Raghib Ali: Systemic classism, not racism. Why the main factor in health and educational inequalities is deprivation, not race.

The fourth part of a series on ConHome this week about the politics of race and ethnicity in Britain today.

Ryan Bourne: The tax hikes that could fall in the south. And tear the Tory coalition apart

The problem is that spiralling spending demands quickly use up the options which voters don’t notice. Eventually you need other big sources of revenue,

Reports of Johnson’s political demise are greatly exaggerated

But this electoral Titan has an Achilles heel – tax rises which, rather than planning or HS2, are the real threat to future Chesham & Amershams.

Guy Opperman: In the North East, Labour’s Red Wall continues to crumble – here’s where we can win next

In my view, no Labour seat in County Durham is safe. The remaining seats all have majorities under 6,000.

Ryan Bourne: School catch-up for the disadvantaged? Of course. But do all pupils need it? Not really. The Treasury has a point.

That schooling can improve earning potential doesn’t mean that ever-more schooling is good for all kids in the aftermath of a pandemic.

Nick King: Levelling up. The challenge is less defining it than delivering it, for which Johnson will need the private sector.

The first of a mini-series of pieces on ConHome this week about the most distinctive of the Prime Minister’s big aims.

Richard Holden: Why Labour’s grip on seats like mine weakened. And how we can strengthen our own everywhere.

This is a story of institutions, work and habits changing out of recognition – and how we can improve our position and the country once we’re heard.

Gavin Williamson: Skills, jobs and freedom. My priorities for this week’s Queen’s Speech – and the year ahead.

Our new Lifelong Loan Entitlement will give everyone the equivalent of four years of post-18 education to use over their lifetime.

Rachel Wolf: Tests for the delivery of levelling up, and levers with which to deliver it

It now needs to get real. This is clearly the plan in the next few months, starting with the Queen’s Speech tomorrow, leading to the Levelling Up paper. 

Will Sturgeon “go on and on and on”?

We don’t read her as a quitter. And the next election may come as early as 2023. But if she does step down before it, you read it here first.

Robin Hodgson: In 50 years, our population will have increased by over 50 per cent – not counting Hong Kongers. Is this sustainable?

Both the short and long term implications of this rise are baleful. Demography is destiny – and the Government should act.

Sorry, Matthew, but there’s a Centre Party already – Johnson’s Conservatives

The centre isn’t where he or ConservativeHome or anyone else wants it to be. It’s where it is – “Far From Notting Hill”.

Barnaby Lenon: Why scrapping public exams for good, and replacing them with teacher assessment, would be a big mistake

Exams are the essential building block of motivation.  Ask any teacher who has had to teach an unexamined course to 15-year olds.

Robert Jenrick: What we are doing to give a warm welcome to Hong Kongers

We’ve announced a £43 million package to help new arrivals find a home, a school place for their children, employment or a route to set up a business.

Sarah Ingham: After the Batley protests and on this Easter Saturday, a case for tolerating religious belief

In Britain, we don’t ‘do God’ too much. Should we go to church, most are not C of E, but C and E – Christmas and Easter.