Angus Macpherson: How the whole community is fighting crime in Wiltshire

We have made savings by selling off out of date police buildings, as well as scrapping the ranks of Chief Superintendents and Chief Inspectors.

Andy Street: What’s needed to make the West Midlands the world centre for electric cars

This hugely important industry is undergoing rapid change. For the region that created the golden age of motoring, that’s an opportunity.

Jeremy Hutton: There are 6,047 empty council-owned commercial properties in the UK – what a shocking waste

Providing security, insurance, maintenance and renovation of these vacant properties costs £74 million a year. Many could be converted into housing.

Robert Buckland and Justin Tomlinson: Why Johnson is the best choice for the Party. For our town, Swindon. And for the country.

We are MPs who supported Remain and Leave respectively, and are looking for a Prime Minister who will be realistic and honest with the EU.

David Renard: How we are working in Swindon to save the planet

Running a unique waste to fuel facility, powered by solar energy, we are able to treat all of our municipal waste locally, creating a useful fuel for industry.

Stephen Booth: Brexit and the economy. There are ups, there are downs. But whatever happens, our fundamentals remain strong.

A flexible labour market, a well-regarded legal system, and comparatively favourable demographics relative to the major European economies are all valuable assets.

If we were staying in the EU, would Honda still be leaving?

The answer seems likely to be yes. But there are still implications for the politics and economics of Brexit.

Low expectations could make the local election results seem like a Conservative triumph

UKIP’s decline will probably allow the three main parties to each claim an increased vote share. Afterwards, the Tories will still be the largest party in local government.

Joel Davidson: We need to fund the infrastructure to make new housing viable

Developers must hand over the payments agreed – and councils need to put more thought into spending it effectively.

Robert Buckland: “We must speak the language of opportunity”. His lecture on Tory revival. Full text.

“The language should be that of giving people their chance to succeed and of being on their side – a “people politics” that many practice locally but which must be scaled up.”

Lewis Baston: Labour-inspired, Conservative-inclining. The swing seat story of the New Towns.

They have gone either way in successive elections, but their recent results show up electoral trends that helping the Tories.

Harriett Baldwin: Being in the EU is good for jobs in our biggest export sector.

It’s time for Vote Leave to stop putting this progress in danger.

Cllr David Renard: Let the world know that Swindon is open for business

A good school system underpins our economic growth.

Sunder Katwala: Here is early evidence that the Conservatives are now winning more ethnic minority votes

A Survation poll commissioned by British Future finds that David Cameron’s party won a majority of Hindu votes – and also polled well with other Asian voters in the south.