How should our electoral law change to work in the digital age?

From ‘fake news’ to micro-targeting, crowd-funding to data rights, we explore the key areas of focus for an overdue review of the rules of our democracy.

Rebecca Lowe: What does it really mean to ‘stand up for your principles’?

The phrase tends to get thrown around as if it means something undeniably and wholly positive, but it’s more complicated than that.

A year on from the Manchester atrocity

It was a textbook case of how Islamist terror works here – or has to date, anyway. We honour and remember those who died.

WATCH: Hancock explains why the Government is legislating for social media

He agrees that Parliament doesn’t yet command the respect of its American and European counterparts with these companies.

Daniel Stafford: The GDPR chaos is a reminder of how taking back control will allow us to make better laws

A well-intentioned but badly designed EU law is irritating consumers and making life far harder for charities and businesses. After Brexit we will be able to fix it.

Byron Davies: How I won an apology from a Corbyn supporter for falsehoods that helped to cost me my seat

I decided to make a personal stand, and demonstrate that there was a price to be paid for making such outrageous and inaccurate allegations.

Web regulation must not become a matter of stopping the ‘wrong people’ from winning

If social networks are common spaces, they must be open to both left and right. Conservatives must take the lead to ensure oversight is fair.

Iain Dale: A revitalised and purposeful May heads for the Welsh hills to call an election (just kidding, folks)

Plus: Gauke’s failure, UKIP chaos, Salmond’s Russia Today shame, Corbyn’s anti-semitism debacle…and an invitation if you live near Bath.

LISTEN: Wallace and McGregor on the importance and pitfalls of data-driven political campaigning

ConservativeHome’s Executive Editor and Barack Obama’s former digital guru discuss the ethics and practicalities of targeted campaigning, on the Week in Westminster.

Julian Jessop: It’s the markets, not government, that can tame the tech giants

Indeed, the EU’s digital tax is a good example of a well-intentioned measure that makes little sense. Revenue taxes are also more likely to be passed on to consumers.

J P Floru: People only moan about the use of Facebook data when it is used by campaigns they dislike

If Hillary and Remain had won, using the same methods, would anyone at the Guardian or the BBC have cared a bean about Cambridge Analytica’s behaviour?

There must be a middle-ground between taking data-driven campaigning for granted and wild alarmism about its dangers

Given that most people don’t really understand what it is or how it works, it’s a field ripe for under- or over-reaction. Or, indeed, both at the same time.

Iain Dale: Is Barnier now conspiring with Corbyn to bring down May?

Plus: Major’s error. The Prime Minister’s jokes. Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow. And: the angels want to wear my red suit.

Frank Young: Putting relationships back on the school curriculum means putting marriage on it too

New polling on behalf of the Centre for Social Justice and Family Stability Network helps to highlight what young people themselves are asking for.

Hugo Sugg: Coming out as gay? That went fine. At least compared to coming out as a Conservative…

While society has become more liberal to minority communities, it doesn’t show the same acceptance to members of the party that won most votes at last year’s election.