Payne journeys through the Red Wall seats to discover how Labour lost them and Johnson won

Local pride in towns like Blyth is wounded at every turn by evidence of neglect, shoddiness and former greatness.

What the Red Wall really is. But why it’s also a mindset – not just geography

The term is used to understand the views of people living in traditional Labour heartlands. But it’s more complicated than that.

James Kanagasooriam’s Twitter thread on why the link between freedom and prosperity is breaking down

Is economics the key after all – driving the culture wars in western liberal democracies?

Julian Brazier: Yes, the Conservatives must engage with young people – but challenge their worldview, not concede it

James Kanagasooriam’s recent analysis is powerful, but the suggested solutions are less sure. Simply offering what younger voters want won’t work.

A snap election and a Tory nightmare. Losing seats in London without gaining them elsewhere.

The point here is the electoral trade-off between what could plausibly happen in the capital and the provinces – with Corbyn entering Downing Street in consequence.

25 questions about (another) early general election – and the horror show it could be for the Conservatives

The more one thinks about it, the more problematic it becomes.

Andrew Gimson’s Conference Sketch: Javid on how Enoch Powell lost a generation of ethnic minority voters

The Home Secretary also spoke of the vital need to fix the housing crisis.

London’s local elections. Beware of spin.

The capital isn’t a single political entity. Rather, it is still in some ways a Napoleon-of-Notting-Hill-style mass of small towns.