Iain Duncan Smith: Why we need a visionary prospectus for this election – not a mass of details and tactical ploys

I feel we have gone too far in publishing and overly political manifestos which make it difficult to govern subsequently.

John O’Connell: The Tory Manifesto. It should commit to scrapping HS2, ending the triple lock – and reforming the NHS.

This first piece of a mini-series on what should be in the manifesto argues that the Conservatives must get serious about living within our means.

The Prime Minister’s election gamble. The pros. The cons.

Above all, don’t neglect the obvious. May is vulnerable to Tory revolts – as the NICs debacle proved. She wants a real working majority.

Ben Rochelle: How can Greening get out of the trap she’s in over the National Funding Formula for schools?

During a meeting with other disgruntled Conservative MPs, George Osborne allegedly told the Education Secretary: “Now you see why I didn’t do this.”

Is Gove’s education legacy safe with Greening?

The Education Secretary is grappling with reform of the national funding formula for schools at a time when spending on them is under pressure.

Dean Godson: Deal or No Deal. What happens if we leave the EU without a comprehensive agreement? A call for evidence.

We are keen to gather views from interested parties (such as businesses, industry groups, politicians, academics and others) about what would happen.

Nadhim Zahawi: Apprenticeships – a crowning achivement of this Government’s work

You may well hear grumbling from businesses about the levy which will help to fund them – but the effort will be worth it.

Nicky Morgan: It’s time to focus on white working-class boys – whose needs are neglected in too many schools

Low aspirational parenting and teaching are key problems.

Graeme Archer: It’s my union that Sturgeon is messing with

A third-rate leader like her – who can’t even run her schools properly – wants to make me a foreigner to my other half, and turn my home into “abroad”.

James Frayne: May should make more of her family-friendly policies

And there are other policies she could pursue. More nurseries in primary schools. Tougher school discipline. Longer sentences for child abuse.

James Cartlidge: The devastating truth at the heart of the NICs row. We’re palming difficult decisions off on the next generation.

We may be rowing back to defend one promise. But another more fundamental promise to the future is actually at stake.

Andy Cook: Why our culture must change if today’s Budget changes for technical education are to work

Real change won’t happen until until technical courses gain equal esteem to academic ones.

Technical education. Who’s right – Gove or Baker?

The reality is that most of it will be concentrated on pupils older than 16 – whatever the best age may be at which to select.

James Croft: Is May’s Government junking consumer choice in education?

We are increasingly seeing evidence of re-nationalisation coming back.

James Frayne: First, they encourage us to switch to diesel. And now they want to charge us for it. What planet are these politicians on?

You can’t encourage people to take what are described as virtuous acts, only to punish them later financially.