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Gentrification in Brixton: who wins, who loses and who's to blame?
By Morgan Meaker
Crisis of late capitalism.
There is no us and them: remembering the lost Armenians
By Elif Shafak
100 years on.
Parliament? Over the years I've met several powerful men there who have no idea of boundaries
By Suzanne Moore
Telling tales.
They may be ill-loved, ugly and tribal – but political parties are a necessity
By Mark Damazer
Unleash the tribes.
Life after death: survivors of the genocide from Sivas, central Turkey, gather in the southern Turkish city of Aintab (now Gaziantep), 1919. Photo: BRIDGEMAN IMAGES
The House of Lords. Photo: Leon Neal/AFP
Big beasts: Francois Mitterrand, David Cameron and Barack Obama. Photomontage by Dan Murrell.

The Staggers

How sound is Britain's recovery?
By Peter Kenway - 27 April 17:50
Built on sand?
What would a Labour-SNP deal mean for energy policy?
By Richard Black - 27 April 16:00
In power, Labour must do a better job of being pro-worker and pro-business than it has managed in opposition
By Bryn Philips - 27 April 15:35
The DUP manifesto: open for business, and willing to do a deal with anybody
By Ciara Dunne - 27 April 14:25
Why the new “pumped up” David Cameron isn’t working
By Anoosh Chakelian - 27 April 14:09
The nationalists are barely more left-wing to begin with.
Why the SNP wouldn't drag Labour far to the left
By George Eaton - 27 April 13:20
It's not just enough to "listen" to young people. They have to be respected, too
By Will Scobie - 27 April 9:31
Why vote Conservative? Even they don't seem sure
By Stephen Bush - 27 April 8:00
Labour leader promises to remove charge on properties worth up to £300,000 as party steps up housing offensive.
Miliband pledges to scrap stamp duty for first-time buyers
By George Eaton - 27 April 0:00
Gentrification in Brixton: who wins, who loses and who's to blame?
By Morgan Meaker - 26 April 12:00

Need to Know

Can you live without money? Lily Cole meets the “Moneyless Man”
Culture | By Lily Cole
Nature's bounty.
Once again, lunar exploration is a primary concern of the world's space agencies. Photo: Getty Images
Japan joins list of nations planning on covering the Moon in robots over the next five years
Blogs | By Ian Steadman
Lunar lander party.
A baby boy is held by a midwife after being born in an NHS maternity unit in Manchester. Photo: Christopher Furlong/Getty
The battle for better maternity care shows the limits of the Amazon warehouse approach to medicine
Blogs | By Helen Lewis
A microcosm of bigger issues.
Mortal Kombat's Kung Jin.
Critical Distance: This Week in Videogame Blogging #15
Blogs | By Critical Distance
LGBT representation.
WATCH: David Cameron forgets his football team
Blogs | By Media Mole
Claret and who?

Media

If ifs and buts were candies and nuts, who would win the 2015 general election?
By Media Mole - 24 April
Probably not Ukip.
Westminster goes local: interviews outside London too often offer politicians a soft touch
The Tories’ nutty tax promises, how Fallon weaponised Trident, and a minor cricketing drama
Sharpening the pen: media satire W1A is back, and its aim is as sharp as ever
Is Ed Miliband finally becoming cool?
How Scottish Tory leader Ruth Davidson won at Twitter

Culture

Life after death: survivors of the genocide from Sivas, central Turkey, gather in the southern Turkish city of Aintab (now Gaziantep), 1919. Photo: BRIDGEMAN IMAGES
There is no us and them: remembering the lost Armenians
By Elif Shafak - 27 April
100 years on.
Critical Distance: This Week in Videogame Blogging #15
Simulection: What happens when you run the Ukip 2015 manifesto through a video game?
In After Birth, Elisa Albert is putting the feminist action back into motherhood
How Bruce Hornsby survived a hit song
In the Frame: Farage Begins

Interviews

A four-day-old baby in a hospital ward. Photo: Sean Gallup/Getty Images
In After Birth, Elisa Albert is putting the feminist action back into motherhood
By Glosswitch - 24 April
Birth and its aftermath.
System of a Down's Serj Tankian on his tour for recognition of the Armenian genocide
Liz Kendall: "Nobody wants to think about what they'll be like when they're incredibly old"
An interview with Ken Clarke: "The iron of the Treasury has entered my soul"
Chuka Umunna interview: "I did not go into politics to tax people"
Exclusive: David Blunkett questions “energy and time” Labour puts into traditional campaigning

Sci-tech

Once again, lunar exploration is a primary concern of the world's space agencies. Photo: Getty Images
Japan joins list of nations planning on covering the Moon in robots over the next five years
By Ian Steadman - 27 April
Lunar lander party.
Happy birthday, Hubble! After 25 years, here are 25 of the space telescope's greatest achievements
From Nate Silver to #Milifans: welcome to the age of political fandom
Diamonds in the data: the LHC is back (and better than ever)
Martha hadn’t let anyone touch her for years and she wasn’t about to start now
A hard problem for soft brains: is there a Hard Problem?

World affairs

The Armenian genocide memorial in Armenia. Photo: Flickr/z@doune
The Armenian genocide: the journey from victim to survivor
By Anoosh Chakelian - 24 April
One hundred years on.
Mare Nostrum and the high price of guarding “our sea”
Islamic State faces a complex web of militant groups and violence in Pakistan
Why don’t you care who made your clothes?
Why the Tories still have a spring in their step
What Katie Hopkins wrote was monstrous. But save your anger for the politicians who decided to let migrants drown

Longreads

Far out: Hornsby’s career has taken him from Sheena Easton to Arnold Schoenberg via the Grateful Dead. Illustration: Tony Millionaire
How Bruce Hornsby survived a hit song
By Kate Mossman - 24 April
Waving not drowning.
The Armenian genocide: the journey from victim to survivor
Vernon Bogdanor: The crisis of the constitution
The economic consequences of George Osborne: covering up the austerity mistake
They may be ill-loved, ugly and tribal – but political parties are a necessity
Armando Iannucci: It’s time for a very British revolution
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The economic consequences of George Osborne: covering up the austerity mistake
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Japan joins list of nations planning on covering the Moon in robots over the next five years
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From Nate Silver to #Milifans: welcome to the age of political fandom
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