Narinder Singh: Race-shaming. The baiting by the Left of Mirza, Javid and Patel – simply for daring to be Conservatives.

Some seem to believes that they have a right to own the support of ethnic minority voters. Which they don’t.

Martin Parsons: A US deal with the Taliban would be worse than Obama’s nuclear deal

The only real hope that exists for lasting peace is to strengthen the Afghan government and its institutions, not undermine them.

Profile: Rishi Sunak, rising star of the Johnson project

He is tipped by some as a future Prime Minister, but is more plausibly seen as a future Chancellor.

David Alton: Now is the time to deliver on Johnson’s commitments to persecuted Christians

It is no secret that some senior civil servants in the Foreign Office do not share the Prime Minister’s commitment to implementing the Truro Recommendations.

Sunder Katwala: Childcare, not Kashmir. Neither Narendra Modi nor Imran Khan are candidates in this election.

Treat claims of a communalist election with suspicion. The evidence suggests that ethnic minority voters prioritise domestic issues over foreign policy ones.

Britain and abortion. Women are more likely to support new restrictions.

It’s a counter-intuitive take – but it’s what the sum of opinion polling in recent years tends to suggest.

Francis Davis: Why Hinds’ faith schools cap decision was right

Voluntary-aided status works both for Catholic schools and everyone else. Furthermore, lifting the cap from new institutions could have had unexpected consequences.

It’s a slur to label these grooming gangs “Asian” – they’re Pakistani and Muslim

There is a specific problem in Pakistan, especially where the majority of the Christians and Hindus respectively live, about non-Muslims being viewed as inferior.

Catholic schools, transgendered people – and a missing Conservative equalities policy

Over time, proposals have either been denounced as politically correct nonsense, or embraced with an enthusiastic “me, too”-ism. Neither approach is exactly rigorous.

Mohammed Amin: Complainers about the Casey report do Muslims no favours

I would like to see all TV channels broadcasting to England in languages other than English pay an extra tax.

Sunder Katwala: Many ethnic minority voters are natural Leave supporters – but there’s that thorny issue of trust

Many feel British and have a Commonwealth attachment – but worry that the Brexit campaign is run by UKIP.

Sunder Katwala: Corbyn may offer the Tories a new opportunity with minority voters – but that’s no cause for complacency

The next election may see increasingly distinct pitches from each of the parties towards sections of the latter.

Rakib Ehsan: How Corbyn could make the Conservatives the natural party of Indian-origin voters

His passionate defence of the welfare state runs counter to values that are truly embedded in their psyche: self-reliance, personal responsibility, entrepreneurialism.

Securing the Majority 6) Build on CCHQ’s ethnic minority campaigning

Priti Patel, Alok Sharma, Shailesh Vara – all have played a part in the big push among Indian-origin voters. It needs more money and support.

Sunder Katwala: Here is early evidence that the Conservatives are now winning more ethnic minority votes

A Survation poll commissioned by British Future finds that David Cameron’s party won a majority of Hindu votes – and also polled well with other Asian voters in the south.