The debate about Britain’s future is already settled. There will be an Open Brexit – because we have no other choice.

There is much more to politics than an affordable state and competitive taxes. But both will be indispensible for survival, let alone prosperity, after we leave the EU.

David Gauke: This is a Budget for resilience, skills and fairness – and our changes to NICs are fair

Self-employed people earning less than £15,900 a year will still see a reduction in their NICs bill, and also benefit from the increased income tax personal allowance.

Alexander Hitchcock: We must modernise the out-of-date state

Embracing new technology and ways of working can make public services cheaper, more effective, and easier to use.

James Frayne: First, they encourage us to switch to diesel. And now they want to charge us for it. What planet are these politicians on?

You can’t encourage people to take what are described as virtuous acts, only to punish them later financially.

Cameron, radical punk – how he should want to be remembered

The recently departed Prime Minister is re-emerging – and working on his memoirs. He will want to project his greatest achievement: public service reform.

George Maggs: The reason at the heart of anxiety about mass immigration

No, it isn’t racism. Nor is it economic consequences. Nor even the impact on
public services. Rather, it cuts to the heart of why countries exist at all.

Andrew Green: Single market membership means more mass immigration

MigrationWatch believes that net migration from the EU is unlikely to fall below 155,000 in the medium to long term for as long as free movement continues.

James Frayne: The Government is outmanoeuvring the unions

There’s no need for panicked action: new legislation is coming in, the right signals are going to the electorate, and as few potential converts are being alienated as possible.

John O’Connell: Social care needs more money – but higher Council Tax is not the right way to deliver it

The local government system is not fit for purpose. Simply demanding more cash from overburdened taxpayers is no solution.

Nadhim Zahawi: Britain cannot be an international Jobcentre Plus. Free movement from the EU must be curbed.

It is scarcely believable for Dianne Abbott to still be stating that Jeremy Corbyn ‘is not concerned about numbers’ – but it’s true.

Andrew Laird: Requiring the NHS to balance its books would inspire new, radical ideas

The NHS desperately needs a regulatory environment which will force it to think more entrepreneurially and collaboratively.

WATCH: Lansley says the Health Service needs an extra £5bn a year

“Towards the end of this Parliament, at the point at which our contributions to the European Union reduce, there is an expectation on the part of the public and the NHS that there should be an increase.”

Jay Singh-Sohal: Remembrance is a time to commit to acts of public service

The sacrifices of our forefathers should inspire us to step up and serve, in our own ways.

Andrew Green: Others shouldn’t be blamed for Cameron’s renegotiation failure on immigration

The Government which Daniel Korski worked for was responsible for the lack of evidence on the effects of migration of which he now complains.

David Boyle: What will Theresanomics look like?

There has been huge investment in physical capital. But meanwhile, the effort to revitalise our human capital has been fragmented, centralised and half-hearted.