James Frayne: The angry stereotype of Leave voters was false – but blocking Brexit risks making it true

Last week’s Question Time audience in Derby delivered a warning shot when they cheered the prospect of No Deal.

“For mighty dread had seized their troubled mind”

Unlike the angel, we’re unable to announce tidings of great joy. But it’s worth mulling why the Christmas season can pause even Brexit hostilities.

Interview: Lord Bird says homelessness is not just for Christmas, and the death penalty might deter knife crime

The founder of The Big Issue expresses his aversion to liberalism, and his disappointment with the middle class.

Robert Halfon: Why are white working class boys underachieving in our schools?

Rather than obsess about lack of aspiration, it is the lack of social capital that we should be focusing on.

James Frayne: Less affluent, small-c conservatives in Labour-held seats are the key targets for Tory campaigning

By contrast, the potential audience for a reboot of Cameronism is small and far harder to reach.

Steven Woolfe: To win the working class northern vote, the Conservative Party must change its attitude and tone

The issue lies in the Party’s image and how it communicates with voters, not the actual message.

Ze’ev Portner: The Conservatives could win over lifelong Labour voters, like me, by championing those trapped on low wages

Middle class Corbynistas are more concerned with the rights of Palestinians than they are with working conditions to be found in an Amazon warehouse in Staffordshire.

Connor Short: How we have taken on Labour in Wigan

Instinctively, voters in Leigh will not vote for a candidate that is either from out of town or has a lack of working class attitudes. Sitting in an office does not win any votes here.

James Frayne: Onward, the new think-tank, is rightly focused on what matters to provincial Britain

It would be easy, but mistaken, to take the path of least resistance and simply re-enact the dated Cameron ‘modernising’ agenda.

James Frayne: Step one in showing provincial English voters more respect. Clear up this Customs Union mess.

Given that they saved the Party’s bacon, you would expect senior figures to say and do whatever it takes to keep them on side.

Javid has committed a sin for which the Left will never forgive him: success

The new Home Secretary dually offends the twisted illogic of identity politics, and many of Corbyn’s followers hate him for it.

Claire Ainsley: There is a new working class, with different political concerns and motivations from the old

Understanding what makes these voters tick could be key to the outcome of the next election. No party can afford to ignore them.

James Frayne: To contest big state ideas, small state conservatives need to get to grips with the detail

They must also rediscover the interests of the consumer – and be better at engaging working class voters on social issues.

Ryan Henson: How to improve opportunities for white working-class boys – and get more on the Tory benches too

Research shows that investment in the early years of a child’s life is the most effective way to improve his or her long-term life chances.

Robert Halfon: My budget for the workers

Cutting the cost of living. Building more houses. Protecting the NHS. Developing skills. A draft of the proposals Hammond should deliver.