Police chiefs have unwisely emboldened the mob

Standing by while the law is broken does not make officers, peaceful protesters, members of the public (or statues) any safer.

Daniel Hannan: One man driving to Durham imperils the nation’s health. But lots of protesters in London don’t. Have we all gone mad?

Sitting in a park is selfish, but organising a mass demonstration in a park is wonderful, and schools should still stay closed. Seriously?

When it comes to dealing with its own MPs, this Government is out of its depth

Some of its problems can be fixed. Others won’t be. And one perhaps can’t be: namely, that this Parliament seems to be incapable of saying No.

Disraeli the anti-prig tells us far more about Johnson than Churchill does

Disraeli’s impudence and audacity, demonstrated in this collection of his sayings, cast light on the present Prime Minister’s conduct.

Robert Alden: CCHQ should be relocated to Birmingham

Good quality office space is far cheaper in Birmingham than London, and the quality of life is higher. The West Midlands is full of battleground parliamentary seats.

Matthew Barber: Sticking to Peelite principles of policing

The merits of local policing, embedded in the community, should not be underestimated. Shifting to specialist teams is a mistake.

Andrew Sharpe: Progressive Conservative Reformers 5) We must mine our history to inform our present and dominate our future

If we lack the self-confidence to defend our achievements, how do we seriously expect to be able take the fight to our opponents?

Progressive Conservative reformers 4) Disraeli – and his first and only full term of government

When he declared that “the first consideration of a minister should be the health of the people”, he was beginning to map out an election-winning mass appeal. 

Tobias Ellwood: To flourish, our Party must stay in the centre ground – not march off to the right

We regularly describe ourselves as a broad church – and correctly so. Any alignment with the Brexit Party would see that width of appeal narrowed.

Alan Mak: Conservatism 4.0 – Adapting our Party for the Fourth Industrial Revolution is our greatest challenge

The battlegrounds of the next election, as well as the wider economy, are being shaped by new technology.

Rees-Mogg draws resounding moral lessons from the Victorians

In his new book he sets out to rescue those virtues from the mockery inflicted on them in the 20th century.

May makes her choice at last. She tears up her red lines.

By saying for the first time that “the Government stands ready to abide by the decision of the House”, she risks splitting her own Party.

Jonathan Clark: May’s deal leaves the Conservatives open to a election wipeout

In the 1997 election, the Party lost 11.2 per cent of the votes and 178 seats, ending with just 165; a loss on this scale next time is perfectly plausible.

Jonathan Clark: Is it time to sweep away our political parties – and clear the decks for Leave v Remain?

The electorate are less and less convinced by such arguments about party identity and destiny. Far underground, the tectonic plates are moving.

We think we know Churchill, but are constantly surprised by him

Andrew Roberts manages to bring the great man before us in all his variousness in just under a thousand pages.