If promising a social care cap hasn’t closed the issue down, it might yet be necessary to specify the upper limit

If it keeps coming up on the doorstep, the same might be needed for the level of means-testing Winter Fuel Payments.

Alex Morton: May needs expert ministers who are also storytellers

Politics requires both action and explanation.

James Frayne: The question to ask before introducing any new policy – “Would I want this for my own family?”

Too often people in Westminster choose one thing for the public and another for their own loved ones.

George Freeman and Anne-Marie Trevelyan: This was a revolt against more than just Brussels – a new conservatism is required

The upcoming leadership contest offers a chance to present a bolder programme of domestic reforms which develop us as a society, economy and nation.

Dr Spencer Pitfield: The Conservative Policy Forum shaped our manifesto

The CPF tapped into our members’ enthusiasm for grass roots policy discussion, and many of the results are now in the Government programme.

Have the manifestos successfully challenged voters’ preconceptions?

A new poll contains a hint that the Conservatives might be doing better than Labour at getting their messages across.

Why do intelligent politicians produce so many stupid policies?

Policy development is now entirely subordinate to political communications and thus in thrall to the 24 hour news cycle.