Our top ten picks of the week

We must give Ukraine the £25 billion of frozen Russian state assets in the UK

Harry Phibbs

“The invasion was illegal. The reparations due to Ukraine are immense. With the United States proving unreliable, the funding could prove critical.”

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How did we get such unsuitable Civil Service leadership?

Andrew Gilligan

“Reforming the failing leadership of the civil service will be critical to any new government’s success in office.”

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Why it is time to bring back the modern Domesday Book

Tali Fraser

“We should not be waiting until the point of collapse for obvious strategic national assets to be recognised as just that: national assets deserving of a long-term strategic plan.”

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Labour’s plans for British Steel are pure, old-fashioned nationalisation

Andrew Griffith MP

“When Sir Keir Starmer’s new sticking plaster becomes a permanent sore, we will once again be the only party that can rip off the band aid.”

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Drones are the future of warfare, and an Anglo-Ukranian industrial alliance can take us there

James Cartlidge MP

“If such capacity was completely new, Ukrainian firms would benefit from a secure alternative base, away from the bombing threat – and any order could be doubled up to include the British military, which would gain rapid access to affordable battle-winning kit.”

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What has happened to Poilievre and the Canadian Conservatives?

Patrick English

“Thanks to Trump, they are trying to fight the election they would like to have – and the one they thought they were having as recently as January – versus the one they actually face.”

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Councils will be given more power to show their vindictiveness towards academically successful schools

John Bald

“It is easy to see officials laughing up their sleeves while dumping every pupil with extreme behaviour in the same place.”

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The Home Secretary loves to talk about action, but is loathe to take it

Tim Loughton MP

“From illegal migration to grooming gangs, Labour has dismantled its inheritance from the previous government and replaced it with very little.”

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The local elections could make or break a Tory-Reform alliance

Peter Franklin

“Farage needs to realise that for all of his performative rejection of coalition politics, his party is about to be auditioned as a coalition partner for national government.”

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Why our politicians should return to Mumsnet

Tori Peck

“We cannot win the next election ignoring 51% of the population, or with the women’s vote as an afterthought. We must start building a presence where women are spending their time. The occasional Instagram post on the Tampon Tax isn’t going to cut it.”

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