A year of Starmer. Why are his ratings going downhill? Lack of authenticity, inconsistency and missed opportunities.

Strangely, one of the few things that now unites voters across the Left and Right is a feeling he won’t win an election.

Today’s Covid anniversary and the freedom gap

During the last year, we’ve learned much about the Government – but far more about ourselves.

Brigid Simmonds: As the Government’s gambling review continues, ministers should listen to what voters really think about betting

A YouGov poll found that 51 per cent of voters do not believe that politicians should set limits on how much they can bet.

Alan Mak: A week on from the Budget, it’s clear that it will boost innovation and productivity

Providing small businesses with technology and training will accelerate our recovery from Coronavirus.

The Duchess’ race claims. Starmer goes to court with a brief he hasn’t read.

And done so without increasing the likelihood of instruction for what will be the most important case of his life – the next general election.

International Women’s Day and what the polls tell us. ‘Building back better’ might need a feminist version too.

We publish the first article in a five-piece series on ConservativeHome this week about women.

David Gauke: Ten years for lying on a form. Disproportionate – and characteristic of our cavalier approach to sentencing.

If we impose yet more draconian prison sentences to win a political arms race, the burdens on the taxpayer will become unsustainable.

Profile: Nadhim Zahawi, vaccines minister and a rising star who knows what it is like to fall

When his family fell on hard times, education made the difference. Were there to be a vacancy in that department, he would be an obvious candidate.

Stephen Booth: Now our own Government says it may trigger Article 16 in Northern Ireland. Is the move a bluff? Or is it for real?

The EU’s missteps over the last week have provided an excellent opportunity to seek changes to the Protocol that might provide for a more durable settlement.

James Frayne: A clear majority of people think the police do a good job – but want them to be tougher enforcing lockdown

Polls very strongly suggest the public are much more irritated with the police not enforcing basic rules with greater severity.

You’re either for Trump or against him. The Republicans can’t avoid a choice. And it’s best made now.

If an unpleasant medical procedure becomes unavoidable, it’s nearly always best not to put it off.  Pence should seek to move the 25th amendment.

Ted Christie-Miller: Everything must change if Britain is to hit its Net Zero target. How are we going to manage it?

If politicians are going to take voters with them, we need to be honest about the trade offs and develop policies to help those who stand to lose out.

Dolly Theis: Why Government policy on obesity affects us all

The final part of a mini-series of three articles on obesity policy for ConservativeHome this week.

Iain Dale: The number of people who tell me that they would ignore the rules of any new national lockdown is troubling

Plus: Macron has closed Paris at night. Merkel is pondering tougher restrictions. So don’t blame Johnson as though our situation were unique.

Ben Roback: Whoever won yesterday’s travesty of a presidential debate in America, it certainly wasn’t the voters

This election seems destined for the courts – so we could be looking well into 2021 before we get a definitive result.