David Green: Wealth extraction, not wealth creation. The Morrisons takeoever – and why government should be prepared to intervene.

A careful reading of Hayek and Adam Smith will confirm that neither was invariably opposed to state action.

Bob Blackman: Sizewell C is key to taking control of the UK’s energy production – and achieving Net Zero

The importance of having a reliable baseload of firm power remains essential to the energy mix.

Sam Hall: How to help poorer people meet the costs of net zero

The first piece in a mini-series on ConHome this week on Net Zero and climate change.

Bim Afolami: The politics of Net Zero are more perilous than we think

It won’t be sufficient to cover the costs just for the lowest income voters – most voters will need environmentally sustainable options to be heavily subsided.

Clive Moffatt: The Government should come clean – and explain that reaching the net zero target by 2050 may not be possible

It is about to embark on an ambitious plan for net zero carbon emissions when we can least afford it. There may be a more affordable option.

Sarah Ingham: A blue party + green promises = yellow vests

As the Government ushers us towards net zero, it had better be sure of the science. Unless it’s willing to risk a British equivalent of the Gilets Jaunes.

John Constable and Capell Aris: Net Zero is a utopian plan that won’t work. Here’s a realistic plan for cleaner energy that will.

Electricity generation policy must refocus on dispatchable low-emissions plant that can to deliver a secure and competitive system.

Andrew Selous: How to green our homes

Moving the legacy costs of renewable energy subsidies off electricity bills will make heat pumps up to £200 a year cheaper to run,

The socially distanced and politically distanced Queen’s Speech

Some good things, a few bad ones, some absences – and an opportunity missed not so much to level up Britain as to level with voters.

John Redwood: Why now that we have left the EU are we still yoked to Maastricht austerity?

What we need is to promote a higher wage, higher productivity economy. Our economic targets should reflect those aims.

Richard Holden: This spring’s local elections. For levelling-up to work, we need local councils and leaders who back it.

The sad truth is that many local Labour councils and local bureaucracies don’t want it: they’re scared of it.

Stephen Booth: Opportunities for an agile, creative Britain from Brexit – as spelt out by former Remainers

Lidington writes that “the UK has the potential to be world-leading in areas such as fintech, life sciences, artificial intelligence and genetic modification”.

Sanjoy Sen: The Government and Stellantis. Picking winners is rarely a popular concept among Tories but it’s often a reality.

Kwarteng needs to be confident that the company’s electric plan for Ellesmere Port looks credible before committing taxpayer money.

Ryan Bourne: Why is Sunak so taken with tax hikes – when the tax burden is forecast to be its heaviest for 70 years?

Conservative messaging implies an implicit belief that there are no major state functions ripe for reform in any fiscal repair.

Adam Afriyie: Self-interest will drive up EV use and drive down pollution if charge points are available

Conservatives must incentivise their uptake and to let people know that they can choose to save themselves a small fortune on traditional vehicle costs.