WATCH “They shall grow not old…” – Lord Ashcroft on how Binyon came to write his famous verse

‘The Fallen’ has become synonymous with the act of remembrance, but the origins of the poem are less well-known.

WATCH: “We will remember them.” The inspiration for Laurence Binyon’s “For the Fallen”.

Lord Ashcroft on the origins of the famous war poem, part of which is read aloud, up and down the land, each Remembrance Sunday.

Andrew Gimson’s Conference Sketch: Williamson declares that British forces are no longer in retreat

The Defence Secretary outlined a programme of national self-assertion from Ukraine to the South China Sea.

Iain Dale’s Top 100 Most Influential People on the Conservative Right

In all, there are 30 new entries in the whole list, one down on last year and two down on the 2016 record of 33.

Let’s make a virtue of necessity – and transform this conference into a festival of creative destruction

This week, the Party has a chance to turn Brexit, a trouble-plagued leadership, and directional uncertainly from problems into an opportunity.

White Flag or Union Flag?

As our proprietor and his co-author prepare to release a new book on defence, we say again what we’ve said before about the implications of Brexit for the armed forces.

Iain Dale: Gammon if you think you’re hard enough. The patronising Remainers who’ve lost but can’t move on.

Plus: Boles was right (first time round) on Gaza. The Dambusters raid anniversary. A Tory poll lead. Plus: a man and a woman will marry in Windsor on Saturday.

Lord Ashcroft: My pride at working for our military veterans over the past six years

My role was to help make it easier for thousands of people a year to manage a successful transition from the armed forces to civilian life.

Lord Ashcroft: My visit to the Donbass, Europe’s forgotten war

I will be publishing more details in my forthcoming book, which explores the state of the British Armed Forces.

Nicky Morgan: A stark truth. We’re not doing well enough among women. Here’s how we can do better.

Unless we find a way to win over those in their forties, thirties and younger, we will have an even bigger problem at the next election.

Lord Ashcroft: “We didn’t elect him to be a saint, we elected him to be a leader.” My latest American focus groups.

We found that those who had voted enthusiastically for Trump were still on board, and were prepared to overlook his private conduct, however regrettable they found it.

James Frayne: Six barriers to voting Tory

In trying to maximise the Party’s vote share, it’s essential that a proper audit of these barriers takes place (and others will no doubt think of some I have missed).

Education, housing, the environment: May’s campaigning priorities. And there is an NHS row. But what about the economy?

The Government had next to no living standards message at the election. It needs one now – and to explain how it fits in with those three priorities.

Nicky Morgan: The Prime Minister should set out her stall on health and social care – as well as Brexit

Is there a national collection of staff ideas? Are Whitehall teams working together? What conversations are being held with housebuilders? There’s so much to be done.

Reconstructing May 3) She must show that she is on the side of younger people who need homes to buy

Politicians are most effective when they are being themselves. Does part of May’s “irreducable core” really yearn for more housing?