Neil O’Brien: The NHS and jobs. Family and community. Indispensable means of boosting our mental health.

It’s welcome that we’re investing much more in services.  But we need to tackle the causes too.

Robert Largan: Cutting Council Tax would do more to level up than cutting Corporation Tax

We need to look seriously at how our tax system works and whether the burden is spread fairly across the whole country.

Will Holloway: The challenges awaiting Ministers and MPs as Parliament returns today

With Brexit done and vaccinations continuing, a major mission will be Johnson’s commitment to deliver levellling-up.

Ted Christie-Miller: Everything must change if Britain is to hit its Net Zero target. How are we going to manage it?

If politicians are going to take voters with them, we need to be honest about the trade offs and develop policies to help those who stand to lose out.

Angus Groom: Sunak must act to unshackle business from the dead weight of Covid debt

Without action, profitable firms may spend years paying back creditors rather than investing and creating jobs.

Neil O’Brien: Higher and technical eduation. The universities should reform themselves. Or have reform forced on them.

For a country deep in debt, lofty thoughts are not enough to justify such huge numbers of students doing things that don’t help them economically,

Ben Goldsmith: Younger, leave-backing voters want a greener, environmentally-aware Conservative Party

We have a tremendous opportunity to lead the response, and we must not cede any ground to a newly energised anti-environment lobby.

Sunder Katwala: Strengthing social capital in more deprived areas during the age of Coronavirus

There are still five million adults – around one in ten – who are not online. Twice as many lack the skills and confidence to navigate the online world effectively.

Will Tanner and James O’Shaughnessy: Our fifteen-point plan for a post-pandemic ‘social stimulus’

The irony of the last six weeks of social distancing and self-isolation is that the pandemic has brought us closer together in spirit.

Will Tanner: Service and self-sacrifice. Our new polling suggests that people are more concerned about others than themselves.

A deep reservoir of community and contribution, obscured in normal times, has been uncovered by our present situation.

Unity Howard: New sponsors. Targeted investment. Building talent. The next steps for school reform.

Furthermore, further education (FE) is another pressing concern for new Tory voters.

Ted Christie-Miller and Richard Howard: How to deliver net zero emissions by 2050 without damaging the economy

Party leaders face uncomfortable truths as they prepare for the Leaders’ Climate Debate later today.

Ryan Bourne: To help grow prosperity, let’s focus on people and not places – such as towns

Bowman and Westlake’s policy ideas are perfectly compatible with this end, but pitching them as a city and town agenda risks creating a false impression.

Sunder Katwala: What Onward’s new report really tells us about the prospects of a post-liberal conservatism

It offers interesting insights into the shape of public opinion in 2019. But talk of a ‘sea change’ away from freedom is hard to stand up.

Chris Philp: Cut Stamp Duty – and unleash a new Home Ownership Revolution

The Government should abolish stamp duty entirely for all purchases of a main home under £500,000.