1. UK economy is heading down a perilous path (Financial Times)
An aggressively easy monetary stance has not been sufficient, says Gavyn Davies.
2. Israel and the US would come to deeply regret air strikes against Iran (Guardian)
Israel's Begin doctrine may have worked twice before. But this isn't 1981 or 2007 and Iran is not Iraq or Syria, write Yossi Melman and Dan Raviv.
3. This is a golden age for the world (Daily Telegraph)
Most people are richer and freer than they have ever been, says Fraser Nelson.
4. We are actively preparing for life after Assad (Times) (£)
Britain is now talking directly to Syrian rebels to stop extremists stepping into the void, writes William Hague.
5. It's not competitive spirit that poor kids lack, but fields on which to compete (Independent)
Only state intervention can counter the massive advantages the most privileged schools have, says Owen Jones.
6. There is no need for Mitt to bait the old Russian bear (Financial Times)
Co-operation does not assume support for the Kremlin’s repression or ignoring the nature of the regime, writes Philip Stephens.
7. I'm all for 'have-a-go heroes' – but a verbal clip round the ear is no substitute for state support (Guardian)
Training ordinary people to combat anti-social behaviour will have little impact in our fragmented neighbourhoods, says Lynsey Hanley.
8. Now finish the job on Whitehall waste (Daily Mail)
Too much money continues to be lavished on politically-correct non-jobs, argues a Daily Mail leader.
9. There’s no future in returning to Brown’s Britain (Daily Telegraph)
Unless David Cameron acts fast, we could be heading for an era of Japanese-style paralysis, says Jeremy Warner.
10. When rock music meets do-it-yourself (Independent)
Beck's decision to release his latest album only as a collection of 20 pieces of sheet music constitutes something more than artistic eccentricity, says an Independent leader.
