Osborne has been proved wrong on austerity (FT, £)
The fact that the economy grows in the end does not prove that needlessly weakening the recovery was a sound idea, writes Martin Wolf. Read the Prospect duel on austerity.
Ed is no more “red” than the Tony Blair who won the 1997 general election (Independent) The Labour leader’s freeze proposal is a fair and moderate step, writes Andrew Adonis. Read Adonis's article on Boris Johnson in our latest issue.
The scale of Ed Miliband’s ambition is both breathtaking and terrifying (Daily Telegraph) The Labour leader’s policies on energy prices and housing are radical, intellectually coherent – and worst of all – popular, writes Fraser Nelson.
“Mental patient” fancy dress shows how deep offensive stereotypes go in society(Guardian) We must challenge the stigma about mental health both in society and within the culture of the NHS, writes Alastair Campbell.
Talks are the only way to reset Iran’s atomic clock (FT, £) The US has to be ready to take risks, writes Philip Stevens. The alternative is a stand-off, with Iran advancing further along the road to nuclear weapons.
David Cameron’s least favourite question: whose side are you on? (Guardian) There is no vacancy in the centre ground, writes Polly Toynbee, Labour occupies it and voters may no longer be fooled by red scaremongering.
Old-fashioned diplomacy is back, but it is already out of time (Independent) A return to for big-power diplomacy, writes Mary Dejevsky, is unsuited to the conflicts of today’s – and tomorrow’s – world.
Denying climate change is worse than spreading the usual kind of conspiracy theory: it costs lives (New Statesman) From Tory Environment Secretary Owen Paterson to US senator James Inhofe, climate-change deniers are serving up evidence-free pseudoscience as the world’s poorest die, writes Mehdi Hasan.
Young Americans don’t want Obamacare (Times, £) As the president’s healthcare comes into force, the battle lines are still drawn, writes Justin Webb.
Some progress on Syria (New York Times, £) Belatedly, the United Nations is beginning to rein in president Bashar al-Assad.
Ed is no more “red” than the Tony Blair who won the 1997 general election (Independent) The Labour leader’s freeze proposal is a fair and moderate step, writes Andrew Adonis. Read Adonis's article on Boris Johnson in our latest issue.
The scale of Ed Miliband’s ambition is both breathtaking and terrifying (Daily Telegraph) The Labour leader’s policies on energy prices and housing are radical, intellectually coherent – and worst of all – popular, writes Fraser Nelson.
“Mental patient” fancy dress shows how deep offensive stereotypes go in society(Guardian) We must challenge the stigma about mental health both in society and within the culture of the NHS, writes Alastair Campbell.
Talks are the only way to reset Iran’s atomic clock (FT, £) The US has to be ready to take risks, writes Philip Stevens. The alternative is a stand-off, with Iran advancing further along the road to nuclear weapons.
David Cameron’s least favourite question: whose side are you on? (Guardian) There is no vacancy in the centre ground, writes Polly Toynbee, Labour occupies it and voters may no longer be fooled by red scaremongering.
Old-fashioned diplomacy is back, but it is already out of time (Independent) A return to for big-power diplomacy, writes Mary Dejevsky, is unsuited to the conflicts of today’s – and tomorrow’s – world.
Denying climate change is worse than spreading the usual kind of conspiracy theory: it costs lives (New Statesman) From Tory Environment Secretary Owen Paterson to US senator James Inhofe, climate-change deniers are serving up evidence-free pseudoscience as the world’s poorest die, writes Mehdi Hasan.
Young Americans don’t want Obamacare (Times, £) As the president’s healthcare comes into force, the battle lines are still drawn, writes Justin Webb.
Some progress on Syria (New York Times, £) Belatedly, the United Nations is beginning to rein in president Bashar al-Assad.
