James Cleverly: As this election launches, it’s time for us to pull together – and deliver for Britain

Voters have a clear choice: vote Conservative or vote for further indecision, confusion and delay.

Brenda Burgess: Being a councillor is about being absorbed in community life

So much of the role is apolitical. Arts projects for schools. Honouring local heroes. Planting flowers and removing weeds.

James Frayne: Voters would welcome a Brexit deal. But it might harm and not help the Conservatives with working class voters.

Would they actually think that, now Brexit’s done and immigration back under control, that they can return to their natural home in the Labour Party?

John Bald: Labour’s threat to take schools back to the 1970s

Successful schools would have to toe the line or be subject to the attentions of local democratic controllers. They could be destroyed without shutting them down.

Matthew Lesh: The radical neoliberal programme which can revitalise the Conservatives

The Neoliberal Manifesto, a joint project between the Adam Smith Institute and 1828, champions an approach based on freedom, markets and choice.

Damian Green: Labour’s dishonest attack on us this week will only work if we narrow our appeal

The Conservative Party has been at the forefront of reforms which have helped the disadvantaged. Modern history is full of evidence of this vital strain of conservatism.

Rachel Wolf: In defence of Cameron

My local secondary schools were no-go areas and no one from my primary school went to one. That won’t be my children’s experience, and he can take a lot of credit.

James Frayne: Why a populist programme wouldn’t work for Johnson. Working class voters aren’t values votes.

Middle class hostility to the working class and lower middle class is common, while working class and lower middle class hostility is practically non-existent.

Ranil Jayawardena: The free school programme is good. Let’s make it outstanding.

The criteria for new schools have been squeezed too much – children who deserve the chance of a great education are missing out as a result.

John Bald: Why other schools should and can apply Michaela’s principles

Despite the obstacles and abuse she faced while setting up the school, Birbalsingh had staff who shared her values, commitment and determination.

Rachel Wolf: When voters say their priorities are the NHS and schools, politicians ought to believe them

The unwise Westminster trend is to invent increasingly elaborate ‘explanations’ for such views, rather than take them literally.

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.

Ben Jeffreys: Forget Brexit – the real reason to be excited by Johnson’s premiership is education

The Prime Minister went to Eton on a scholarship, and has time and again evinced his commitment to maximising opportunity for all.

Suella Braverman: The momentum for free schools has stalled. Johnson’s new Government should revive it.

My new report for the Centre for Policy Studies – published today – calls on the government to turbocharge its commitment to them.

So we’ve had NHS, policing and immigration plans from Johnson. Stand ready for a schools spending pledge.

He committed during the leadership election contest to raise it to £5000 per pupil – and level up outside London.