The Staggers Nigel Farage has given Boris Johnson a reason to celebrate For the Liberal Democrats and the SNP, the path to success has become more complicated. By Stephen Bush
Economy The real reason for the UK’s record employment: we’re poorer The boom in jobs and working hours reflects the fact that our living standards are worse than expected. By Torsten Bell
Music & Theatre Deep England: the strangely moving music of Gazelle Twin and “drone choir” NYX The ensemble merges choral music and electronica to create a sound that throbs with the rage of Brexit Britain. By Ellen Peirson-Hagger
Elections Will Labour pay an electoral price for its anti-Semitism crisis? As a weary Britain heads to the polls, relations between Labour and the Jewish community have reached a new low. By Alona Ferber
Europe The lesson of the Berlin Wall is that all systems are fragile, but some more than others Liberal democracy contains the seeds of its own destruction - but also of its own salvation. By Jeremy Cliffe
Q&A Harry Connick Jr Q&A: “I can’t get enough of David Brent” The musician talks the British Office, Tim Cook, and America in the 1400s. By New Statesman
Books Misunderstanding Mrs Thatcher How Margaret Thatcher consolidated her power – not thanks to the Falklands War, but because of an opposition that underestimated her. By John Gray
Europe A tale of two cities Thirty years ago this month the Berlin Wall came down and with it a stand-off between East and West that had defined the era of the Cold War. By David Reynolds
UK Reselection triumphs, a shocking letter and why women get more anti-Semitic abuse than men I could have walked away, but it’s not in my nature to run from a political battle and I want control of my own destiny. By Margaret Hodge
Europe Dancing on the Berlin Wall A return to the scene of the 20th century’s greatest accidental revolution. By John Simpson
UK What Nigel Farage's withdrawal from Tory seats does and doesn't mean The Brexit Party's decision to stand aside in the 317 seats Theresa May won in 2017 isn't all good news for Tory candidates. By Patrick Maguire
UK The Tories’ new policy on military veterans could create more problems than it solves Whitehall sources warn amending the Human Rights Act to halt Troubles prosecutions could fail on its own terms and have damaging consequences. By Patrick Maguire
UK The Conservatives' economic argument now relies on exaggerating Labour's spending Having embraced higher borrowing and reneged on austerity, the Tories are gambling that this election is just about Brexit. By Stephen Bush
Elections What do Labour and the Tories’ spending policies reveal about their election campaigns? Sajid Javid pledged £22bn in new public sector spending a year. John McDonnell, as one would expect, went further. By Patrick Maguire
The Staggers Boris Johnson might be winning and I am very scared Oh god, oh god, oh god, anyway here’s Evening Call. By Jonn Elledge
Environment The green movement must challenge capitalism, not individuals The wealthy are responsible for far more carbon emissions than the poor. Labour's promise of climate justice is the only answer. By Grace Blakeley
Books We Are Made of Diamond Stuff: a pungent, fluent, thrilling novel In Isabel Waidner’s Goldsmiths Prize-shortlisted novel, Reebok is discussed along with Robert Rauschenberg, commas enable syntactical flow, and genders blur or disappear. By Leo Robson
Books Burning Down the Haus: how punk changed Berlin Tim Mohr’s history of East German punk is full of vivid characters and raging teenagers. By Jude Rogers
Books Prince’s The Beautiful Ones: filmic dreams of a life. The pop icon’s unfinished autobiography offers glimpses of his childlike imagination. By Yo Zushi
Film Ageing bulls Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro, now in their 70s, reunite for the first time in more than 20 years for The Irishman. This time, the tenor is different. By Ryan Gilbey
Books Why Trust Science?: an argument in favour of experts We have many reasons to trust science. Whether or not we find the political will to heed its warnings is another question. By Hettie O'Brien
BBC’s His Dark Materials keeps all the seriousness of the original novels The TV and books I loved best as a child flattered me by seeming to treat me as an adult: this adaptation will do the same for many children. By Rachel Cooke
Internet Self-reflection apps: the explosive new trend helping us optimise our lives For some the ability to self-reflect is a fun bit of exploration. But for others it's an opportunity for unrelenting self-improvement. By Sarah Manavis
Technology Revealed: the malicious WiFi networks that can exploit MPs’ phones A survey of central London appears to show clusters of attacks around parliament and Whitehall. By Oscar Williams
Media What is shitposting? And why does it matter that the BBC got it wrong? The implications of misunderstanding internet terminology go far beyond a minor misread. By Sarah Manavis
Social Media Why Facebook won’t ban political advertising Though the company could take the financial hit, the damage it would do to its relationship with the US government is a price it is not prepared to pay. By Oscar Williams
Europe Spain’s Pedro Sánchez is paying the price for underestimating the far right After refusing to form a left alliance, the Socialist Prime Minister gambled on an early election and was painfully exposed. By Joana Ramiro
Europe A tale of two cities Thirty years ago this month the Berlin Wall came down and with it a stand-off between East and West that had defined the era of the Cold War. By David Reynolds
Europe Germany seems strong, but it is still grappling with the forces unleashed when the wall fell The country brought back together 30 years ago was a nation not just divided but stunted: its past not fully processed. By Jeremy Cliffe
Europe Emmanuel Macron’s welfare cuts show UK-style austerity has come to France Rather than Tony Blair, it is now David Cameron that the French president risks emulating. By Pauline Bock
The real reason for Mark Zuckerberg’s charm offensive? He’s scared of Elizabeth Warren By Nicky Woolf
Europe Germany's Thatcherite turn: how privatisation became a flashpoint in East Germany After the fall of the Berlin Wall, the Treuhand state agency was founded to privatise East Germany's state-owned companies. Today, its legacy is sowing division between East and West. By Sumi Somaskanda
