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.

Mark Harper: Most people think it is right to reduce migration. We need a Sustainable Immigration Plan.

This new plan from Onward would force the Government to set out its own plans and forecasts – and make the trade-offs that are inherent in migration policy. 

Mark Harper: If the Conservative Party is not the party of sound money, then what on earth are we for?

Between them, the two remaining candidates have already clocked up tax and spending promises of around £51 billion per year.

Tim Bonner: The next Conservative leader shouldn’t take the rural vote for granted

If he is looking for a legacy beyond Brexit, then ‘rural proofing’ all government policy would be a good place to start.

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.