Pick of the Week: Gathering momentum
Our top five most-read stories this week
Opposition to the Canada-EU trade deal has reached a tipping point
The UK government hopes to lock us into CETA even after Britain has exited the EU
The cost of a child: Theresa May must reverse cuts to family benefits
Without a rethinking of these cuts, low-income families will continue to struggle
Even Jeremy Corbyn's ex-wife can't save Owen Smith's campaign
As ballots close, supporters of Owen Smith have all but conceded defeat
Podcast
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Podcast: ED Morel, a past master at the politics of dissent
This is the story of ED Morel, the great unknown politician of the last century
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Podcast: Temperatures rising over 38 Degrees
Is the internet-mobilising 38 Degrees a spamming organisation – or at the front of an online revolution in democracy?
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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CML: New mortgage rules are to protect consumers
Michelle Vosper from Council of Mortgage Lenders discusses the changes to the UK mortgage rules.
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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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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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Farron's speech brings identity politics to Westminster
Lib Dem leader grasps the political opening left by the two main parties
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Labour's cowardice on freedom of movement helps Tories secure hard Brexit
Trio of Labour MPs demand May makes ending freedom of movement a 'red line' in Brexit negotiations
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Corbyn’s Brexit policy is a betrayal of British workers
The Labour's leader's shock decision to support leaving the single market sacrifices workers to the Tory right.
Comment
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Opposition to the Canada-EU trade deal has reached a tipping point
The UK government hopes to lock us into CETA even after Britain has exited the EU
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The cost of a child: Theresa May must reverse cuts to family benefits
Without a rethinking of these cuts, low-income families will continue to struggle
Analysis
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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
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Analysis: What the Conservative victory means for Britain
Here's a picture of what the next five years has in store for British politics.
Feature
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The left will struggle to win again under our voting system
The first past the post electoral system is designed for the monolithic politics of the past
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Rats, filth and cockroaches: What it’s like to live in Nicola Sturgeon's constituency
The conditions on Sturgeon's doorstep are very different from the idealistic rhetoric used by the first minister
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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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
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Interview: Ruth Davidson
Scotland's Conservative leader on Thatcher, SNP tricks and how the Tories lost the Scottish working class
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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