It was Iron Balls’ best shot, but are the voters listening?(Guardian)
Cameron’s own policies may be failing, writes Polly Toynbee, but the Tories’ greatest skill is still is sticking a heel into Labour on the economy.
A US detente with Iran could be game-changing (FT, £) Progress between Washington and Tehran will depend on clearing the thickets of viscera separating them, writes David Gardner.
Kenya shopping mall attack: The West must attack judiciously over Somalia if these horrors are to end (Independent) Somalia’s problems have been worsened by bungled interventions, writes Ian Birrell.
Why this year’s freshers are just part of a failed experiment(Guardian) British universities are pumping out graduates into a job market that doesn’t need their degrees, undermining both students and the university system itself, writes Aditya Chakrabortty.
German election: Angela Merkel’s triumph is good news for Britain (Daily Telegraph) Cameron must seize his moment to reverse the drive towards closer union, writes Mats Persson.
Let's look into the heart of this nasty party (Times, £) Ukip starts from the premise that Britain is under siege from enemies, says Hugo Rifkind, then it goes looking for them.
Labour has a new problem with spin – the Tories are better at it(Daily Telegraph) Spin made New Labour, spin finished it off, and this week spin continues to the trouble at Labour’s heart, writes Benedict Brogan.
Miliband the dreamer needs Balls the pragmatist (FT, £) The shadow chancellor is a useful corrective to the Labour leader, writes Janan Ganesh.
Why is Apple so shifty about how it makes the iPhone? (Guardian) The paragon of modern technology risks losing its shine by evading queries about unregulated mining in Indonesia, writes George Monbiot.
Doug Band: Is this the man who could bring down Hillary Clinton? (New Statesman via The New Republic) A key player in creating the philanthropic Clinton empire, Band is now striking out on his own, presenting all kinds of problems for Hillary, writes Alec MacGillis.
A US detente with Iran could be game-changing (FT, £) Progress between Washington and Tehran will depend on clearing the thickets of viscera separating them, writes David Gardner.
Kenya shopping mall attack: The West must attack judiciously over Somalia if these horrors are to end (Independent) Somalia’s problems have been worsened by bungled interventions, writes Ian Birrell.
Why this year’s freshers are just part of a failed experiment(Guardian) British universities are pumping out graduates into a job market that doesn’t need their degrees, undermining both students and the university system itself, writes Aditya Chakrabortty.
German election: Angela Merkel’s triumph is good news for Britain (Daily Telegraph) Cameron must seize his moment to reverse the drive towards closer union, writes Mats Persson.
Let's look into the heart of this nasty party (Times, £) Ukip starts from the premise that Britain is under siege from enemies, says Hugo Rifkind, then it goes looking for them.
Labour has a new problem with spin – the Tories are better at it(Daily Telegraph) Spin made New Labour, spin finished it off, and this week spin continues to the trouble at Labour’s heart, writes Benedict Brogan.
Miliband the dreamer needs Balls the pragmatist (FT, £) The shadow chancellor is a useful corrective to the Labour leader, writes Janan Ganesh.
Why is Apple so shifty about how it makes the iPhone? (Guardian) The paragon of modern technology risks losing its shine by evading queries about unregulated mining in Indonesia, writes George Monbiot.
Doug Band: Is this the man who could bring down Hillary Clinton? (New Statesman via The New Republic) A key player in creating the philanthropic Clinton empire, Band is now striking out on his own, presenting all kinds of problems for Hillary, writes Alec MacGillis.
