James Brokenshire: A sustainable strategy to end homelessness for good

Sleeping rough is more than the lack of a bed; it’s a personal and social tragedy. How we respond to it is a litmus test for our society.

Nat Wei: Like Peel versus the Corn Laws, the Conservative Party must use Brexit to slash the cost of living

As he battled the agri-barons, and Thatcher battled the union barons, so we must champion the underdog against the corporatist barons of today.

Michael Tomlinson: I voted Leave. But as MPs leave Westminster this summer, we must look wider than the EU debate – and deliver social justice for Britain.

We must embrace such issues as poverty, families, prisons and young people.

Andrew Potter: Attractive new homes can also be energy efficient

We offer social housing with traditional design and also saving our tenants around £500 a year on fuel bills. The Government should back this approach.

Don Draper and Leonard Beighton 1) How some families can face an effective tax rate of 96 per cent

In the first instalment of our new mini-series on families and tax, the authors look back to where Nigel Lawson’s 1988 reforms went wrong.

“Living standards rose more quickly in the five years from 2011 than in the five years from 2002”. Discuss.

Some counter-intuitive, or at least counter-conventional, findings from a recent IFS report.

Adam Wildman: How we respond to tragedies like Grenfell defines us – complacency and neglect must end for good

Maybe it’s because I grew up next to the tower, or that I lost a member of my family in the fire, but next week’s anniversary of the tragedy has an added poignancy for me.

Alex Morton: Conservatives and Liberals share a new opponent – Progressive Authoritarians

But some, perhaps many, Tory MPs have these tendencies – including one no less senior than the Prime Minister herself.

Richard Salt: If Conservatives want to win the next election, we must Think North

As so many elections have shown in the past, both the main parties only win elections when they move into the centre.

Ryan Henson: How to improve opportunities for white working-class boys – and get more on the Tory benches too

Research shows that investment in the early years of a child’s life is the most effective way to improve his or her long-term life chances.

Thomas Kerr: My mission as a Tory councillor in one of the poorest parts of Glasgow – the first there in a century.

The area has faced years of neglect from both establishment parties in Scotland, and that is why I was elected.

Robert Halfon: Our schools are the best ever – now let’s build on that success, and deliver more social justice

High educational standards are essential, but the most disadvantaged children also need help with workplace skills and social capital.

Hugo Sugg: I’ve been homeless and live on the edge of poverty. Let’s help others like me with low hours contracts.

I joined the Conservatives six months after this year’s general election, with a vision to help us progress in the area of social equality.

Syed Kamall: That there has been a Brexit talks breakthrough is no thanks to the Commission’s negotiating plan

Hopefully, these efforts will pay off next week when national leaders decide whether to open talks on trade and a transition period. It is time to get down to business.

Nola Leach: Hammond should help reduce a burden on taxpayers by boosting transferable allowances

Ignoring the family unit means pressures on benefits – and burdening some poorer families with the highest effective marginal tax rate in the developed world.