Ashley Fox: Syria’s crisis needs a global response – not EU empire-building

There are people in Brussels who will want to drive a proposal so that the institutions here can grab more power, gain more profile and seem more relevant.

Daniel Hannan MEP: I saw the migrant crisis first hand – here’s what I learned

On the AECR’s latest social action project we went to help on the front line. These states will eventually buckle.

Henry Hill: Osborne and Sturgeon exchange fire over Trident

Also: Davies attacks Plaid for effectively guaranteeing Labour rule in Wales; NI Conservatives damn UUP for quitting government; and Scottish far left launch new party.

Garvan Walshe: We must rediscover British hospitality, and welcome in those fleeing Syria

These refugees need a permanent home where they can integrate and live productive lives. Here’s how to help that happen.

Paul Abbott: The Party has duties to us – and we have duties to the Party too

We need a bigger Conservative movement, and I believe we should build it using the only economic system that really works – private enterprise.

Lord Flight: EU regulation is damaging British businesses

I have also been horrified to learn that the UK regularly incurs millions of pounds of costs each year in fines.

Iain Dale: The police are wrong to have ruined the life of Harvey Proctor

Plus: The UKIP London Mayoralty selection – latest rumours and plots.

Graeme Archer: Delayed justice is no justice at all

The investigations into child abuse and the Iraq War both have the same failing.

Henry Hill: Davidson predicts best Tory result in Holyrood history

Also: Villiers ‘unsurprised’ that Provisional IRA still exists; Scottish Labour tacks left in scramble for 2016; and Corbyn will comfort Old Labour dinosaurs in Wales.

Rebecca Coulson: East meets West in Istanbul

A visit to a city on the edge of Europe highlights the tensions and contradictions of modern Turkey.

Paul Abbott: Reforming Conservative Associations. Let’s be bold – while time is in our side

The Kennedy plan set out on this site could work. It would further professionalise our campaigning, while enhancing the local democracy that our Party depends on.

Nadhim Zahawi MP: Why this One Nation Government must put family policy at its heart

We must look at how home environments affect the opportunity to make a real difference to life chances. That’s where the CSJ and Christian Guy come in.

Iain Dale: Now here’s a thought. Let’s get “Margaret Thatcher, Queen of Soho” to this year’s Tory Conference

Three Iron Lady-based shows. Gyles Brandreth live. A play about Tony Benn. UKIP: the Musical – and more. What I saw during my week at the Edinburgh Festival.

Daniel Hannan MEP: Cameron’s peerages are helping to discredit the Lords

While, even now, some high-minded people are getting through, many peerages are going to time-serving quangocrats.

Henry Hill: Dugdale’s uphill struggle as Scottish Labour leader

Also: Kendall and Kinnock turn fire on Corbyn; Burnham confirms support for contesting Ulster elections; and former Tory MEP passes on.