Rob Mutimer: Ministers must back British farmers over trade with China

If nothing is done, we fear the pig industry is heading towards collapse, which would affect tens of thousands of jobs.

Philip Booth: Ordinary people have suffered under our hate crime rules. Patel is right to change the system.

Controversial but reasonable opinions can be the basis of a visit from the police or even arrest.

Iain Dale: On my radio show, I asked Salmond who he would side with out of Putin or Biden. Can you guess his answer?

Plus: I’ve been around the political lobbying world for 30 years, but the Greensill scandal has genuinely floored me.

Iain Dale: 400,000 police records have gone. In the Blair years, home secretaries were forced to resign over less.

Plus: Where have Allegra Stratton’s live press conferences got to? And why I hate Twitter.

James Wild: The security, defence and foreign policy review is underway. We cannot afford to duck, delay or defer the big decisions.

In the private sector, constantly over-spending your allocated budget would not be dealt with by a bailout but by being shown the door.

Iain Dale: Were it not for the fringe at each year’s Conservative conference, what would be the point of coming?

Plus: How should you respond when someone comes up and tells you that they love what you do?

Iain Dale: The Prime Minister. He gets knocked down. But he gets up again.

Plus: Will the 21 rebels get the whip back? And: The Tories need younger members, and so does everyone else.

The local elections revisited: an analysis of results in the East of England

Yet more triumphs for clusters of independents. Essex Man may have lost enthusiasm for the Conservative Party but not for Conservative principles.

Judy Terry: Health and Wellbeing Boards are failing to hold the NHS to account

Funds go to leasing expensive cars for managers – while more specialist care for our courageous servicemen and women should be made available.

Rupert Barnes: Let’s do more to celebrate our historic counties

Remember where we are; remember what has come down to us. Our unique heritage is there to be opened up.

Judy Terry: Councillors must challenge the poor performance of mental health services

Norfolk & Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust is officially the worst mental health provider in the country. Proper scrutiny and accountability is needed.

Lorne Green: New technology is helping to keep Norfolk safe

Drones play a big part in locating missing persons and tracking down criminals. Automated Number Plate Recognition technology has been extended.

Judy Terry: In the hot weather, fires can cause terrible destruction to our natural habitat

A shockingly large number are caused by arsonists. There should be an award events for those who help to combat this menace.

Andrew Potter: Attractive new homes can also be energy efficient

We offer social housing with traditional design and also saving our tenants around £500 a year on fuel bills. The Government should back this approach.

Norfolk County Council has shown how boarding school can transform the prospects for vulnerable children

Yet the efforts of other local authorities to provide such opportunities have been derisory. Ministers give speeches but the Government has failed to act.