Richard Short: Corbyn rails against the super-rich, but it’s ordinary workers who would bear the cost of his ideas

A shallow minded and lazy tax and spend policy can only go so far on tax taken from the highest earners.

Johnny Leavesley: Why the post-Brexit Britain needs a sovereign wealth fund

Without one, spending on older citizens will so far outstrip revenue from workers that future governments will face some unpleasant choices.

David Gauke: A traditional southern Conservative supporter ponders how best to vote

Economic competence has been the cornerstone of the Conservative appeal. Remove that cornerstone and the entire structure becomes fragile.

John O’Connell: In an age of socialist-lite spending policies, what has become of the low-tax Tory?

The second piece in our series this week about what the Conservative Manifesto should look like.

Matt Kilcoyne: The Conservative manifesto. Wooing Labour heartlands with socialist policy is a doomed strategy.

The first piece of a series this week about what the Conservative Manifesto should look like.

WATCH: Sunak defends Conservative spending plans as “sensible fiscal management”

Marr criticises the Conservatives for “spending money like water” in a way they formerly criticised Labour for doing.

Warwick Lightfoot and Will Heaven: How to unleash the power of the Union 1) Red, White and Blue-branded projects and funding

The first in a mini-series on Strenghtening the Union in the wake of Johnson’s Brexit deal.

David Gauke: Whatever briefings from Downing Street may claim, an election fought on a No Deal platform would be disastrous

Let me give seven examples of principles that most Conservatives would support. I struggle to reconcile them with those pursuing a No Deal Brexit at any cost.

McDonnell’s promise of a four-day working week with no loss of pay is an attempt to defy economic gravity

The workers being promised fewer hours for the same money would also have to fund huge increases in the cost of public services.

WATCH: McDonnell – Labour will tackle ‘national scandal’ of social care

The Opposition set out plans to create a National Care Service, making such services free at the point of use in England.

‘We probably didn’t cut enough’ may be the most important revelation from Cameron’s book

The heated debate about fiscal policy a decade ago is often forgotten. It matters that the former Prime Minister now acknowledges he came down on the wrong side.

Ryan Bourne: To help grow prosperity, let’s focus on people and not places – such as towns

Bowman and Westlake’s policy ideas are perfectly compatible with this end, but pitching them as a city and town agenda risks creating a false impression.

Gareth Streeter: An intelligent spending review could halt the Liberal Democrats in their tracks in the South West

More investment in rural transport and digital infrastructure and a voice for our fisherman would make a big difference to local campaigns.

Ryan Bourne: In America, public spending conservatism is being lost. It could happen in Britain.

Former Government advisers see an opportunity to steer the party towards a “bigger government” vision for the party they’ve always spoiled for.

How long will the snap ‘one-year’ Spending Round really last?

Almost certainly not for the advertised year. So ministers will likely swallow any short-term frustrations or restrictions.