Our top ten picks of the week

Inadequate politicians are responsible for the Stakeholder State

Henry Hill

“If it is in part judges taking a more expansive interpretation of their rights and responsibilities, that itself is downstream of politicians legislating in such a way as gives them more freedom to do so.”

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Why the ‘liberal’ vision for education is the right one

Daniel Dieppe and Briar Lipson

“We should elevate education to its higher purpose of cultivating wisdom, conscience and virtue – yet they are at best sidelined, or wholly absent from modern schooling.”

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Why democracy needs conviction – leadership not ‘followship’

Rafe Fletcher

“Parties are far too in thrall to the temporary nature of polls that gauge those public attitudes. They don’t share my Fantasy Premier League patience or Singapore’s investing mantra.”

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Why Parliament is right to question the unravelling failures of West Midlands Police

Tali Fraser

“West Midlands Police decided first, searched for evidence later – and left Parliament to now unravel its shifting story. In banning Israeli fans, the force consulted some communities loudly, erasing others entirely.”

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Our consultative planning system delivers anything but proper democratic consent

Chris Worrall

“Voluntary planning consultations and hearings are systematically unrepresentative. Participants are disproportionately older, wealthier, whiter, more likely to be homeowners, and far more hostile to new housing than the communities they claim to represent.”

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Conservatives from top to bottom need to understand – opposition is not a ‘holding pattern’

Kevin Hollinrake

“If we want to win again, everyone must do more, starting at the top and extending to every association and campaign team across the country.”

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There’s really no win for UK politicians rushing to judgement on Trump’s Venezuelan smash and grab

Giles Dilnot

“If you are desperate to hear the defining judgement of any party leader in twenty four hours on unfolding world affairs, I suspect it’s largely so you can enthusiastically condone or condemn the response for political purposes, and not much more.”

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Labour’s abolition of Police and Crime Commissioners is an attack on democracy

Lisa Townsend

“And we agree that the PCC role should not be immune from reform, but by scrapping the one form of genuinely accountable governance, the public’s voice in its local force is lost along, it would seem, with your local police force.”

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Can Britain afford to save the planet?

Sarah Ingham

“Conservatives should of course want to conserve the planet. But we need to remain down-to-earth about the limits of this country’s moral influence and the global impact that further cutting Britain’s carbon emissions will make.”

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Trump’s personal vendetta against Khan can’t disguise the fact he’s not a good Mayor

Andrew Gilligan

“London is, I think, a successful city. But it is less successful because of Khan. And the Tories have to accept that we, too, are partly to blame for this depressing state of affairs.”

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