Alistair Darling's ratings among Britain's business leaders have risen to an all-time high, while confidence in his Tory shadow, George Osborne, has sunk to a new low, according to a ComRes survey for the Independent.
Samuel Brittan defends Gordon Brown's approach to tackling the recession.
The Times' Peter Riddell says Brown needs to apply patience by showing a way out of the recession before calling a general election.
The Telegraph's Jeff Randall says Alistair Darling needs to "resist signing some of the prime minister's blank cheques".
The former deputy children's commissioner Rob Williams explains why children at risk are often not put into care.
The Belfast Telegraph outlines the policy action finally taken after the Stormont executive's first meeting in five months.
