Our top ten picks of the week

So sorry but ‘sorry’ might be a bit harder to say than you think

Giles Dilnot

“Opinion in the most senior ranks of the party differ. One tells me that whatever apology we think we have offered it’s clearly not enough, and we need to show we have changed, not just say so. Another is briefer ‘you do it, you do it once, you mean it, and move on.’”

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Robert Jenrick is right. We must protect our right to trial by jury

Georgia L Gilholy

“Eliminating juries under the guise of efficiency would only benefit one institution: the State.”

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Reform to special education needs spending is urgently needed, but Phillipson surely cannot deliver it

Henry Hill

“The Government nonetheless deserves credit for at least attempting to get this ballooning budget under control, which is more than the Conservatives attempted.”

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How the next Conservative government can save rural Britain in three steps

James Yucel

“We need a new planning deal for rural Britain. One that supports gentle density, enables business-led development, and recognises that real countryside isn’t a disused car park in Zone 6, immortalised by the CPRE as if it were the Garden of the Hesperides.”

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Why I still believe assisted suicide will not happen in the UK

Tom Hunt

“Even if the Bill were to get through the Lords, bearing in mind the now 4-year implementation period to set up the assisted suicide system, which runs right up to, or perhaps even beyond, the next General Election, there are additional political hurdles it will need to overcome.”

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Will the Tory party figure out its ECHR position?

Tali Fraser

“The make-up of the parliamentary party has arguably shifted towards the right, but not everyone is happy with the party’s positioning on the issue, nor Badenoch’s heavy handed warning shot to would-be rebels.”

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How the tech wars of the next decade could reshape British politics

Peter Franklin

“So, what of the future and purpose of the Conservative Party? When it comes to AI and what a true tech revolution might provide there’s a vacancy a slot for a cautiously optimistic pro-AI party. I wonder who might be willing to fill it?”

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The ceasefire that never happened

Lord Ashcroft

“If we ever were on the brink of a kinetic World War III, it is now – led here by nothing but our collective weakness and self-doubt. The stakes could not be higher. As I have said time and again –Ukraine must not be let down. The future of the world hinges on it.”

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Labour’s first year was defined by chaos, not ‘change’

Nigel Huddleston

“Labour’s failure has come fast and hard. The cracks in their governance are now gaping holes. After just one year, the mask has slipped. Behind the promises and press releases lies a party utterly unprepared for the real challenges this country faces.”

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Reform is the bad boy of British politics – and it will end the way it always does

Holly Whitbread

“The uncomfortable truth is the public is not listening to us. Our texts are ignored, and calls go unanswered. The attraction has faded, and people are wondering what we still have to offer.”

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