Week in Review: Radical truth in the Brexit lying game
The endgame is near
Strip away the propaganda and evidence shows public view on Brexit is softening
New poll shows softening of Brexit views among Leavers and Remainers
Playing on their phones: The bad science behind the fear of teenagers' screen-time
It's easy to worry about technology - that's exactly why we need to learn more about it
Everything you need to know about the final weeks of Brexit in five minutes
Deep-dive into where we're at with Brexit
Podcast
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The Politics.co.uk Podcast - EU migrant crisis
Can we even call it a "crisis"?
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The Politics.co.uk Podcast: Medical cannabis
All you need to know about the medical uses of cannabis
Opinion Former Comment
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BFAWU: If David Cameron is attacking unions, we must be doing something right
Workers strike to avoid becoming a burden to the taxpayer. Why won't David Cameron support hard-working union members?
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BFAWU: Is a contract and a wage really too much to ask of fast food employers?
If fast food companies can afford to pay CEOs £8.45 million, they can pay their staff a living wage.
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BFAWU: Osborne's economic recovery was never intended to benefit ordinary people
Let's be absolutely clear; this recovery isn't for us and it was never intended to benefit ordinary people.
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BFAWU: Yes, there is an alternative to austerity
Working people are disillusioned but successes like the Wigan strike show what is possible.
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NARPO: Rewarding service?
NARPO calls for "careful consideration" over police pensions.
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Insulting voters can only lead to defeat – for both the Tories and Labour
Shutting out the voters might seem like a sensible strategy, but it can only lead to one result: a slap in the face come polling day.
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Miliband is now most likely to be next prime minister
For years the idea of Ed Miliband in No 10 was judged unthinkable, even laughable. But with the general election just over a fortnight away, a consensus is gradually emerging that his premiership is now the most likely outcome.
Ian Dunt
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Week in Review: Singapore PM rubbishes Global Britain fantasies
Never meet your heroes, that's what they say
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Last-gasp Brexit deal fix will poison our politics for years
A deal is in sight, but it'll be an obscenity for all sides in roughly equal measure
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Talks breakdown: Don't blame the EU for what Leavers got wrong
There was only ever one backstop and if the British government still haven't understood that, things are going to get very difficult.
Comment
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Canada shows how we can save ourselves from the drug war
My son died as a result of ineffective drug laws, but a fresh approach could spare future victims.
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The unspoken dangers of a suicide prevention strategy
How modern mental health policies may have the unintended consequence of reviving Victorian practice
Analysis
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Your guide to how the IFS dismantled the two parties' plans
The IFS said that Labour had got its sums wrong on tax, while the Tory public pay cap is causing difficulties
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Ignore the hype. Ukip will lose to Labour in Oldham West
Nigel Farage's party are unlikely to deliver a major upset today
Feature
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We've started a Brexit protest party to disrupt the local elections
Don't worry, it's not another late night centrist party. We're here for one reason only - to stop Brexit.
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Brexit cost analysis: Loss to economy would pay for 2.5 million new nurses
Breaking down the numbers on the government's forecast shows the horrifying reality of what Brexit could do to the economy
Sketch
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PMQS verdict: Harman is right, but it doesn’t save her
The temporary Labour leader struggles and fails to press her arguments against a prime minister who trades in blithe but convincing falsehoods
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PMQS verdict: Harman wrong-foots Cameron with declaration of war on Heathrow
Labour is poised to make the Heathrow debate as damaging for Cameron as humanly possible
Interviews
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Clive Lewis interview: If business wants the single market they must increase workers' rights
Clive Lewis on Brexit, immigration and what Labour needs to do to win back the working class
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Makbool Javaid interview: Sadiq Khan's former brother-in-law speaks out
Labour London mayoral hopeful's family relationship with Javaid sparked tabloid 'extremism' stories
Review
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The Brexiteers bible: What Daniel Hannan's 'Why Vote Leave' leaves out
Former leader of Conservative MEPs says Hannan's book is full of distortions
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Review: Parliamentary Pioneers: Labour Women MPs 1918-1945, by Mary Honeyball
Honeyball's history reveals that inequality in Parliament remains rife today
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