Public sector payback time

Its awards consume roughly a quarter of public spending. It is hard to see where the tax hikes or spending scaleback to fund them will come from if the Chancellor sticks to his guns.

Alex Morton: Identity politics is wrong – and bad for Tories, too. So if May is staking a revival on it, her difficulties will deepen.

The idea that all groups should have the same outcomes is just an update of the old socialist idea of equality of outcome – ignoring the choices that individuals make.

Bruce Newsome: The key problem with the NHS. Not resources, not culture – but a lack of accountability

The Department of Health must establish its own complaints office, which in turn must be accountable to the Secretary of State and thence to Parliament.

Rudd must be seen to listen to all sides, not just business, on immigration

An in-depth survey of the impact of EU migrants on the economy is a good start, but it must reflect a broader range of priorities and concerns.

Alex Morton: Why supporting free trade and controlled migration is not a contradiction in terms

Individually, migrants can come to embody these values better than many on the Left who were born here. But the evidence suggests that this takes time.

WATCH: Corbyn and May debate public sector pay

“We both value public services. The difference is, on this side of the House we know you have to pay for them.”

Chris Grayling: Don’t claim that I didn’t warn you about Corbyn

When I wrote on this website last year that we should not underestimate him, some ridiculed my argument. Now we have to educate a new generation about the dangers of Labour.

Voter satisfaction with public services – higher under the Conservatives than Labour

The Corbynite-Momentum-Left movement is trying to bluff Tory MPs and activists into believing that public support for its hysterical worldview is higher than it really is.

Margot James: We need to make the case for wealth creation to a new generation of young people

Labour’s handouts must be exposed as a self-defeating deception – as must the danger of what happens when “there is no money left”.

Nicky Morgan: This is Labour’s Momentum Election – nasty, intimidating, abusive and troll-ridden

Corbyn isn’t some misguided but well-meaning old man, but a deeply committed socialist intent on crashing our economy.

Andrew Laird: A new Conservative Government can show that fairness is the route to productivity

One place where there is unlikely to be any dithering is the West Midlands. The prospect of someone like Andy Street becoming mayor is hugely exciting.

Nick Denys: We must persuade voters that the Tories are the real workers’ party

If the electorate still credit Labour with being the party that cares, it will always have a short path back to power.

Julian Knight: We must invest in skills and training to get the most out of Brexit

British workers must be equipped for the task – especially since voters have sent a clear message about wanting stricter controls on immigration.

Alex Morton: Will this election deliver the Joe Chamberlain-style conservatism that May really wants?

In her belief in “the good that government can do”, she is quite unique in terms of UK political post-war history.

Phil Taylor: Patient satisfaction tells the true story of the Government’s NHS record

It’s no wonder Opposition campaigning on the health service isn’t cutting through when between 87 and 97 per cent of users would recommend it to friends and family.