David Goodhart and Richard Norrie: Indiscriminate on discrimation. Two recent reports that must not lead Ministers astray.

David Lammy and the Social Mobility Commission both made a big splash on the basis of weak evidence and flawed assumptions.

Michael Farmer: How family members can help prisoners to break their cycle of crime

The final piece in our five-part series on ConHome on a new Manifesto to Strengthen Families, which was launched in Parliament this week.

David Lidington: Mutual recognition of UK and EU courts would show that both sides are putting citizens first

After we leave the EU, there will still be cross-border disputes that individuals and businesses need to settle.

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.

James Frayne: Five bits of advice that May’s new Communications Director should give her

“We’re badly trailing in the polls. Corbyn’s up and you’re down. You hired me to get things done and tell you how I see it. Here goes.”

Kieron O’Hara: How liberalism can undermine the foundations on which it is built

Put harshly, it can be the ideology of the free-rider, the citizen who neglects the demands of citizenship.

Duncan Sim: Global Britain must advance Britain’s soft power – not just our trade

Our new report argues that the Government must focus on security, climate change, human rights, and other shared international agendas and challenges.

Ben Rochelle: The Government must commit to youth justice reform

Plans to make rehabilitation the primary legal purpose of the system seem to have been dropped after the general election.

Benedict Rogers: Twenty years on from leaving Hong Kong, Britain risks selling its honour – as China flouts and abuses justice

As Patten says, the Joint Declaration gives us a specific responsibility to ensure that China’s promises are upheld – which we are not meeting.

Henry Newman: Now it’s the EU that’s mishandling the future treatment of its nationals in Britain

Many of Brussels’ demands, including for continued oversight by the European Court, are quite simply preposterous.

Loudspeaker politicised reactions to tragedies must not be allowed to drown out democracy

Justified calls for a national government’s overthrow are usually confined to those in which there is a serious threat of tyranny or the breakdown of civil order.

Alex Morton: May must not turn into Major

She cannot be a stationary establishment figure when faced with the restless mood of the voting public. She must move forwards – or we risk a 1997-style wipeout.

James Frayne: Four manifesto ideas for the Conservatives which embody the ideals of this column

Over the last year, I’ve set out a number of policy ideas designed to appeal to lower middle class voters. Here are some of them.

Our survey and the manifesto. How party members ranked potential policies – from defence to HS2. Full list.

Keeping the triple lock third from bottom; scrapping the Human Rights Act fifth from top; an energy price cap fourth from bottom.

Andrew Laird: A new Conservative Government can show that fairness is the route to productivity

One place where there is unlikely to be any dithering is the West Midlands. The prospect of someone like Andy Street becoming mayor is hugely exciting.