Mohammed Amin: Why I am a Conservative

How I converted from teenage Trotskyism to the party that believes in success, respects the citizen, and makes the tough decisions.

Adrian Hilton: Equity’s election message – “Don’t vote Conservative, you moron.”

The Union’s election postcard reads like a Labour/SNP press release. And we have an appearance from Sam West (Alleyn’s, Lady Margaret Hall Oxford, Socialist Alliance).

Lord Lexden: Michael Forsyth was right. The Conservative Party must reassert its historic Unionism.

What does the current leadership of the Party think? It has placed no strong reaffirmation of the Union in the election manifesto.

Election sketch: Bolton West wants to talk about immigration

In this acutely marginal seat, Labour looks even more vulnerable than the Conservatives to attack by UKIP.

Peter Duncan: It’s a federal Britain – or bust.

Playing up Nicola Sturgeon to undermine Ed Miliband is a tempting game to play – my enemy’s enemy is my friend – but it is ill-judged, and is playing with fire.

How the Prime Minister could lose Downing Street, but stay on as Conservative leader

If Cameron goes as leader it should be because of a loss of Conservative, not Lib Dem, support.

Special ConHome reader discount offer for “Dead Sheep” – a play about Geoffrey Howe, and the two women in his life

The author describes it as “a portrait of two types of marriage: Geoffrey and Elspeth’s on-going one of 62 years, and Geoffrey and Margaret’s political union of 18”.

Special ConHome reader discount offer for “Dead Sheep” – a play about Geoffrey Howe, and the two women in his life

The author describes it as “a portrait of two types of marriage: Geoffrey and Elspeth’s on-going one of 62 years, and Geoffrey and Margaret’s political union of 18”.

Profile: Sajid Javid, a man who as party leader could transform how people see the Tories

Ever since his days as a Thatcherite firebrand at Exeter University, this Tory of Asian descent has believed in a tough, meritocratic conservatism.

Ryan Bourne: Conservatives would be wrong to embrace the aim of reducing inequality

Rather, the problem they should seek to tackle is that of poverty – which can be done by a pro-market agenda.

Jonathan Maitland: Why I’ve written a play about Geoffrey Howe. (And here’s a special offer invite to see it.)

It’s a portrait of two types of marriage: Geoffrey and Elspeth’s on-going one of 62 years, and Geoffrey and Margaret’s political union of 18.

Matthew Bailey and Philip Cowley: The conventional wisdom is wrong. As Tory leader, Thatcher stood for ideology – right from the start

The day-in-day-out reporting of the 1975 leadership contest stressed her dogmatism – and the risks for the Party should its MPs be foolhardy enough to vote for her.

Mark Fox: The Royal Navy is Britain’s most effective means of promoting and defending itself

So we need to continue to invest heavily in naval equipment – ensuring that it comes into operation, and has the manpower to go with it.

Matthew Bailey and Philip Cowley: Thatcherism – not born in Birmingham

Despite all the myths that have built up around it, the first person to coin the phrase ‘Thatcherism’ on the record was most likely the Lady herself.

WATCH: Lord Hurd – “The only advice I ever gave Cameron was not to be ashamed of his education.”

A Daily Politics profile – how he wrestled with the Bosnian question and has “only minor regret” at never having been Conservative leader.