Does Johnson have the guts to tackle the rigged housing market described by Halligan?

A new book explains why building land is prohibitively expensive.

Nicholas Boys Smith: The housing mission that Scruton and I pursued is inspired by a quest for beauty

The co-Chair of the Government’s Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission wraps up our mini-series on housing.

Carol Matthews: We need fairer investment and supply to level up housing in the North

In the second piece in our mini-series, the Chair of Homes for the North argues that driving public investment in housing towards the South East is not sustainable.

Alex Morton: Johnson’s electoral success rests on helping people move from renting to owning their home

Housing played a small role in the 2019 election, but the first piece in a new mini-series notes that home ownership is the key driver of voter behaviour.

Gary Ridley: Labour’s decade of failure in Coventry

Council debt costs the city £11 million a year in interest payments. Our vision prioritises the creation of jobs, regeneration, and thousands of new homes.

Birmingham Council owns more than 4,000 empty garages

Many of these buildings could be replaced with new homes. New rules are needed to end this scandal.

Susan Hall: In 2020, we must offer a positive and progressive alternative to Labour-run London

I am deeply honoured to have been elected Leader of the Conservative Group, on the London Assembly, at an extraordinarily important juncture.

Paul Mercer: Tackling homelessness from the ground up

The cost of putting individuals and families into temporary accommodation is significant. Finding secure accommodation is imperative.

Andrew Wood: Understanding why we lost in East London

We must do more to dispel the fears held by Muslims and EU citizens. Also important is boosting the right to buy.

Judy Terry: Yes, invest in the North. But do not overlook East Anglia.

When I first commuted from Ipswich into London Liverpool Street, it took 55 minutes. Now the average is one hour and 15 minutes.

Robert Halfon: For years, I’ve urged that the Conservatives become a Workers Party. Now it is one.

As the Prime Minister said, many people have lent us their vote, and they won’t be so generous next time if we get it wrong.

Andy Street: My ten-point West Midlands plan for the new Government

The Prime Minister was right to say many voters have only ‘lent’ us their votes. We must now earn that trust, by ensuring the benefits of life in a post-Brexit Britain reach all communities.

Dean Godson: What Johnson should do now in this Government’s first hundred days

In his foreword to our new Policy Exchange paper, John Howard urges the Prime Minister to “seize the moment”.

Rachel Wolf: I co-wrote this Conservative manifesto. And so can say that its focus was on neither the rich nor the poor.

To view Britain in such a way is to see a useless picture of the nation. Most people are Just About Managing. And they are our new voters.

Neil O’Brien: Policies for a new Britain – in which the central point for new Tory MPs is the moors on the edge of Sheffield

Can have a bold enough economic policy that people in these newly gained seats can see the difference in five years’ time?