1. This sentimentality over old people is hitting our young (Guardian)
Any whiff of a 'granny tax' causes public uproar, but the older generation are not the real victims of this recession, says Peter Wilby.
2. We need to talk about the ridiculous Breivik (Times) (£)
Yes, we must respect the bereaved but the horror of what he did must not confer on him the seriousness he craves,s ays Hugo Rifkind.
3. You can mislead a minister, but don't make her a laughing stock (Independent)
Mary Dejevsky says that it is not hard to discern a good deal of political opportunism behind all the noise about Abu Qatada.
4. French Disconnection is not the only story (Financial Times)
The next president must reconcile the country’s two sides, writes Sylvie Kauffmann.
5. An insult to revolutionary Egypt (Guardian)
Mona Eltahawy says that the paucity of decent candidates in presidential elections highlights the lack of choice facing Egyptians.
6. I can afford to pay the rent – most people can't (Independent)
Owen Jones writes that to get a two-bed place in Tower Hamlets you need more than double the median household income.
7. A transatlantic tale of paralysis (Financial Times)
They say they know what must be done, but politicians in Europe and the US prefer to be prisoners of circumstance, says Philip Stephens.
8. Palin is just what Romney needs - and the very last person he wants (Daily Telegraph)
The ebullient Alaskan Sarah Palin has something the Republican campaign clearly lacks, says Anne Applebaum.
9. We need this key commitment to climate action (Guardian)
It is crucial that Europe implements a 30 per cent cut in carbon by 2020, write Nick Clegg and Edward Davey. And it'll make us globally competitive too.
10. Spain is not returning to its ‘miserable rags’ (Times) (£)
The euro crisis has brought hardships but the country has survived worse in recent times, says Tristan Garel-Jones.
