Think tanks’ verdict: A generally grudging welcome to a dull budget for turbulent times.

Bright Blue, the Institute of Economic Affairs, the Resolution Foundation and others give their views.

Richard Blakeway: There’s finally momentum behind solving the housing crisis

There are many different parts to the solution, and Policy Exchange’s Housing and Urban Regeneration Unit plans to find them.

Sam Bowman: There are much better ways to help low earners than the Living Wage

George Osborne ignored the well-justified caution which had kept minimum wage rises so modest, and the evidence that his ploy will harm employment growth.

Alexander Hitchcock: We must modernise the out-of-date state

Embracing new technology and ways of working can make public services cheaper, more effective, and easier to use.

Laura Croft and Tom Tugendhat: Parliament must act to get judges off the battlefield

The improper expansion of judicial authority is hindering our military and intelligence services in the defence of the realm.

Gerard Lyons: Britain should embrace the opportunities offered by Clean Brexit

This country can thrive under World Trade Organisation rules, provided the proper groundwork is laid by the Government.

“Alarmism about human rights after Brexit is misplaced” – the Judicial Power Project responds to the JCHR’s report

“The report is wrong to assert that withdrawal puts the future of rights protection in doubt.”

Suella Fernandes: We need a clear, comprehensive integration strategy to fight social segretation

Diversity is no guarantee of community: we must nurture it, based on a clear definition of what it means to be an integrated citizen.

Andy Cook: Whether we like it or not, school selection is happening, and usually by wealth

To reach deprived families you need to drag them to the front of the queue.

James Orr: How a British Bill of Rights can help protect religious liberty

Enshrining the doctrine of reasonable accommodation in the Bill would substantially improve the status quo.

Policy Exchange explore how we hold a more powerful judiciary to account

Lord Howard and Charles Moore cross swords with Lord Hope and Joshua Rosenberg on the changing role of our courts and the criticism it brings.

“A missed opportunity.” “Spending barely trimmed.” It’s a thumbs-down for the Chancellor from centre-right think tanks

The Centre for Social Justice applauds the Universal Credit changes. But praise elsewhere is thin.

Mark Morrin and Phillip Blond: How to help white working class children in deprived areas to prosper

Grammar schools are part of a mix that could boost opportunity in places such as Knowsley – the second most deprived authority in England

James O’Shaughnessy and Philippa Stroud: May must get tough on the causes of Brexit

The referendum has exposed the divisions in our society must never before. A robust approach to social justice must be the Prime Minister’s priority.

Alexandra Jones: May can build an economy for all by harnessing our cities

Research shows that places like Manchester, Birmingham, and Leeds are overwhelmingly preferred by growth-driving business, and lift their rural hinterlands too.