Philip Baldwin: How to sustain the City of London when we leave the EU

A major risk and a priority in the negotiations must be maintaining the EU’s system of financial passporting for British institutions.

Geoff Raby: A US-UK free trade agreement – not as simple as some seem to think

The effects of Britain’s EU experience and of the Trump admistration’s stance are two big unknowns.

“NATO – the cornerstone of the West’s defence”. The Prime Minister’s speech to the Republican Party Congress: full text

“Let us renew the relationship that can lead the world towards the promise of freedom and prosperity marked out by those ordinary citizens 240 years ago.”

John Penrose: Why post-Brexit Britain will need a sovereign wealth fund

It should be used to pay for what we owe in our pensions and benefits system – and thus provide more inter-generational justice.

James Frayne: The Davos crowd’s global outlook means it has lost any understanding of national movements

They see one global trend when in fact there are many different national shifts underway.

Rishi Sunak: Why Britain must leave the Customs Union

Quitting it would mean more scope for trade deals and lower prices. Modern countries don’t need such unions to do business.

Mohammed Amin: Integration advice for French Muslims – sing La Marseillaise, simplify your name and learn chess

Become educated, dress like you belong and join a political party.

Graeme Archer: Why I’m not betting against Marine le Pen

France’s choice, then: economic (global) liberalism, versus (communitarian) promises of welfarism and border control. Remind you of anything?

Dominic Raab: This new year. Turbulence in Europe, but progress worldwide – and golden opportunities for Britain

Quietly, public support for getting on with delivering Leave will continue to swell.

Steve Davies: Fillon promises the economic shake up France needs – sadly the French don’t want it

The odds against Marine Le Pen have shortened significantly – her economic collectivism is popular.

Garvan Walshe: Will Aleppo be remembered as the start of a slide into general war?

While Assad’s goons kill, and we do nothing, our enemies observe our weakness.

Daniel Hannan: We will get a good deal – because rational self-interest will overcome the Eurocrats’ fury

While Tusk and Barnier fume, the member states sound rather more emollient.

Iain Duncan Smith: Britain last June. America last month. Now Italy. Next, Germany? France? Holland? Revolt against the elites is sweeping the West.

Are we seeing a convulsion as great as 1968 – or even 1848?

Davis the Grey is back as Davis the White – and crucial to the Prime Minister’s Brexit strategy

He stands out as a co-operative presence amidst the uncertainties of court cases, elections on the continent, and whatever negotiations may bring.

Graeme Archer: Use that liberal muscle – like any muscle, use it or lose it.

I can just about imagine why a gay Parisian might just decide to send an unequivocal message to the Left at the next election.