Nadhim Zahawi: Tampon taxes, steel dumping – and why the time has come to leave the EU

One of my constituents asked me: what’s the point of having MPs if they can’t make this sort of decision? He was right.

James Sproule: Osborne has posed problems for business recently. But this Budget was, on balance, good news.

Especially so for smaller firms and entrepreneurs.

Tim Loughton: George, I’ll have another round please.

Cutting duty on wines and spirits has boosted revenue. So why shouldn’t the Chancellor serve up more reductions in next week’s Budget.

Ruth Davidson: There are now only two parties in Scotland which really count: the SNP and the Conservatives

Last week’s financial agreement shows Scottish politics now has precious little to do with Labour at all.

WATCH: Ici Londres – Let’s make the rich and the multinationals pay more tax, says Dan Hannan

But let’s do it by having lower, flatter, simpler taxes.

How oil prices fell below $30 a barrel – and what it means

It’s fine news for consumers, for now. But the news could turn sour.

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.

The truth about Letwin

He’s certainly not a racist nor predominately a progressive – but, rather, almost laboratory-standard evidence of the Tory hunger for office.

Harry Fairhead: From Windsor to Weymouth – a list of Council Tax heroes and villains

A 58 per cent rise in the tax over the last two decades should serve as a warning against further hikes.

Howard Flight: Osborne continues to talk dry but act wet

The Autumn Statement and Spending Review were far too interventionist.

Paul Abbott: The Coalition in 163 charts

The Institute for Government’s new guide reminds us that the Conservative-Liberal Democrat partnership helped to improve Britain for the better.

Iain Dale: Europe. Cameron is ready to wave a piece of white paper declaring “An agreement for our time”

Plus: Osborne squeezes the rich till their pips squeak. Prime Minister Corbyn, and other fantasises. Stephen McPartland has balls of steel. And: No breast jokes here.

A small-town tax efficiency revolution? What an excellent idea

The Welsh businesses which have banded together to exploit the tax advantages of multinationals could be pioneers for big society, small-government activism.

WATCH: Jacob Rees-Mogg MP and Owen Jones debate stamp duty

The Guardian columnist argues for a Land Value Tax, instead.

Hugh Byrne and Lucy Mowatt: The case against a tax on sugar

The Conservative priority must instead be to ensure health policy is guided by experts in the field of nutrition, not enthusiastic amateurs spouting sound bites instead of science.