Iain Dale: The time has come to dig up Cameron’s green tree

Plus: Open regional Tory offices but don’t take CCHQ out of London. The coming IR35 disaster. And: where will you be on January 31?

Alan Mak: Conservatism 4.0 – Adapting our Party for the Fourth Industrial Revolution is our greatest challenge

The battlegrounds of the next election, as well as the wider economy, are being shaped by new technology.

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For many voters, local elections boil down to which party will provide the best possible services at the lowest possible cost.

Kevin Hollinrake: Teesside offers a positive example of devolution that Yorkshire could follow

In the third piece in our three-part mini-series, the Thirsk and Malton MP explores how the North East might help the One Yorkshire dream to come true.

Judy Terry: Becoming the UK Capital of Culture is a prize worth fighting for

The EU’s petulant announcement that the UK is no longer eligible to compete for European Capital of Culture makes the national award all the more important.

Iain Dale: Feel for the Grenfell judge. Nothing he could say or do would appease those who claim to speak for the victims.

Plus: I miss the Liberal Democrat conference. I miss the beards. I miss the sandals. I miss being asked for a discount on a 50p postcard…

Stephen Purvis: A five point plan for a Blue North of England

I strongly believe that the region is poised at one of the most exciting and opportunity-rich junctures of its post-modern history.

Rob Semple: The first multi-constituency Association. A central membership trial. My spring forum progress report.

Party members are united in their expectation that every Conservative MP must back the boundary reform proposals when they come to Parliament.

Chris Grayling: Labour’s breakdown offers us new opportunities in the North

In my area, transport, there will be better jobs on the roads, at the airports and on rail, and more business success elsewhere.

Anand Menon: May is arming her Party to challenge Labour in its heartlands

CCHQ is recruiting campaign managers to fight in areas Labour has long taken for granted.

Andrew Kennedy: The urban and northern challenge for our new Party Chairman, Patrick McLoughlin

If we are to be a truly national Party, we must have in place a structure which enables us to hear, absorb and reflect the views of the entire United Kingdom.

Lord Ashcroft: Turkey, an EU army and the price of freedom – my referendum focus group visits Leeds

“I like Cameron but I would respect him more if he said there were positives to leaving but the negatives outweighed them.”

The Conservatives shouldn’t settle for coming third in Oldham

We can’t win a workable majority without breaking through in more seats in the urban and suburban North and Midlands.