If we are to be a truly national Party, we must have in place a structure which enables us to hear, absorb and reflect the views of the entire United Kingdom.
The focus on leaving the EU needs to be balanced by a powerful new Department for Growth, with a mandate to devolve power and drive up regional prosperity.
It’s time for Vote Leave to stop putting this progress in danger.
Rediscovering the strong, municipal politics of the Nineteenth Century is the key to making Britain thrive in the Twenty First.
We can’t win a workable majority without breaking through in more seats in the urban and suburban North and Midlands.
But why does the council retain ownership of empty buildings for so long?
It may be that the tight timetable of the devo-deals process has left the public feeling shut out of the discussion.
In Manchester, as in Tower Hamlets, the law is not being enforced.
Many young candidates face serious financial hardship trying to campaign fulltime in marginal constituencies.
There is a lot still to do to make the idea a reality – and not all of it will be comfortable.
How the Chancellor used Manchester as his starting-point of his Northern Powerhouse plan for urban revival and election success.
The former pit worker is the man to make the Conservatives a true One Nation party.