James Frayne: The BBC’s growing problem isn’t public hostility. It’s apathy. Fewer people see the point of it.

The trust factor is simply less relevant, because fewer people are accessing the Corporation’s output in the first place.

Carol Matthews: We need fairer investment and supply to level up housing in the North

In the second piece in our mini-series, the Chair of Homes for the North argues that driving public investment in housing towards the South East is not sustainable.

A good election for the pollsters, but most still under-estimated the Tories

The result will probably offer some respite to an industry which has previously come in for a lot of flak from certain quarters for misrepresenting the state of the race.

Henry Hill: YouGov lowers its Tory expectations in Wales and Scotland – but other sources disagree

The Welsh Political Barometer, for example, forecasts a great night for the Conservatives. They can’t both be right.

Red Swan…or Tory landslide…or…

All in all, a Conservative win is still the most likely result.  But if the YouGov MRP, the Ashcroft dashboard and other polls are accurate, it is less likely than it was.

Lord Ashcroft: Labour support solidifies as expectations grow of a Tory win. My final election dashboard.

Johnson’s lead over Corbyn in the best Prime Minister stakes has narrowed slightly to 15 points.

Lord Ashcroft: Labour is doing better among its former voters than at this campaign’s start. Week Four of my General Election Dashboard.

But my latest 4,000-sample poll, conducted between Friday and Monday, finds little change in the overall picture,

Why YouGov’s good poll for Johnson may be bad news for him

We say again that there is a danger of Conservative expectations getting ahead of the electoral facts.

Iain Dale: Is Labour’s manifesto the longest suicide note yet?

And: the Conservatives hide their own manifesto away. The LibDems bungle theirs – which Prince Andrew wrecks anyway. Plus: election night line-ups.

Neil O’Brien: There are still weeks to go, but for backbenchers like me, campaign 2019 feels much, much better than 2017

The campaign feels better run, including online. People massively prefer Boris Johnson to Corbyn. The question is whether it is enough

The campaign, week two. “Small earthquake in Chile. Not many dead.”

Farage’s decision to stand down some Brexit Party candidates seems to have been the most impactful development of this election week.

Lord Ashcroft: Introducing my general election polling dashboard

Together with my weekly focus groups, it will help to explain the dynamics of the campaign and the factors that will determine the outcome.

What would you want from the polls if you were Johnson?

Our answer is: a steady lead and a late wobble – to help get the vote out. He begins the second week on course.

Lord Ashcroft: What my latest surveys found voters south of the border think about the Union

Overall, most English voters would rather keep the Union together if it were up to them.

Lord Ashcroft: What my new poll of 8000 voters tells us about the country, the parties – and Brexit

It sets the scene as the Conservative Conference opens by showing what the voters themselves make of the unfolding drama.