The Staggers

The party would perform no better under Cable, and Lib Dem voters and the party's 2010 supporters want him to stay.
The polls that show why Clegg should stay as Lib Dem leader
By George Eaton - 28 May 8:19
The party would perform no better under Cable, and Lib Dem voters want him to
Vince Cable at his party's conference last year. Photo: Getty
Vince Cable on leaked polling: “Lord Oakeshott’s actions are totally inexcusable”
By New Statesman - 27 May 18:06
Nick Clegg, Liberal Democrat party leader, at a public event where he is wearing safety goggles. Photo: Getty Images
Lib Dem torment is not all good news for Labour
By Rafael Behr - 27 May 12:24
We were not prepared to allow Britain's valuable science base to be put at risk for narrow, short-term gains.
The Pfizer / AstraZeneca takeover bid – the story of what Labour did and why
By Chuka Umunna - 27 May 10:25
The Labour leader has broken with the open borders stance adopted by the former PM.
Miliband will folllow Blair's advice on an EU referendum but not on immigration
By George Eaton - 27 May 10:00
Nigel Farage is serious about getting Ukip seats at the next general election, he will soon have to upset a lot of prominent party personnel.
Farage's gamble pays off - but where do Ukip go next?
By Tim Wigmore - 26 May 14:26
The Lib Dem leader should seek a renewed mandate from his party.
Clegg should tell the rebels to "put up or shut up"
By Richard Morris - 26 May 13:24
Clegg is unwilling to fall on his sword and the party isn't prepared to force him out.
The worst night yet for the Lib Dems - but Clegg will survive
By George Eaton - 26 May 9:51
The party finished just one per cent ahead of the Tories.
Labour's poor Euro election result will intensify shadow cabinet row
By George Eaton - 26 May 3:34
Nick Griffin, who has lost his seat as an MEP. Photo: Getty
"They’ve voted for Ukip’s racist policies instead": BNP leader Nick Griffin on losing his seat
By Helen Lewis - 26 May 0:11

Need to Know

The ten must-read comment pieces from this morning's papers.
Morning Call: paper picks
Blogs | By New Statesman
The ten must-reads.
Believe it or not, London doesn't have enough offices
Blogs | By Jonn Elledge
No, really.
What happens to your town once a far-right party comes to power?
Blogs | By Philip and James Kleinfeld
The Front National.
Why did Anne Boleyn have to die?
Blogs | By Amy Licence
The death of a despot’s plaything.
Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore. Photo: Getty
Why do misogynists deserve the “privacy” the women they abuse are denied?
Blogs | By Sarah Ditum
The privacy of misogynists.

Media

Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore. Photo: Getty
Why do misogynists deserve the “privacy” the women they abuse are denied?
By Sarah Ditum - 27 May
The privacy of misogynists.

Culture

If there is one idea we need to be rid of it’s “natural curiosity”. Photo: Rich Grundy on Flickr via Creative Commons
Why curiosity will rule the modern world
By Ian Leslie - 27 May
We undervalue and misunderstand it.

Interviews

The enthusiasm for soudough is part of a broader middle-class reaction against mass produced food. Photo: Francis Storr on Flickr via Creative Commons
Sourdough start-ups: the politics of the bread world
By Sophie McBain - 23 May
There are few limits to the passion that sourdough can excite.

Sci-tech

Colin Pillinger in 2004. Photo: Getty
Never forget Colin Pillinger – and all he did for the UK space industry
By Michael Brooks - 23 May
From South Shields to the stars.

World affairs

Activists have defied the ban on women driving in Saudi Arabia by getting behind the wheel. Photo: Getty
Is Saudi Arabia seeking friends?
By Burhan Al-Chalabi - 23 May
Soft target in a sea of sharks.

Longreads

The SWP's broad embrace of popular, left-wing causes masks a puritanically Marxist socialist agenda. Photo: Julian Makey/Rex Features
Comrades at war: the decline and fall of the Socialist Workers Party
By Edward Platt - 20 May
A crisis on the far left.