Rob Semple: A progress report on changes to the Party’s constitution

There will be no proposals to change the right of members to select their Parliamentary candidates, and the suggestion that anyone would seek to remove Associations from our organisation is clear fantasy.

Sam Frost: Meet Reignite – which aims to inspire a new generation of Tories. And which fills a gap that CCHQ has opened up.

We focus on three core activities: digital activism, on the ground campaigning, and recruiting and training grassroots activists.

Exclusive: Proposed changes on associations and candidate selection are being “revised” in the face of strong opposition

Since ConservativeHome revealed the planned changes in November, concern has been growing among MPs and Party members.

The Moggcast. CCHQ’s attempts to rule the Party by “imperial fiat” – and how they attempted to block Rees-Mogg’s candidacy

He replies to Soubry’s call to expel him, argues aid should be “investment rather than expenditure”, and reveals what it’s like to face “poser” masked thugs.

Exclusive: The Conservative Party Board is set to fire the starting gun for candidate selections in target seats

After months without any news, and mounting frustration among many activists, the first tranche of seats is being presented to the Board today for their approval.

Robert Colvile: When will the Tories start actually asking people to join them?

There are plenty of possible ways the Party can expand its reach beyond the politically committed, but it shouldn’t neglect the simplest step.

Catherine Anderson: Our Party should adopt candidate gender quotas, whether the Colonel Blimps like it or not

Simply pointing to our two female Prime Ministers does not deliver true meritocracy or equal representation.

We wish the new Party Chairman well. But if you want to know what he’s up against, just follow the money.

In the short-term, throwing everything at target seats makes sense. Over the longer, it is a recipe for weak outreach, social media failure and falling membership.

WATCH: “I’m not going to play a numbers game” on the Tory membership (for now), says Lewis

The new Party Chairman says the current localised structure means he doesn’t know the total – but promises a figure “in future”.

Syed Kamall: A renewed focus on community engagement can revive our associations and membership

Constituency parties can be so much more than cogs in the national machine – let’s empower them to play their part tackling local problems and poverty.

James Cleverly: What the Conservative Party can learn from Candy Crush

Political parties and online computer games are not the same, but one sector is seeing massive year on year growth and the other, quite frankly, isn’t.

Priti Patel: Priorities for the new Party Chairman. He should prepare the way for Tory members to elect his successor.

There is no other Party for people who believe in our country, welcome freedom, value meritocracy, and want to live in a society where hard work is rewarded.

Priti Patel: Priorities for the new Party Chairman. Let’s democratise, decentralise, cut membership fees – and open up candidate selection.

We must value the expertise and hard work of grassroots Party members far more. They hold the key to our future.

New evidence of the harm done by the Conservative Party’s mismanagement of its own grassroots

Fresh research bolsters ConservativeHome’s case for a new Chairman and urgent Party reform – and offers a glimmer of hope.

Eastbourne Association Chairman resigns, citing frustration at “incomprehensible” delays to candidate selection

Cllr David Elkin speaks for many activists in target seats who are desperate to be given the go-ahead to kick off campaigning.