Sally-Ann Hart: We need to turbo-charge Mother Nature’s power

Earth has been a very giving, even forgiving planet, and we must allow nature to ensure our survival for future generations.

Christian Wakeford: Why we need a Cabinet Minister for Net Zero

After COP26, Sharma could be out of a job, and the impetus generated by hosting the UN climate change conference could be lost.

Sarah Ingham: How much should we take from, say, the NHS budget to fund a unilateral mission in Afghanistan – if anything?

Regime change usually involves chaos, bloodshed and a humanitarian crisis. Has the Stop the War movement become Continue the Military Intervention?

Ryan Bourne: Furlough may have averted mass layoffs. But the Government’s next challenge is the reallocation economy.

Covid-19 is likely to have lasting effects on our preferences, where and how we want to work, and where we are able to travel.

Andrew Selous: The suggestion voters weren’t consulted on LTNs is wrong. Local elections suggest they approve.

Tory candidates in London, Manchester and Oxfordshire made their opposition to these schemes known. It didn’t win us votes.

Adrian Crossley: The Government should be commended for its preventative measures to clamp down on crime

Some £18 billion a year is incurred as a cost to the taxpayer as a result of reoffending.

Jonathan Rogers: A psychiatrist’s view. Lockdowns reversed Cameron’s progress on mental health.

The Prime Minister’s refusal to rule out a further lockdown is concerning for society and particularly for my patients.

Bim Afolami: The Olympic model of spotting and developing talent should be applied to academia

We need to focus on developing our brightest and most talented people, in a range of different fields, from a young age.

Bella Wallersteiner: As a parliamentary staffer, I’m appalled by the double standards on who has to wear a mask

Furthermore, I will not attend the Conservative Party Conference if vaccine passports are required.

WATCH: Johnson wishes Team GB the ‘best of luck’ for Olympic Games

‘Nothing unites the United Kingdom quite like this quadrennial extravaganza of sporting excellence.’

Andy Street: It’s time to energise England’s regions to tackle the climate emergency

Local leaders must be given the power to take greater responsibility in achieving net zero.

Sarah Ingham: The NHS failed the nation during the pandemic. Awarding it the George Cross was a mistake.

Furthermore, by allowing the Queen to do this, the Government has dragged the monarch into the political murk.

“We have been surprised by the EU’s willingness to resort quite quickly to threats”. Lord Frost’s Königswinter speech.

“We do have a challenge…it is to respond to the new political configuration here without falling into the trap of statism.”

Tom Hunt: Soft sentencing is causing voters to lose faith in the justice system. And it’s up to the Government to put it right.

When it comes to law and order, it is undeniable that our voters are in favour of firm policies to tackle crime and antisocial behaviour.

Nickie Aiken: Educating girls must be at the heart of the UK’s G7 presidency

Covid-19 has unleashed a global learning crisis for children, but there is a unique opportunity for investment in girls’ education.