Public sector payback time

Its awards consume roughly a quarter of public spending. It is hard to see where the tax hikes or spending scaleback to fund them will come from if the Chancellor sticks to his guns.

Nick Faith: We need more homes for the North. Here’s how to get them built.

While London is experiencing the greatest demand for housing, the prospect of building in the capital is fraught with political risk.

David Rutley: Life sciences are vital to Britain’s global future

Now is the time to spread more of the success beyond the South East.

Carolyn Fairbairn: If the Government gets its Industrial Strategy right, we can help make the economy stronger and fairer

We need sectoral centres of excellence that strengthen our economy, create higher wage jobs and help us trade across the globe.

Andrew Green: Single market membership means more mass immigration

MigrationWatch believes that net migration from the EU is unlikely to fall below 155,000 in the medium to long term for as long as free movement continues.

Sean Worth: The right industrial strategy could pay electoral dividends

Downing Street can win votes in the regions without resorting to Blair’s pork-barrel spending.

Nadhim Zahawi: We need more infrastructure fast. Heathrow is just the start.

I hope that this decision is the first step in a drive to ensure greater connectivity between British cities and the rest of the world.

Alexandra Jones: Osborne can get the urban benefits bill down by allowing cities to keep the savings

The housing shortage is pushing benefit bills up in the prosperous South East. Here’s how to get them down.

Howard Flight: The Government is wrong to attack Buy to Let

If there is a crash in property prices in the Greater London area, this will have a major impact on the banks and on the economy as a whole.