Garvan Walshe: Four reasons for Corbyn’s resistible rise
His biggest advantage has been his rivals’ failure to argue against the substance of his platform.
Paul Abbott: Selecting Parliamentary candidates. We need to get the process going now – while Labour is in chaos
50 “nominated campaigners” should be deployed immediately in Opposition-held seats, to build up local Conservative champions behind enemy lines.
Iain Dale: The size of Mourinho’s penis
Plus: A return to Fleet Street. A venture to Edinburgh. West Ham win, David Laws loses. And: UKIP’s London members will have no say in the selection of its Mayoral Candidate.
Graeme Archer: Trump and the Brotherhood
We on the liberal Tory centre-Right must take apart the money-tree assumptions of the Left. But we must also turn on the voices of the populist Right.
Henry Hill: Davidson decamps from Glasgow to Edinburgh for 2016 election
Also: Hurricane Corbyn hits Glasgow, Cardiff and (West) Belfast; SNP councillor quits after racist abuse; and hard-line separatists set up new Scottish party.
Chris Grayling MP: It’s Groundhog Day in the Labour Party
Whoever they may elect as their new leader, it’s clear that we Conservatives must be ready to fight the battles of the 1970s and 1980s all over again.
Paul Abbott: Scrap VoteSource. Empower the digital team. Sync databases. How to maximise CCHQ’s use of IT.
All four teams used different systems. Sometimes these spoke with each other. But, most of the time – this being the Conservative Party – they didn’t.
Nadhim Zahawi MP: The party best placed to challenge the SNP is the Conservatives. Fiscal autonomy is our best friend.
When Scots start to become impatient with higher taxes or see the fallout from anti-business rhetoric and policy, they will know who to blame.
Iain Dale: Innocent until proven guilty still applies – to Ted Heath and anyone else
Plus: Tracey Crouch slam dunks John Humphrys. Another failure for the Bow Group’s blunderkind. And: If Corbyn doesn’t win, what job will he get?
Lewis Baston: 1955 – an increased Conservative majority, followed by turbulent, passionate times
Sixty years ago both main parties found themselves exploring completely new approaches to politics.
Daniel Hannan MEP: Robert Conquest – historian, victorious Cold Warrior, poet and lover of the limerick
The wholesale and widespread rejection of Marxism-Leninism is a testament to how thoroughly he and his comrades won the argument.
Syed Kamall MEP: The ECR is advancing the cause of enterprise, free trade and open markets
Plus, we welcome a new Italian MEP to our group, as one of our former colleagues becomes President of Poland.
Henry Hill: Tory AM faces huge fees as libel trial collapses
Also: Anger in Ulster as unions back Corbyn; Police Scotland accused of spying on journalists; devolved governments join forces in BBC battle; and SNP members quit due to rematch delay.
Garvan Walshe: What the tale of Cecil the Lion reveals about London’s housing crisis
An attention-grabbing incident can lead to the knee-jerk policy-making, and distract from the real issue.
Paul Abbott: Our Party’s membership system needs to be abolished and rebuilt for the modern age
Over two years in CCHQ I saw how a broken system hampers campaigning and alienates supporters. This must be stopped.