Richard Holden: The Chancellor shouldn’t try to win a spending arms race with Labour – which we would lose anyway

Perhaps the simplest way of putting it is: it’s all about economic credibility, stupid. Because come 2024, it certainly will be.

Robert Halfon: Who’s up for a Southern Research Group?

There is deprivation and lower educational attainment in the southern new towns, coastal communities, inner cities and rural coldspots.

Simon Clarke: Electric heat – the oven-ready renewable that’s right under our noses

Action on decarbonising heat so far is not nearly sufficient to meet our 2050 net zero target. But a potential solution is right under our noses.

Robert Halfon: There must be no tax rises for lower income voters to help meet the costs of the virus

No fuel duty rises, self-employed taxes, income tax rises, more taxes on food and drink – and the like.

Robert Halfon: The Budget we need today is for social as well as physical infrastructure

Plus: As of writing, I’ve had hardly any communications at all from constituents about the Coronavirus.

The Budget we want will have to wait

The Coronavirus will punch a hole in Sunak’s sums sufficient to throw levelling-up, Boosterism, Brexit bonuses – what have you – off course.

WATCH: Sunak won’t say whether he intends to raise fuel duty in the Budget

“I’m not going to be able to go through every measure with you”, he tells Sophy Ridge as she presses him on the controversial proposal.

Robert Halfon: Let licence fee payers vote for the BBC’s next Director-General.

Plus: More Ronseal, please. And: If the Treasury wants to flick multiple V-signs at blue collar voters, it will put up fuel duty.

Sam Bowman: The Budget offers an opportunity for Sunak to move on road pricing. He should take it.

In the second piece of our mini-series, our guest author says that a switch to the scheme would most likely leave the average motorist better-off.

Chloe Westley: It’s the end of the line for HS2, or should be

The majority of Brits drive to work in a car or a van, but journalists and politicians get the train to work. I think that’s reflected in political discourse.

Six cautionary lessons from Macron’s France

Maybe this new-party-with-a-charismatic-leader thing isn’t as easy as people imagined.

James Frayne: Might the UK see its own Yellow Vest uprising?

Let us hope not. It’s unlikely, but not completely impossible. The Government must battle four trends to reduce the risk.

Robert Halfon: How the patronising metropolitan elites wrinkled up their noses at more money for potholes

Plus: Unsung Conservative heroes. The Centre for Rocket Studies. And: why do we need the traditional, three-year University course?

Robert Halfon: No to Ted Clubberlang Conservatism, no to Deliveroo Conservatism, yes to Workers’ Conservatism

That’s you told, Johnson and Truss. Plus: a Universal Credit Brexit Dividend for working families.

Citizens from Everywhere

It was May’s best conference speech as Conservative leader. But her One Nation pitch could be too late to save her.