Post Euro-elections fightback: Rebuild a grassroots Conservative Party

People don’t talk about Eastleigh much – but it should loom large in our minds.

Brian Monteith: UKIP’s new MEP in Scotland is a blow for Salmond, and a chance for the Tories

The SNP made it their mission to demonise Farage’s party – they failed, and it’s a real blow.

Ruth Davidson MSP: How we held our Euro-seat and grew our vote in Scotland

This was probably the most structured campaign we’ve run in recent times – direct contact was made with more than 90 per cent of all known Conservatives.

Henry Hill: Could UKIP become “the most national party”?

After winning representation in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, could it become the first party since Irish independence represented all four home nations?

Henry Hill: A three-way Euro-election battle in Wales

Lord Trimble ‘hurt’ at being ‘kept in the dark’ over amnesty letters; MSPs defer decision on giving Edward Snowden asylum.

Mark Field MP: Why Britain’s best future lies inside the European Union

We must be clearer about what we are trying to achieve within Europe if we are to obtain reforms that suit us.

Peter Cuthbertson: Why this commentariat panic about Scotland’s referenendum? It will vote No – and the key is the Don’t Knows

The Union is safe, at least for now. If ever there were a sure thing in politics, it’s this.

WATCH: Tim Stanley defends the Union

His emotional appeal on Question Time, set to music.

Heresy of the week: We should think about independence for Yorkshire

For all the progress on localisation made by some ministers, the centralising instinct still lurks within Whitehall’s bosom

You can’t have democracy without a demos

The fates of two very different unions are being decided – each reveals the nature of the other.

Brian Monteith: If Scotland leaves the Union, the Labour leader should resign, too

Better Together’s problems are down to Labour’s failings – the Leader of the Opposition can’t escape his responsibility for that.

Henry Hill: Welsh Labour’s NHS misery continues

Also: Boston archive faces lawsuits after Adams’ arrest; Scottish whisky risks ‘trade war’ over plain packs; and Theresa Villiers breaks new ground for Ulster Tories.

Toby Fenwick: No to independence, yes to federalism – a liberal solution for the whole UK

Enhanced Scottish devolution makes English devolution inevitable. English votes on English laws would simply mirror the position in the devolved assemblies.

God help the Union as Douglas Alexander, Labour’s blunderkind, gets the reins of Better Together

Sure, Alistair Darling might have lacked punch – but why replace him with a copper-bottomed disaster?

Brian Monteith: UKIP’s poll performance in Scotland is encouraging for unionists

The numbers suggest a way in which Cameron and Osborne might undo Miliband in 2015.