, set up to educate Tory members. 54,000 Conservative activists, agents and other students took courses.

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.

Simon Tilbrook: I’m a lifelong Labour supporter and an arch-Remainer. Here’s why I’m voting Conservative.

Corbyn is unfitted to public office of any sort. All sensible Labour folk know it, but many cannot currently bring themselves to say it outright.

In defence of Edward Heath

It isn’t necessary to be one of his supporters to believe that it is time for Wiltshire Police to put up or shut up.

The real challenge isn’t sorting business rates. It’s ending that stubborn structural deficit.

The harsh truth is that, nearly seven years into Conservative-led Government, we are still living beyond our means.

Iain Dale: In memory of Jim Prior, who once told Thatcher that “you sound very sexy this morning”

Plus: A telling speech by George Osborne, the pleasing election of Philip Davies. Reading the Morning Star, just for a laugh. And: Andy Carroll walks on water.

How the Conservatives are rebuilding their links with the Republicans – and will work with America’s President-elect

After a long chill, relations between the sister parties are thawing.

Michael Tomlinson: The Conservatives – delivering to improve workers rights for over a century

As the Commons prepares to debates the effects of Brexit on these rights, here’s the story of how the Party has supplied them from Peel through to Cameron.

Profile: Gavin Williamson, the “baby-faced assassin” who is now Chief Whip

He has seamlessly made the transition from Cameron to May.

Iain Dale: Off I go to find The Gayest Thing You’ve Ever Seen

Plus: August, the best political month. Thatcher, the best post-war Prime Minister. Off to Any Questions. Off to Edinburgh. And: will I poison an MP?