Henry Hill: New Yorker claims Adams plotted IRA mainland bombings
Also: Ofcom deem UKIP a ‘major party’ in Wales; Murphy’s ratings slump as he fails to stop Labour collapse; and Crabb denies that Wales is underfunded.
Michael Green: Doing business in China can be dangerous
On a recent trip there, I saw first-hand the frighteningly powerful, intrusive state.
Charlotte Leslie MP: An appeal to my Labour colleagues. The public needs to see this NHS report – so let’s agree it.
After taking so much evidence, drafting a report and considering so many amendments, we should all now meet the responsibility placed on us.
Iain Dale: The game, set and match case for sacking Jeremy Clarkson
Plus: The girls who went to Syria shouldn’t be prosecuted. Gorgeous Umanna. Kensington selects. LibDems wriggle. And: will UKIP win more than five seats?
Graeme Archer: Dr Archer changes trains
Run the gauntlet of the commute with me. Brace yourself.
Ryan Bourne: The second urgent election issue on which the parties are silent. Where will they make most of their cuts?
It seems that during the campaign both parties will be specific on many small items but less specific on big cuts.
Henry Hill: Sinn Fein welfare U-turn threatens Stormont collapse
Also: Labour MPs promising on the doorstep not to ally with SNP; more bad news for Welsh Labour as support for more powers slumps; Irish Government legalises drugs by accident.
From Reggie to Dessie: Cleavages, bald patches – and Colonel Bob of Bosnia fame
Plus: Stephen O’Brien triumphant. What not to wear while canvassing. Commons catering, KFC-style. And: Kensington – that snake-pit of ambitious thrusters.
Grant Shapps MP: Our employment success in five points
Here is our simple, positive, Conservative message on jobs – for when you are knocking on doors in the weeks ahead.
Rebecca Coulson: What do we really mean when we say ‘Europe’?
The current debate on a European referendum only skims the surface of the real questions of sovereignty, co-dependence and belonging.
Nadhim Zahawi MP: Northern Powerhouse, Midlands manufacturing, East Anglian life sciences – and recovery for all
We need to devolve to the cities and shires alike.
Iain Dale: How Bob Stewart mulled resigning his seat live on air this week
Plus: PMQs verdicts. Craig Oliver should look in a mirror. Our Why Vote? results. Let them eat mangos. And: Gus O’Donnell – a bit of a dick.
Lewis Baston: Do general election campaigns help to decide the results?
Most produce results that are more or less what a reader of opinion polls and other electoral data might have anticipated a few months in advance.
Graeme Archer: The gap narrows
Men aren’t from Mars, women aren’t from Venus, we’re actually remarkably similar. Deal with it – then revel in it.
Daniel Hannan MEP: Scrap IPSA, keep outside interests, adopt Recall – and free the Commons from professional politicians
Instead of prohibiting second jobs, we should treat serving as an MP as being a second job.