Grayling’s message of toughness and tenderness

“It’s where we need to be as a Party. Tough but compassionate.”

Fiona Hodgson: Mass murder, missing loved ones, rape, grief, trauma. A terrible legacy in Bosnia.

A report from this year’s Project Maya.

Heresy of the week: A defence of ‘whataboutery’

Few questions do more to test and clarify arguments than ‘what about?’ – especially when it comes to matters of foreign policy.

Beware the bad conservatives

A new spectre is haunting Europe – the spectre of populism.

Benedict Rogers: The new Foreign Secretary must show us that he’s more than a bean counter

The question for you in this Open Letter is whether you will continue, develop and deepen that Conservative pledge to put human rights at the heart of foreign policy.

The rise of the judges is a failure of democracy

Sweepingly-worded legislation passes power from elected leaders to unaccountable judges and the pressure groups whose cases they preside over.

Grieve suggests that we can’t both be in and out of the ECHR at the same time. He’s right.

For a government to legislate effectively to defy the court’s rulings while continuing to recognise its authority would be a contradiction in terms.

With Grieve gone, what next for the ECHR and the British Bill of Rights?

With the reshuffle barely over, noises are already being made about ditching the meddlesome Convention and Court. But how?

Edward Leigh MP: The lesson of these Euro-elections: Modernisation has failed. Get back to real conservatism. End the Coalition now.

My programme: Let grammars expand. Means-test incidental health costs. The Green Deal is a joke. Immigration is still a farce. Apologise for same sex marriage.

Andrew Rosindell MP: Yes, the leadership has made mistakes. But after last week’s Budget, we must unite to win next year.

We and the country cannot allow Ed Miliband to win, and Nigel Farage to help him to do so.

The Alliance of European Conservatives and Reformists is blowing its credibility

In November last year, the AECR welcomed an important new member – Turkey’s ruling political party, but there’s a problem…

Heresy of the week: Abortion on demand + scientific progress = eugenics

While our culture may not give two hoots for the humanity of an unwanted embryo, we can’t deny that widespread embryonic (or foetal) selection would alter society

Neither Brussels nor Moscow, but international cooperation

For those countries located on the borders of Europe, there is currently no third way between membership of the EU and Russia’s embrace

Stephen Tall: It’s May 2015. Cameron’s won a majority. And here’s some advice for him from his Chief Whip…

Keep the LibDems on board while appeasing the right. Prepare for full-on conservatism. Oh, and one other small thing…

Alistair Burt MP: We shouldn’t favour Christians abroad above other persecuted groups

Church groups who work with fellow-believers abroad believe that the approach I followed as a Minister is right.