Rupert Barnes: Let’s do more to celebrate our historic counties

Remember where we are; remember what has come down to us. Our unique heritage is there to be opened up.

Charlie Elphicke: The Cabinet must decide today to trigger no deal preparations in full

This is what we have been doing at the Dover front line – working hard on preparations for disruption. We are making sure that we stand ready.

Kent County Council’s proposals to keep the traffic flowing after Brexit are welcome

The Government should back these sensible plans. We must avoid a repeat of the disruption on the roads that took place in 2015.

Tom Tugendhat: Brexit can only work if we invest in it – streamlining ports, upgrading customs, readying systems, working with neighbours

We decided to leave the EU but have continued to behave as if we were still in. But preparing for the future means knowing where we are.

Matthew Scott: Ignore the outdated, inaccurate criticisms – we Police and Crime Commissioners are making a positive difference

It’s easy to gripe, but the role, done well, can be powerful, transformative and create greater transparency.

Iain Dale: As I prepared for my Question Time debut, I heard that Diane Abbott had pulled out. Was it something I said?

Plus: May in trouble and Rudd in danger over Windrush. Corbyn stumbles. The pound rises. Local elections loom. And: the dignity of Neville Lawrence.

Helen Whately: More medical schools means more doctors, which means better healthcare

As a Kent MP, I’m delighted Canterbury is one of the sites chosen to host new training facilities.

Judy Terry: Who is afraid of the Nimbys?

Only six per cent of land is built on. Yet the planning system is still blocking perfectly reasonable development proposals.

Matthew Scott: Body-worn cameras are proving to be a useful policing tool

We should also be aware of any risks to privacy or individual freedom, but in Kent the technology is working well.

Matthew Scott: The police are plugging a gap in mental healthcare provision – but we can’t do so forever

There will always be an element of policing that involves helping those in distress or crisis. But our officers are no substitute for proper NHS services.

If more Cabinet members had won their seats from Labour, perhaps it would leak just a little bit less

Maybe it was ever thus, at least in modern times, but Tory-held suburban seats outside the South-East are under-represented at the top table.

Paul Carter: Why I am standing to be Conservative Group Leader of the Local Government Association

Heath and Social Care integration is in everyone’s interests and we need to work hard to make it a reality.

Paul Cooper: Councillors should not be given free iPhones

When it comes to fiscal prudency it is important to set a good example.

Next week’s council elections: The Conservative / UKIP battlegrounds

Last time UKIP denied the Conservatives outright victories in Norfolk, Cambridgeshire, East Sussex. Lincolnshire, Oxfordshire and Warwickshire.

Technical education. Who’s right – Gove or Baker?

The reality is that most of it will be concentrated on pupils older than 16 – whatever the best age may be at which to select.