Columnists

Daniel Hannan: British and Continental systems of politics and law are fundamentally incompatible

Without that difference, Brexit would not have happened.

Henry Hill: Sturgeon conjures ‘threat to devolution’ to try to break out of her Brexit corner

Also: Jones wants to turn Britain into a ‘mini-EU’; Ulster goes to the polls tomorrow; and Khan lands himself in hot water with Scottish nationalists.

Andrew Kennedy: Our findings on whether the mass of new Party members who joined post-referendum will renew

63 per cent say yes, 23 per cent say no – but the response rate to our survey suggests that the first figure will turn out to be lower.

Rebecca Lowe Coulson: Copeland, Stoke, elections – and my coolness about cold-calling

When was the last time you answered your landline? Actually, when was the last time you talked to anyone on the phone at all – out of preference?

James Frayne: After Copeland, May should plan to cull posh southern Ministers – and promote northerners

Voters in seats outside London and the South-East need to be forced to think about the Tories in a different way.

Iain Duncan Smith: Poor quality housing for service families harms their happiness and our defence

The benefits of a secure, stable and loving family are are even more important for military personnel than for the rest of us.

Nicky Morgan: A bedrock Conservative belief – that we mustn’t wait for the state to act before doing so ourselves

How I saw civil society at work recently in Israel, across the religious and ethnic divide, and am helping to build it up in Loughborough.

Iain Dale: Jon Snow makes a case for dictatorship by elites

Plus: Labour goes all Smethwick in Copeland. And: Sky News dumbs down at breakfast.

James Frayne: Weak opposition gives the Government the luxury of time

Ministers and their advisers can actually focus on their executive function, rather than incessant communication and rebuttal.

Garvan Walshe: Trump threatens the security of the Nordic nations

They have the capacity to make a larger contribution to Europe’s defence. They should do so.

Henry Hill: SNP forced to u-turn on business rates

Also: Merkel ally threatens ‘divide and rule’ approach to Ulster; SNP put far-right extremist on candidates list; Labour expel members fighting Northern Irish election; and more.

Alex Morton: Here’s a radical but workable plan for the Budget. Trade off simplified tax reliefs for lower marginal rates.

He could commit to some tangible metrics – i.e: reducing the tax code in length by 25 per cent by 2019, or pledging to abolish three taxes in each budget.