Alex Morton: Scrapping coins and squeezing cash would be an assault on our own voters

The Treasury should be saved from itself by bringing the Party Chairman in to scrutinise the Autumn Budget before it is finalised.

Education, housing, the environment: May’s campaigning priorities. And there is an NHS row. But what about the economy?

The Government had next to no living standards message at the election. It needs one now – and to explain how it fits in with those three priorities.

Dan Lambeth: Why research and development tax credits work

The debate has come to symbolise much of what differentiates us from the Left: robust policy based on evidence that supports free markets, versus dogma based on statism.

The triggering of Article 50 came top as the Political Event of the Year in our survey

The lacklustre General Election campaign was consigned to second place. Donald Trump’s inauguration was a distant third.

Councils named and shamed for delaying Business Rates relief

Small firms have had to struggle due to bureaucratic inertia by some councils. At least the culprits have been identified.

Interview: Jo Johnson condemns the hounding of vice-chancellors over their pay

The Universities Minister takes on Lord Adonis, and insists the new regulator will control pay by insisting on transparency and the right benchmarks.

Are we due a “Boris eruption”? Where he, May, Davis and Hammond are now on the Government’s Brexit strategy.

The Prime Minister’s stance on regulatory alignment is very hard indeed to square with his vision of a freewheeling Britain. Watch this space.

Matt Hancock: This tech revolution is a Tory revolution

Yet embracing change doesn’t mean blinkered acceptance. It is a core Conservative belief that robust rules are needed to ensure one person’s freedom doesn’t trample that of others.

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.

Alan Mak: The Industrial Strategy is a bold vision for economic renewal. But we need to invest more in R&D.

If the Conservative Party is to remain successful, we must solve Britain’s productivity puzzle and deliver a tangible financial boost for voters.

Nadhim Zahawi: Unfussily, quietly and impressively, Hammond’s Budget has prepared the ground for national recovery

The Chancellor has not suddenly changed who he is; he has carefully analysed the issues we face and plotted out a course of action to build a Britain fit for the future.

The Budget has vindicated Davidson’s rejection of a separate party

The Tories are working hard not just to argue but to demonstrate that Scottish interests are best served within British institutions and frameworks.

Iain Dale: Don’t believe claims of fewer EU nationals and doctors since the Brexit vote

Plus: We need a Housing Minister who will do for new homes what Michael Heseltine did with development corporations in the 1980s.

Flora Coleman: This Budget shows that the Tories can be the party for young people

Since the Stamp Duty announcement I’ve spotted soft ‘Corbynistas’ actually congratulating the Chancellor by name.

Henry Hill: Welsh Conservatives pile pressure on embattled First Minister

Hammond tries to lure Stormont back to its feet with yet more powers; Scots Tories highlight Budget role; and more.