Henry Hill: Brokenshire says devolution is ‘only option’ for Ulster
Also: Davidson attacks SNP’s efforts to deepen divisions over Brexit; and the Welsh Conservatives criticise Labour’s bid to overturn new trade union laws.
James Frayne: The Davos crowd’s global outlook means it has lost any understanding of national movements
They see one global trend when in fact there are many different national shifts underway.
Iain Duncan Smith: The right Brexit is clean and swift
We will do better outside the EU, the Single Market and the Customs Union.
Andrew Kennedy: This may be our last chance to group Associations together to win the victories we need
It is possible that the Party may end this new year in a weaker position than before the 2015 election if CCHQ doesn’t act quickly.
Lewis Baston: Why the British left tends to split, and the right doesn’t
Does the Anglican character of Toryism explain why it’s avoided producing the long and fascinating list of breakaways sported by Labour and the Liberals?
Iain Dale: The BBC’s flagrant bias for Obama and against Trump
Plus: Off I go to Washington for the inauguration. Time to strip Southern of its franchise. And: what happened when I had breakfast with Andrew Pierce.
James Frayne: Competence is the clearest dividing line between May and Corbyn
The Prime Minister can afford to play down ideology, safe in the knowledge that the contrast with the Opposition is greatly in her favour.
Garvan Walshe: Leaving the Single Market will be a fundamental shock to British business
The Prime Minister’s priorities entail a hard Brexit, and are more important to her than economic stability.
Henry Hill: Strange but true – Unionists may come to miss McGuinness
Also: Labour slumps to lowest levels in Welsh polls since last days of Brown’s premiership; and Scottish Tories accuse SNP of a ‘wasted decade’.
Alex Morton: May needs an election soon and a big win, which pledging an English Parliament can deliver her
The Labour Party created an asymmetrical and unfair constitutional settlement. Brexit will exacerbate it.
James Frayne: If you want the best Brexit, reform the civil service
Its members don’t immerse themselves in the deep subject knowledge required for policy development and giving ongoing advice to politicians.
Christopher Howarth’s Guide to Brexit: EEA membership is incompatible with running our own migration policy
It’s time for mistaken claims to the contrary to be consigned to history.
Nadhim Zahawi: New support for those yearning to own their own homes. The Government is delivering on housing.
We must preserve our beautiful countryside – but we must also continue to find places to build homes where people can live. There has to be a balance.
Ashley Fox: This year we must start delivering on the promises of 2016
Our MEPs must smooth the path of the Brexit negotiations whilst also remaining engaged in the day-to-day business of the European Parliament.
Iain Dale: We need civil servants whose hearts are in delivering Brexit
Plus: Farage’s new radio show. Tim Barrow’s new appointment. And: the worst Christmas that I’ve ever had.