Henry Hill: Tories could lose Scottish MEP to UKIP

Also: Continuity IRA leader shot dead in Belfast; controversy as CBI back Better Together; and Welsh Labour get the knives out.

The next Labour Government may well be a French farce, but watch out for the twist

The latest developments in Paris show how a British Labour government might react if it gets into serious trouble

WATCH: The Conservative European elections broadcast

“Our Plan for Real Change in Europe.”

John Stevens: The unity of the Conservatives is now a threat to the unity of the country

The hanging-together of the Tories has become an obstacle to creating a new patriotic consciousness

Brian Monteith: Farage’s challenge to Salmond reveals an opportunity for Scottish Tories

The First Minister likes to pose as David – but his europhilia shows him to be Goliath, headed for a fall.

Confessions of an anti-UKIP shape-shifting lizard

The Times’s reporting of Farage’s allowance claims will scarcely dent his party’s standing among those who support it.

The ruling tribes of British politics – Day 3: The Lib Dem rank-and-file and the Orange Bookers

The traditional function of the third party in British politics has been to sweep up the protest vote, thus protecting the parties of power

Ted Yarbrough: Six ways conservatives on both sides of the pond can learn from each other

Both the Republicans and the Tories can learn from the best of each others’ work.

LISTEN: Nigel Farage defends himself from allegations of expenses abuse

The UKIP leader says claims in The Times are “utterly outrageous”.

The ruling tribes of British politics – Day 1: UKIP and the SNP

Some of the ruling tribes are on the way to becoming lost tribes, banished forever to the political wilderness

Heresy of the week: Nigel Farage, peacenik

Westminster village types seemed genuinely surprised that an anti-war message can come from a rightwing politician

WATCH: Nick Clegg, AKA Tim Stanley, debates Nigel Farage, AKA Tim Stanley

In case you don’t have time to watch the real debate, here are all the arguments in advance.

Sir Gerald Howarth MP: Why Farage is foolish to pander to Putin

The UKIP leader’s remarks about the Russian president should ring alarm bells.

Support for a Conservative/UKIP pact among Party members falls to its lowest yet

And, on the day of the second Clegg/Farage debate, opposition to a deal is at its highest yet too.

Sunder Katwala: The Euro-elections are the Eurosceptic cup final, but most voters don’t watch the match

May’s poll will be a poor guide to the general election that will follow a year later.