Lewis Baston: Butler, pioneer of both the study and coverage of British politics

Drawing on decades of experience and friendships from all parties, Sir David – inventor of the swingometer – founded the UK’s psephological profession.

The Rudd debacle highlights a problem. Many of the Government’s special advisers are no good.

Ministers like Amber Rudd have great difficulty finding able SpAds because the Conservative Research Department, which used to train them, has been destroyed.

Profile: Enoch Powell. Many politicians rose higher. Few made a bigger impact – or still do.

He made grotesque errors of taste and judgement – see “Rivers of Blood”. But even his critics admit that he was one of the great parliamentarians of the 20th century.

Rahima Khan: Why I’m Running for Mayor of Newham

Conservatives have a proud record of social reform. I want to break down the barriers to people escaping poverty.

Hard lessons for May from leadership contests of the past

Bonar Law’s words in 1922 apply to the present leader: “The party elects a leader, and that leader chooses the policy, and if the party does not like it, they have to get another leader.”

Education, housing, the environment: May’s campaigning priorities. And there is an NHS row. But what about the economy?

The Government had next to no living standards message at the election. It needs one now – and to explain how it fits in with those three priorities.

Interview: Kemi Badenoch – “I’m not really left-leaning on anything…I always lean right instinctively”

She voted for Davis in 2005, and her hero is Airey Neave: “The escape from Colditz is I think probably the coolest thing any British politician has ever done.”

Sam Gyimah: The time to develop a bright vision for post-Brexit social reform is right now

We must follow the example of Beveridge, Butler and Willink.

Reconstructing May 1) She won’t win the battle for the future if Corbyn defines the battles of the past.

The Prime Minister has a long story of progressive toryism to tell. Moral authority must not be conceded to Labour.

To help win a new generation of young voters, the Conservatives need a new Swinton College – or a modern equivalent

It was the brainchild of Rab Butler, set up to educate Tory members. 54,000 Conservative activists, agents and other students took courses.

Andrew Lewer: A new threat from the EU to free speech

The Audio Visual Media Services Directive is at odds with the principles of the Bill of Rights and the Magna Carta.

Too much excitement about grammar schools, not enough about technical schools

Kenneth Baker is backing vocational education practically and enthusiastically. But too many other members of the Conservative family just aren’t interested in it.

John Hayes: By voting Leave, we can finally bring down the curtain on the Blair Era

The British people now have a chance, probably for the last time, to restore democratic institutions to their proper place.

Rebecca Coulson: Do we need One Nation conservatism?

In advancing controversial policies without an explanation other than economic return, the party has been left open to claims of acting from greed and elitism.

Hague’s great achievement. The 20th anniversary of the Disability Discrimination Act takes place next week.

It deserves to be honoured as part of the great tradition of Conservative social reforming legislation.