Conservatives Inside the Tory grassroots: what do members really want? In Beaconsfield, one of the largest Conservative associations in the country, activists are frustrated and fearful of defeat. By Anoosh Chakelian
Democracy The FBI raid on Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort was the rule of law in action Emily Tamkin
UK Politics Keir Starmer is letting a crisis go to waste The Labour leader’s hyper-cautious strategy may put him in government, but not in power. By Rory Scothorne
Brexit Quietly, our Brexit government is learning to love immigration – just not migrants Anoosh Chakelian
Scotland “There’s still not enough focus on the economy,” says Scotland’s chief entrepreneur Mark Logan Chris Deerin
Germany must abandon its debt brake to make up for the lost Merkel years Only by getting rid of the constitutional limit on new debt can Germany properly invest in itself and complete its “Zeitenwende”. By Thorsten Benner
Saudi Arabia’s The Line is what happens when tech bro culture meets Middle Eastern autocracy Ido Vock
The energy crisis: what the UK could learn from Germany Philippa Nuttall, Anoosh Chakelian, Ido Vock and Nick Ferris
Mark Haddon: “I’m quite lucky to be alive” The novelist on his triple heart bypass, literature’s “culture wars”, and why he’s donating book royalties to abortion funds in… а> By Ellen Peirson-Hagger
Theatre “The festival is more fragile than ever”: the Edinburgh Fringe wars Anna Leszkiewicz and Bilal Aly
Audio Long Reads Thomas Mann, German identity and the romantic allure of Russia – Audio Long Reads Jeremy Cliffe
Business The UK is going into recession, and even Liz Truss might not be able to save it Emma Haslett
Environment Pascal Lamy on the climate crisis: “We have to go way back to find a global picture as depressing as today” Philippa Nuttall
Climate Nuclear energy vs renewables: which is the best solution for the climate crisis? Philippa Nuttall
Sport The battle for the soul of English cricket When the former Yorkshire bowler Azeem Rafiq blew the whistle on racism within the sport, high-profile resignations and inquiries followed.… By Emma John
Lisa Nandy: “I disliked the cults around Blair and Corbyn: one man doesn’t change things” By Kate Mossman