Lord Ashcroft: Labour lead by four points in my latest national poll

The Conservatives lead on the economy – but that doesn’t yet necessarily translate into voting for them.

Chloe Smith MP: Why I want politics in our country to work for Generation Y

The first piece of a four-part series on Britain, young people, voting, democracy, engagement – and the Conservative Party.

UKIP has transformed the electoral map – so let’s reach out to Lib Dem voters

We be witnessing the birth of an intriguing new phenomenon – tactical voting by left-ish voters for the Conservative Party

Damian Green MP: The lesson of Newark is Don’t Ape UKIP

For the first time in years, young women with push chairs were happy to stop and talk to someone wearing a blue rosette, and even to take balloons for the children.

The weakness of the Conservative brand v the weakness of Ed Miliband

A lesson of Newark is just how deep-set that last one is among voters.

Brian Monteith: Canny Cameron now owns devolution – leaving Labour far behind

It was the Prime Minister who crossed Ruth Davidson’s original line in the sand, and said that more powers are necessary for the Scottish Parliament.

Cllr Sean Anstee: Our Trafford result proves that Conservatives can win in the north

The choice was between an unproven spendthrift Labour Party or a Conservative Council able to stand by its record of achievement.

Lord Ashcroft: The Conservatives are ahead of UKIP by 15 per cent in Newark

But Labour’s lead in my national poll rises.

Priti Patel MP: Europe isn’t working. The time to reform, repatriate and renegotiate is now.

After last week’s results, the public will expect all UK MEPs to get behind the Prime Minister’s plan.

Matthew Sinclair: Internal party democracy is the best response to UKIP’s rise – not abolishing First Past the Post

Primaries would mean people could fight for their views within their party, rather than leaving to form another.

Martin Callanan: I’m proud of what Conservative MEPs have achieved during my 15 years in Brussels

It’s been a blast – but here’s to the future.

Peter Duncan: The Strathclyde Commission – a chance to right 40 years of missed chances for Scotland’s Conservatives

Labour’s timidity has left a space for Tory boldness. But will the Commission take it?

Stephan Shakespeare: No overall control will be a theme of our national politics for quite a while

Strong victories for strong leaders are usually the hallmark of a crisis, not of a successful country (which the UK surely is).

Lord Ashcroft: Labour’s lead narrows to two points in my weekly poll

They’re down 4 points to 31 per cent. The Tories are steady on 29 per cent. And UKIP are up 3 to 17 per cent.

Nick De Bois MP: To win in London, we can’t just bang on about immigration and the EU

I would rather Boris was in Westminster North, Ilford North and, yes, Enfield North than Newark: we need him.