Alastair Campbell, writing on his blog, defends swearing (but thinks Boris Johnson is using the F word because he can't take the pressure).
Peter Riddell, in the Times, reports on a poll showing that there is very strong opposition to bankers in bailed-out banks getting bonuses, and that women are more hostile to bankers than men.
Fraser Nelson, at the Spectator's Coffee House, writes on what we learned from Gordon Brown's appearance before the liaison committee.
Philip Stephens, in the Financial Times, says the Jacqui Smith second home affair illustrates the way that ministers are losing touch with public opinion and becoming "removed from ordinary citizens".
Meanwhile, Iain Martin, in the Daily Telegraph, says the Labour government is "exhausted" and that the race to succeed Gordon Brown as leader has already started.
And John Rentoul profiles Ed Balls, one of the main putative leadership contenders, for GQ. It's not on the GQ website, but he's posted it on the Independent Minds blog in two parts, here and here.
