Wigan Council is seeking to be the servant and not the master of its residents

Spending cuts have caused a spirit of innovaton and cultural change in our town halls.

Mark Harper: If the Conservative Party is not the party of sound money, then what on earth are we for?

Between them, the two remaining candidates have already clocked up tax and spending promises of around £51 billion per year.

Robert Halfon: Old Etonian Johnson now drives a white van

Raising national insurance, fewer “sin taxes”, public sector pay rises, more schools spending – all are part of his programme.

The Moggcast. Johnson “understands that If we don’t leave by 31st October, there’s no Tory Party to lead”.

Jacob Rees-Mogg mulls the “constitutional problem” of a new Prime Minister not requiring an election. Plus: his memories of 13-year-old Rory Stewart.

The poll which should give those backing a 2050 zero emissions pledge pause for thought

Sky Data’s numbers suggest that there is no public agreement on how to bear the large costs of the proposal.

Tax cut promises, spending hike pledges – and an air of unreality

We apologise for not being swept away by the mania for new announcements that infests this leadership contest.

George Freeman: Our new book. In which forty Tory MPs band together to help revive conservatism.

Britain Beyond Brexit, a New Conservative Vision for a New Generation, is published today by the CPS.

Hammond is right to be concerned about the 2050 emissions pledge

It’s easy to pledge nice-sounding achievements in the far future, but irresponsible not to explain the costs now.

ConservativeHome’s leadership election panel. “The next Tory leader’s task is to fashion a home for “decent populists”

Each week, our panel of John O’Sullivan, Rachel Wolf, Trevor Phillips, Tim Montgomerie and Marcus Roberts will analyse and assess what’s happening.

Scott Mann: Why I am voting for Harper

He’s a respected, experienced former Chief Whip – without the baggage of having sat around the Cabinet table during the past three years.

Nicky Morgan: This contest must be about much more than Brexit

Any candidate who focuses solely on leaving the EU will hit a brick wall with the Parliamentary Party.

Neil O’Brien: How our new leader should use our fiscal firepower to promote Tory values

Years of sound economic management give the Government space to invest in public services, working families, and rebalancing the British economy.

Nick Hargrave: Why a referendum and not an election could offer the new leader a Brexit answer

The seats that might back a No Deal offer for cultural reasons might well balk at it for economic ones.

Rachel Wolf: Twenty policy questions for the aspiring Conservative leadership candidates.

Lots of people want to know what the next Prime Minister will do for the country on everything other than Brexit.

Chloe Westley: It’s the end of the line for HS2, or should be

The majority of Brits drive to work in a car or a van, but journalists and politicians get the train to work. I think that’s reflected in political discourse.