Britain faces a fight between pessimists and dreamers (FT, £)
Both parties have fled the middle ground, writes Philip Stephens. Like the euro: the crisis has subsided, but no one knows where it’s going next.
George Osborne’s credibility gap (Guardian) The Chancellor claims that he’ll balance the books and avoid tax rises, but his record so far is of failure, says Alistair Darling.
No one party can unite the divided nation (Times, £) Miliband depends on his core vote, Cameron cannot speak to the North, only Clegg can bridge the gap argues Philip Collins.
Don’t ignore rate risk to banks(FT, £) Focus is on credit risk as regulators fight last war, writes Gillian Tett.
The moderates who lighted the fuse (New York Times, £) Why are moderate Republican legislators repeating the errors of a previous generation of moderates who elevate Newt Gingrich to party leadership? asks Geoffrey Kabaservice
Press freedoms and fairness should be enshrined in a British Bill of Rights (Daily Telegraph) Ed Miliband and other over-zealous politicians should not be allowed to regulate the press and kill off ailing newspapers, writes Fraser Nelson.
The Ralph Miliband I knew embodied the British values the Daily Mail rejects (Guardian) The Labour leader’s father was a sparkling figure, writes Ian Aitken, who believed passionately in tolerance and generosity.
Our human rights don’t just begin with the Magna Carta, Prime Minister (Independent) Cameron’s historical selectivity would be dismissible were it not for his party’s hard-line view on the European Convention of Human Rights, says James Cusick.
Help to Buy: Is another property bubble really a good idea? (Independent) The Government seems determined to pursue any solution rather than build new homes, writes Mark Steel.
The Shard can eat its heart out – this is Britain’s beauty (Guardian) The results of the 2013 Stirling prize for architecture suggest that Britain’s turning over a new leaf, writes Simon Jenkins.
George Osborne’s credibility gap (Guardian) The Chancellor claims that he’ll balance the books and avoid tax rises, but his record so far is of failure, says Alistair Darling.
No one party can unite the divided nation (Times, £) Miliband depends on his core vote, Cameron cannot speak to the North, only Clegg can bridge the gap argues Philip Collins.
Don’t ignore rate risk to banks(FT, £) Focus is on credit risk as regulators fight last war, writes Gillian Tett.
The moderates who lighted the fuse (New York Times, £) Why are moderate Republican legislators repeating the errors of a previous generation of moderates who elevate Newt Gingrich to party leadership? asks Geoffrey Kabaservice
Press freedoms and fairness should be enshrined in a British Bill of Rights (Daily Telegraph) Ed Miliband and other over-zealous politicians should not be allowed to regulate the press and kill off ailing newspapers, writes Fraser Nelson.
The Ralph Miliband I knew embodied the British values the Daily Mail rejects (Guardian) The Labour leader’s father was a sparkling figure, writes Ian Aitken, who believed passionately in tolerance and generosity.
Our human rights don’t just begin with the Magna Carta, Prime Minister (Independent) Cameron’s historical selectivity would be dismissible were it not for his party’s hard-line view on the European Convention of Human Rights, says James Cusick.
Help to Buy: Is another property bubble really a good idea? (Independent) The Government seems determined to pursue any solution rather than build new homes, writes Mark Steel.
The Shard can eat its heart out – this is Britain’s beauty (Guardian) The results of the 2013 Stirling prize for architecture suggest that Britain’s turning over a new leaf, writes Simon Jenkins.
