Bob Seely: Saving Britain billions. Ideas for the contenders in this leadership contest.

This is a contribution to the debate – now let’s see what the candidates offer during the week ahead.

Andy Street: My seven tests to find the right Prime Minister for the West Midlands

They are chosen not from a factional or ideological standpoint, but from what I see while doing the job of Mayor.

Gareth Bacon: The ever-growing cost of Khan

He has splurged £400,000 on a beach party in Newham and £10 million on a test which enables Met Police officers to determine the ‘colour’ of their personality.

Shaun Bailey: We need to find practical ways of cleaning up London’s air

Hitting Londoners with a tax for driving when they have no alternative is unfair. More electric car charging points and improved public transport are needed.

Andy Street: An industrial strategy in the West Midlands to kickstart an industrial revolution

The march of technology stops for nothing – not even Brexit – and the businesses and regions which embrace it will be the winners of the future.

The Australian Liberals know who their target voters are. The Conservatives don’t seem to have a clue.

Amidst the gathering leadership election debate, there is a lack of focus on who such voters are and where they live.

Jamie Bartch: Labour mismanagement in Darlington gave us the chance to make Conservative gains

A much-hated traffic management experiment, called the Haughton Throughabout, imposes misery on many residents caught up in daily delays.

John O’Connell: There are so many better ways of spending £50 billion than on HS2. Here are some of them.

The alternatives we publish today range from airfields to supertrams, roads to rail, bicycles to bridges.

John Penrose: Why railways should be more like airlines – and how passengers would gain if they were

The Rail Delivery Group has just suggested a more modern system of tickets and fares. But such change should be only the start.

Iain Duncan-Smith: London’s black cab drivers face unfair competition

We need a licensing system that sets minimum standards. Regulations must be up to date and even-handed.

Andy Street: Here in the West Midlands, we’re on the verge of reopening railways that have been closed since Beeching

In Birmingham, rail has recently become the leading mode for commuting – overtaking the car. This makes it the only city outside London where this is true.

Chloe Westley: It’s the end of the line for HS2, or should be

The majority of Brits drive to work in a car or a van, but journalists and politicians get the train to work. I think that’s reflected in political discourse.

Graham Gudgin: If the EU delivers No Deal after all, there will be little to fear – and much to gain

A series of mini-deal, plus unilateral preparations by the UK, mean that most of the building blocks for a managed No Deal are already in place.

Louise Calland: To win in London, the Conservatives need a positive message for the thirty-somethings

Building new houses on brownfield sites, incentivising working from home, and supporting the expansion of cycle hire schemes should be on our agenda.

Sponsored Post: Darren Caplan: Plea to the Government – please reveal your proposals to enhance the UK’s railways

A lack of information about upcoming work, reduces rail businesses’ investment, jobs, and skills development, and threatens the ability of smaller rail firms to survive.