Peter Hoskin: Thatcher and the Queen, comedy double act
ConservativeHome reviews Moira Buffini’s play ‘Handbagged’. Its politics may be to the left of the Iron Lady’s – but it’s still a brilliant evening at the theatre.
Henry Hill: Farage challenges Salmond to debate ‘true independence’ – from the EU
Also: Former UUP leader slams compensation award against PSNI; Red Road flats saved by protests; and ‘van bomb’ found in Co Tyrone.
Garvan Walshe: Afghanistan’s election – more like Switzerland than you think
The two countries really are more alike than one would imagine.
Charlotte Leslie MP: What we can and must do about the healthcare-damaging Working Time Directive
A new report shows the way. But there is a limit to what it can do to prevent the EU endangering patients and de-professionalising doctors.
Iain Dale: The next victim of our broken justice system won’t be Nigel Evans. It will be Joe Bloggs.
Plus: The Telegraph’s war on Nadine. Bias at the Foreign Office. Euro-rules drive me bonkers. And: Cameron’s LadyShambles.
Lewis Baston: Will Osborne succeed where Maudling failed? The Budget that almost won the Tories an election
Our monthly history columnist says that the man who Edward Heath later beat for the leadership almost pulled it off.
Adrian Hilton: All actors should be allowed to play disabled roles
Restricting disabled roles to disabled actors isn’t just a potential bar to the creation of great art – it overlooks worse prejudices faced by the disabled.
Greg Clark MP: The under-promoted East Midlands, resilient Loughborough, local partnerships – and Nicky Morgan
How the work of the local MP, the town’s civic & business leaders, local councillors and the Mayor of Leicester have helped to safeguard jobs.
Henry Hill: Martin McGuinness toasts the Queen…as IRA victims call for his arrest
Also: Lessons for unionists as Canada emerges from the shadow of separatism; and MoD accused of leaking against the Welsh government.
Stephen Tall: Why I preach each fortnight to the unconverted
I offer Conservatives and Liberal Democrat different reasons for writing on this site. Both are true – but here’s a third.
Garvan Walshe: Abbas is changing the Palestinian question. Will he also change the Israeli Prime Minister?
Abbas’s tactical push is helping to divide Israel’s Government.
Priti Patel MP: How British exporters are now catching up with their rivals
Conservatives are fighting hard to secure more prosperity through trade after the neglect of business by the last Labour Government
Iain Dale: Vince Cable – the worst Business Secretary since Stephen Byers
Plus: Two funerals and me. My life as an Agony Uncle. Why Grayling is wrong about prison books. Sympathy for Mark Menzies. And finally: My mother’s pride.
Brian Monteith: Scotland’s No campaign must hold its nerve
Yes supporters have bought their own spin – don’t buy into their tall tales of unionist meltdown.
James Oliver: Save our DVDs, please, Maria Miller!
New legislation presents a threat to Britain’s excellent home video labels. It needs rethinking – and quick.