Henry Hill: Ross’s blitzkrieg didn’t bring down Sturgeon, but Fabius Johnson can yet deny her the prize

The constitutional struggle is a long game, and in the ‘war of position’ unionism is in a stronger position than the SNP would have you think.

The Good Union

The Union needs a cultural case to walk in step with the material one – Project Love, not Project Fear. Which means looking to the future.

Henry Hill: Johnson suggests 40-year wait for the next Scottish independence vote

Also: civil servant at heart of Salmond fiasco set for retirement windfall; Foster threatened by loyalist terrorist; and Bogdanor attacks federalist folly.

Dolly Theis: It is the Conservatives who have brought about the big opportunities for women in Parliament

It was Lord Robert Cecil who brought in the Parliament (Qualification of Women) Act of 1918 which gave women the right to be MPs.

We need a Plan B for universities as well as schools – and much the same one

Many still assume that going to college and leaving home are bound up together. But it ain’t necessarily so.

Henry Hill: With less than a year to go, Ross sets out his vision for the Scottish Tories

Also: Scottish Government faces furious backlash over exam results ‘fiasco’ as Salmond and Sturgeon head for a showdown.

Carlaw resigns. Counter-intuitively, the Scottish Tories may need a proper leadership contest.

He did not create the problems which bedevil the Party, and his departure alone will not resolve them.

The Union with Scotland is neither as weak nor as strong as it looks

That Johnson’s recent visit was reported as though he were a Governor-General of Imperial India touring the North-West frontier is a bad sign.

Henry Hill: Reserving control of ‘level playing field’ provisions to Westminster should be just the first step

The May Government set a time-bomb under the Union when it agreed to the mass devolution of ex-EU powers. Ministers must think again.

Lord Ashcroft: What voters said in my latest focus groups, from three SNP targets

Aberdeen South and East Renfrewshire are held by the Tories, whilst Glasgow North East is one of seven Labour seats in Scotland.

James Kirkup: Our advice to Johnson. Social mobility should be at the heart of your programme.

The fifth piece in our series this week about what the Tory Manifesto should look like.

Henry Hill: Why Johnson cannot, and should not, write off the Scottish Conservatives this election

Conventional wisdom is that the Party will suffer a serious setback north of the border. The Prime Minister must resource a more optimistic strategy.

Alex Hall: Why the Conservatives shouldn’t enter into an election pact with the Brexit Party

And what of our voters who would be repelled by a pact with it? I can see the Lib/Lab slogan already: “Vote Blue, get Farage”.

Henry Hill: Davidson ready to lead next ‘No’ campaign as would-be successors battle over her legacy

Also: Democratic Unionists ‘under pressure’ over Brexit u-turn; and Gove backs Bowie’s criticism of SNP over no-deal preparations.

Judy Terry: Greater civility in local politics would help attract more women councillors

Some of the abuse is nothing short of bullying. This is a threat to freedom of speech. We should value debating different views.