Lewis Baston: How the Boroughs got their shapes
Camden, Haringey, Lambeth, Wandsworth…. At the age of 50, they now seem natural units and alternatives are hard to imagine.
Adrian Hilton: My pick of the Proms
There’s a lot of Strauss and Mahler to choose from – but why so little acknowledgement of CPE Bach’s 300th Anniversary?
Brian Monteith: UKIP’s poll performance in Scotland is encouraging for unionists
The numbers suggest a way in which Cameron and Osborne might undo Miliband in 2015.
Greg Clark MP: Matthew Colledge, Sean Anstee, the legacy of Susan Williams – and the revival of Manchester
Its City Deal is an example of what our Government is doing to create and reinforce a virtuous circle of investment, success and prosperity in our urban areas.
Henry Hill: Lee Rigby appropriated by fascist Euro candidates
Also: DUP veto gay marriage a third time; ex-IRA man accuses Adams of giving him orders; and Scottish teachers sack general secretary after three weeks.
Garvan Walshe: The Fatah/Hamas deal – a continuation of civil war by other means
Far from being an end to the power struggle within Palestinian politics, this latest deal could well be its next phase.
Charlotte Leslie: Why government needs to be more like foodbanks
Instead of the intimidating monolith of a government department, the foodbank offers a live human being to help diagnose and then navigate anothers’ problem.
Iain Dale: UKIP’s European election posters are disgusting
Plus: Shapps will be Tory Chairman until the election. The Church of England is a left-wing sect. Philomena. Current Affairs. And: Pamela Parker, In Memoriam.
Marcus Roberts: Get off the doorstep and get gaming!
Board games are perfect for politically-minded people. Here’s an introduction for the uninitiated.
Henry Hill: Tories could lose Scottish MEP to UKIP
Also: Continuity IRA leader shot dead in Belfast; controversy as CBI back Better Together; and Welsh Labour get the knives out.
Stephen Tall: Of protest voting, loss aversion – and why the status quo usually wins
Lessons from voting behaviour applied to this year’s Scottish referendum – and a future EU one.
Garvan Walshe: Can the West fight back against Putin’s chessboxing?
The Russian leader is learning from the sport which interchanges speed at the board with a round in the ring.
Priti Patel MP: The Great British jobs growth story – under the Conservatives
We have put together the most comprehensive package ever put together by a Government to stimulate the economy and employment creation.
Iain Dale: Sarah Wollaston wants to know what others would have done about Nigel Evans. Here’s my answer.
Plus: Nigel and the whips. Why Peter Oborne believes that I am Nostradamus. Lord Steel must have heard the Cyril Smith rumours. And: Two Thatchers & Two Queens.
Brian Monteith: Farage’s challenge to Salmond reveals an opportunity for Scottish Tories
The First Minister likes to pose as David – but his europhilia shows him to be Goliath, headed for a fall.