After this shadow cabinet reshuffle, we know what’s in Ed Miliband’s mind (Guardian)
The Labour leader has appointed a team unafraid of the challenges ahead, writes Polly Toynbee.
America cannot live so carelessly forever (FT, £) Playing Russian roulette is never advisable, writes Gideon Rachman. Congress may find a bullet in the chamber this time.
A shuffled pack doesn’t make a winning hand (Times, £) Cameron can’t rely on promoting token women and northerners to win over wavering voters, writes Rachel Sylvester.
Getting giddy over shale won’t help keep the lights on (Telegraph) Short-term political expediency is over-riding the need for a long-term energy policy, writes Benedict Brogan.
Ignore the press barons: a royal charter is not ‘state regulation’ (Guardian) All those who believe in a free and fair press should welcome the parliament’s royal charter, says Hugh Grant.
The prejudice, fear and ignorance around Alan Sugar’s – and others – views on Chinese labour (Independent) So the Chinese work harder than the rest of us, right? Wrong says Ben Chu.
Beware turning drug dealers into folk heroes (Times, £) The "pirates" behind the Silk Road website are deluded if they think they are standing up for freedom, writes Hugo Rifkind.
The real threat to US national security (Politico) American political dysfunction is hastening the emergence of a post-American world, writes Richard Hass.
Obama and the Debt (New York Times, £) Despite what the president says, writes Sean Wilentz, he has the power to avoid a debt ceiling.
The graveyard at Europe’s doorstep (New York Times, £) With the expansion and commercialisation of border controls, the moral horizon vanishes, writes Hans Lucht.
America cannot live so carelessly forever (FT, £) Playing Russian roulette is never advisable, writes Gideon Rachman. Congress may find a bullet in the chamber this time.
A shuffled pack doesn’t make a winning hand (Times, £) Cameron can’t rely on promoting token women and northerners to win over wavering voters, writes Rachel Sylvester.
Getting giddy over shale won’t help keep the lights on (Telegraph) Short-term political expediency is over-riding the need for a long-term energy policy, writes Benedict Brogan.
Ignore the press barons: a royal charter is not ‘state regulation’ (Guardian) All those who believe in a free and fair press should welcome the parliament’s royal charter, says Hugh Grant.
The prejudice, fear and ignorance around Alan Sugar’s – and others – views on Chinese labour (Independent) So the Chinese work harder than the rest of us, right? Wrong says Ben Chu.
Beware turning drug dealers into folk heroes (Times, £) The "pirates" behind the Silk Road website are deluded if they think they are standing up for freedom, writes Hugo Rifkind.
The real threat to US national security (Politico) American political dysfunction is hastening the emergence of a post-American world, writes Richard Hass.
Obama and the Debt (New York Times, £) Despite what the president says, writes Sean Wilentz, he has the power to avoid a debt ceiling.
The graveyard at Europe’s doorstep (New York Times, £) With the expansion and commercialisation of border controls, the moral horizon vanishes, writes Hans Lucht.
