WATCH: Government must have strategy on mobile networks instead of ‘lurches in policy’ – Dodds

“We’ve been saying that government needs to have a proper strategy around this for many, many months.”

Gareth Lyon: Democratising Conservative policy – an open source revolution is underway

The Conservative Policy Forum should set up permanent subject groups in areas of policy which matter to our members.

Why the Government really tripped up over Heathrow

The decision illustrates how previous parliaments have freighted the process of policy-making with an increasingly onerous lattice of ill-defined obligations.

John Penrose: Grassroots Tories, the Conservative Policy Forum needs you

Our Party’s internal think-tank offers has a crucial role to play in broadening our appeal and devising a winning policy programme.

Andrew Green: The Tories’ immigration policy is weak and could easily fail

The most serious risk of all is the clear possibility that the new regime will lead to a massive increase of immigration.

Ian Warren and Will Jennings: Addressing the needs of towns is key to winning this election

Around two-thirds of the top 100 marginal seats are town constituencies. That presents an opportunity.

Rachel Wolf: The Right is good at producing ideas. We need to get better at founding and running institutions.

Otherwise the Left will continue to dominate much of civil society and public life.

Penny Mordaunt: We must reunify the country – and MPs can start by helping, not hindering, Brexit

Let’s get a good deal, let’s end the toxic tribalism affecting our parties and our politics, and start the healing.

Dom Morris: A National Welfare Council, uniting disparate departments and agencies, could greatly alleviate poverty

This strategic approach has brought sizeable benefits in the field of security, and could work for welfare, too.

Rachel Wolf: Would-be Prime Ministers should be wary of the long-term cost of short-term policy pledges

Campaigning through policy might be effective, but each promise made by a leadership candidate with little time for thought or research is a hostage to fortune.

Anthony Browne: Policy Gains from Brexit 7) Banning the export of live animals for slaughter

Single Market rules forbade the UK from ending this practice, despite widespread public outcry.

“The Conservative Party should stand up for all those who feel powerless in Britain today”- Gibb’s reformist speech

“If we fail to address the very real areas in which the capitalist system is failing – a long period of left-wing, socialist government is surely on its way.”

Suella Braverman: We need a Next Generation Manifesto to promote our values to young voters

It would be easy to complain about unrealistic Labour promises, or hope people will naturally switch allegiance as they age, but neither approach is good enough.

Future of Education 1) Andrew Haldenby: Never, ever forget the importance of maintaining standards

The first writer in our mini-series is concerned that the Conservative education policy is at risk of neglecting the important lessons of the Gove years.

Alex Morton: To restore purpose, legislate for England

It was once said that the secret of Thatcher’s success was moving steadily on multiple fronts so that her enemies did not know where to focus their attention.