Frank Young: This election’s Breadline Battleground

Our analysis shows that any political party will struggle to win a working majority if they fail to connect with the poorest voters across Britain.

Nadhim Zahawi: Let’s get Brexit done – and so empower businesses to deliver

Our businesses have the ingenuity, skills and talent to succeed, but they need to know what the future will hold before they can invest, hire and deliver.

Ryan Bourne: Thatcher and Cameron made us happier

It really is remarkable. Every self-reported measure of wellbeing has improved near continuously in the past eight years.

Neil O’Brien: How we can win support from younger voters – and turn our present strength into an enduring majority

For me, the most concerning thing wasn’t being behind among the very young, but being behind among everyone under age 47.

Damian Green: Labour’s dishonest attack on us this week will only work if we narrow our appeal

The Conservative Party has been at the forefront of reforms which have helped the disadvantaged. Modern history is full of evidence of this vital strain of conservatism.

Andy Street: The spending round must be about generating money as well as allocating it

The UK needs a state-of-the-art ‘gigafactory’, and it should be built here in the West Midlands alongside our established automotive cluster.

Neil O’Brien: Corbynomics – and why it means that your house, business and savings don’t really belong to you

In his eyes, you have them only as long as the Government suffers you to have them, and they can be retrospectively taken away if he sees fit.

James Frayne: An election is coming. Here are the messages – beyond Brexit – that the Conservatives need to win it.

The 2017 election contains a series of lessons, assuming that anyone is looking for them.

Andy Street: For the West Midlands, the Commonwealth Games have already arrived

Economically, we are winning long before the first medal is presented.

Joe Shalam: Modern employers are learning the Bournville lesson – better housing for workers benefits them, too

Where George Cadbury led, Pret a Manger, Microsoft and Nationwide now follow.

Patrick Spencer: Some advice for the new Conservative leader. Stick to these three ideas to boost productivity.

The new Chancellor should stick to the basics of cutting taxes, spending more on education and rebalancing growth outside of London.

Dom Morris: A National Welfare Council, uniting disparate departments and agencies, could greatly alleviate poverty

This strategic approach has brought sizeable benefits in the field of security, and could work for welfare, too.

Sajid Javid: I’m in this race because I want to level the playing field, to lower the ladder to everyone.

I am used to people trying to tell me what I can’t do, and I’m used to proving people wrong. I know that our party can fix the problems the nation faces.

Dominic Raab: I want a fairer Britain, and a more democratic Conservative Party

By reforming our Party to grow and become more engaged with its members, we will become an even stronger force for good.

Sarah Newton: On climate change, the Treasury needs to count the cost of not acting

If the arguments against a target of net zero emissions by 2050 now seem familiar, that may be because we have been here before.