Andrew Kennedy: Why it’s vital to vote in the Police Commissioner elections

Had Ann Barnes not wisely decided to resign, we could have voted her out of office – an option not available in the days of patronage.

The Panama problem

If there were a simple way for the exchequers of the world to get their hands on more money, you can be sure they’d have tried it by now.

Rehman Chishti: High powered laser pens should be banned

Every year, thousands of civilian aircraft are attacked and dozens of children suffer permanent eye damage.

Chris Wright: This isn’t austerity. It’s a correction. The sooner we embrace that, the sooner we can redesign better public services.

We should start by recognising that current public services are not quite fit for purpose, and that cuts afford us an opportunity.

Andrew Day: We need these new surveillance measures now

Without this Data Communications Bill, excitable European judges could fatally undermine intelligence gathering capabilities.

Nick Timothy: We are in danger of drawing the wrong conclusions about child abuse allegations

We should deal with police incompetence, not make it harder to secure the prosecution of real criminals.

The Risks of Remain 2) More uncontrolled immigration

Part Two in our mini-series concludes that the choice is between a possible wrangle over free movement if we leave and the certainty of more uncontrolled migration if we don’t.

Fiona Bruce: Sex for sale. Let’s prosecute the buyers – not the sellers

We need a new law to defend the vulnerable victims of sex trafficking.

Mark Field: Remaining in the EU is vital to our national security

In the areas of serious organised crime, counter-terrorism, money laundering and drugs and people trafficking, there is hugely fruitful EU-wide cooperation.

Nick Timothy: It’s time to tell some home truths about sexism in minority communities

Of course, sexual violence can be perpetrated by people of all backgrounds but that does not mean in that specific cases, race, religion and culture are not a factor.

The truth about Letwin

He’s certainly not a racist nor predominately a progressive – but, rather, almost laboratory-standard evidence of the Tory hunger for office.

May proposes further steps to make the police more accountable

The Home Office opens a consultation on reforms to the Independent Police Complaints Commission.

Nadhim Zahawi MP: We send people to prison as punishment. We shouldn’t send them there to be punished.

Gove’s drive for better treatment and rehabilitation offers another opportunity for radical Conservative reform.

Raab kicks prisoner votes towards the long grass

Though the news makes it even less likely that Britain will quit the ECHR – not that such a move is on the cards anyway.

Rebecca Coulson: The prison reforms that cannot wait

Extremism, drugs, bureaucracy: addressing these will take time. Ensuring hygiene and cleanliness should not.